1. Austerity fails, yet we're too shy to think outside the box (Guardian)

Like Dickens's Mr Dorrit, we are hamstrung by our debt, denied the means to earn our recovery, writes Simon Jenkins. An alternative is needed.

2. A euro break-up is nothing to be afraid of (Times) (£)

The departure of Greece could in turn bring a workable system of national currencies, says Anatole Kaletsky.

3. Kosovo shows how the west can intervene in Syria (Financial Times)

Fears of fuelling sectarian tensions are misplaced, argues Radwan Ziadeh.

4. If religion is 'marginal', I'm the Pope (Independent)

Baroness Warsi is clearly committed to making religion look ridiculous, says Mark Steel.

5. Credit agency clowns are making life difficult for the Chancellor George Osborne (Daily Telegraph)

Discredited though it may be, Moody's has identified a weakness in Mr Osborne's strategy, says Jeremy Warner.

6. Osborne must ignore flawed prophets of doom (Daily Mail)

Unlike the tin-pot economies of the European periphery, Britain has never ever reneged or defaulted on its debt, notes Alex Brummer.

7. Tory economic plans are all pain and no gain (Daily Mirror)

The last thing ministers clung to was the views of the credit rating agencies, writes Ed Balls.

8. Crony capitalism feeds the corporate plan for schools (Guardian)

Michael Gove's drive to turn schools into academies opens the way for a privatised model that doesn't deliver results, says Seumas Milne.

9. Much too much ado about Greece (Financial Times)

That Greece might indeed exit the euro is now far from unthinkable, writes Martin Wolf.

10. Living standards will start to get better sooner than you think (Independent)

Debt will loom over us for years, but the squeeze on living standards is ending, says Hamish McRae.