A Dragon’s Best Friend wonders if the media has helped to dumb down our politicians.

Stumbling and Mumbling muses on the tolerable cost of austerity.

Charles Grant at Social Europe considers whether Britain is on its way out of Europe.

The FT’s Westminster Blog suggests that Ken Livingstone is coming across a bit glum, allowing Boris to paint himself as the candidate of optimism.

Matt Goodwin looks at why London matters to the BNP, even though the outlook seems bleak.