1. IDS is (still) doomed

It's impossible to assess Iain Duncan Smith's welfare reforms without the numbers, says Hopi Sen. They have probably been withheld because there's an almighty fight to come over the cost.

2. That YouGov Lab leader poll

Paul Waugh suggests we take the Labour leadership poll with a pinch of salt.

3. What should Ed Balls do?

FT Westminster's Jim Pickard wonders what the best course of action is for Balls in the face of a floundering leadership campaign.

4. The fragile unity of the Liberal Democrats

At Next Left, Sunder Katwala analyses yesterday's BBC documentary on the formation of the coalition -- and the existential threat posed to the Lib Dems.

5. Daily Telegraph: David Cameron is getting fat

And finally, Political Scrapbook highlights some hard-hitting political reportage from today's Telegraph.