Patrick Cockburn in the Independent asks whether the West is winning in Afghanistan.
On his blog, the BBC's Mark Mardell says Labour MEPs could vote against Gordon Brown today over Britain's opt-out from the working time directive.
Mike Smithson at PoliticalBetting.com reviews the latest findings from the five main opinion poll organisations, which all show that an election would produce a hung parliament.
On his blog, Frank Field MP says that Alistair Darling's recent VAT cut now looks "even more absurd" than it did when it was announced.
On his blog, Paul Flynn MPexplains "negativity bias" – the tendency for the media to ignore good news.
Labour blogger Hopi Sen, on his "blog from the backroom", explains why he thinks David Cameron's announcement on lone parents yesterday was hypocritical.
