David McKittrick in the Independent asks whether loyalists in Northern Ireland will seek revenge for the dissident republican attacks.
Chris Giles in the Financial Times reports that, 25 years after the miners' strike, the former coalmining areas are lagging well behind the rest of the UK in terms of economic performance.
Unity at Liberal Conspiracy publishes the first instalment of a briefing document on the lie-detection technology being piloted by the Department for Work and Pensions, which Unity says is not only unethical but also virtually useless.
Nick Robinson on his blog says both main parties are refusing to face up to the inevitability of sharp spending cuts after the general election.
Alastair Campbell on his blog defends social workers.
Tom Baldwin in the Times reports that Gordon Brown wants the Labour party to learn lessons from Barack Obama's campaign.
