1. Coalition will be harder now for a PM who yearns to be a President (Independent)

For three days, Cameron has been a prime minister unencumbered, writes Steve Richards.

2. Sorry, gentlemen, but you're no Roosevelt and Churchill (Daily Telegraph)

Britain and America are betraying the values both countries fought for in the past, argues Peter Oborne.

3. David Cameron's cuts make the UK more lopsided (Guardian)

The coalition's public sector jobs have widened the north-south divide, notes Aditya Chakrabortty.

4. If marriage is good it should be for everyone (Times) (£)

Plans to allow gays to wed will strengthen society and pose no threat at all to the Church, argues Theresa May.

5. Stop the razzmatazz, get down to business (Daily Mail)

Messrs Cameron, Osborne and Co have deadly serious work to do at home, says a Daily Mail editorial.

6. Why Nick Clegg ought to get a bigger desk (Daily Telegraph)

Clegg's new top mandarin must help the Deputy PM define his role, says Sue Cameron.

7. The Gujarat massacre: New India's blood rite (Guardian)

Ten years on, we need to consider the links between the anti-Muslim pogrom of 2002 and economic globalisation, says Pankaj Mishra.

8. The 'Vampire Squid' spills its ink (Financial Times)

This is another existential moment for Goldman Sachs, says William Cohan. The sad thing is the bank's leaders don't seem to realise it.

9. One rule for Jesus, another for Muhammad? (Guardian)

Equality is essential, but complicated - that is why some Christians feel that Muslims get an easy ride, writes Timothy Garton Ash.

10. Taxing tycoons and mansions is not a strategy (Financial Times)

Uncertainty over the system is unnecessary and destabilising, writes Paul Johnson.