1. Tesco calls on govt to drop compulsory work experience

FT Westminster's Kiran Stacey explains the latest criticisms of the government's controversial work experience scheme.

2. Liberal Democrats trail Ukip by 3 per cent in YouGov poll of Northern voters

A YouGov poll puts the Lib Dems on just four per cent in the north, notes Political Scrapbook.

3. Jeremy Paxman: wrong to criticise Tony Blair over Irish potato famine

Nicholas Watt takes issue with the Newsnight presenter's criticism of the former Prime Minister.

4. Murdoch: Tweeting for Salmond and Santorum

Over at Political Betting, Mike Smithson asks how much influence Rupert Murdoch still has.

5. The improbable Greece plan

At the very least, European politicians are buying time, writes Felix Salmond at Reuters.