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Iain Martin warns the Tories that they will struggle to contain the eruption from their own side if they strike a deal with the Lib Dems on proportional representation.
2. The real question for Gove: where will the axe fall?
The Tories' free schools aren't free at all, says Conor Ryan. Since they will require surplus places in other schools, they will cost the taxpayer at least an extra £1bn a year.
3. Tories still refusing to admit crime is down
Left Foot Forward's Shamik Das reports that David Cameron is still refusing to accept that both the British Crime Survey and the recorded crime figures show that crime fell in 2008-09.
At Our Kingdom, Anthony Barnett pays tribute to the essayist and scholar Fred Halliday who died this morning in Barcelona.
5. Why Clegg's attack on Brown helps Labour win seats
Over at Liberal Conspiracy, Sunny Hundal says that Nick Clegg's attempt to paint Gordon Brown as "irrelevant" could benefit Labour by persuading supporters not to vote for the Lib Dems.
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