Chris Prosser at Politics in Spires makes the case that we should be profoundly sceptical about the democratic credentials of the referendum.

Paul Goodman from Conservative Home offers a insightful (though damning) critique of David Cameron’s first foray into the world of Twitter.

LSE’s Richard Layard organised a debate on austerity between Jonathan Portes and Paul Krugman arguing against and Bridget Rosewell and Stephen King for. The audio can be accessed via the Not the Treasury View blog.

Jerry Fishenden explores taxation issues within public sector IT procurement on his technology blog.

At Nottingham University’s Ballots & Bullets blog Rob Ford discusses the likely electoral ramifications of a continued collapse in support for the Liberal Democrats.