1. The 1 per cent have an interest in demonising Ken Livingstone [2](Independent)

If Ken loses, it will be a victory for a right-wing machine, its appetite whetted and ready to shred the next target, writes Owen Jones.

2. David Cameron may be error-strewn. But there's no alternative … yet [3] (Guardian)

The Conservative leader is the subject of murmurings after successive strategic mistakes, writes Tim Montgomerie. Might a woman be next?

3. The taxman’s greed will strangle Britain’s amazing culture of giving [4] (Daily Telegraph)

Charities cannot exist without their generous backers, so a Treasury assault on them is intolerable, says Fraser Nelson.

4. Cold war lessons can help disarm Iran [5](Financial Times)

Negotiators should create a unity of purpose, write David Miliband and Nader Mousavizadeh.

5. BBC sport is becoming a national disgrace [6] (Times) (£)

The corporation has lost the will to fight for live events, writes Paul Fox. Licence-payers deserve better.

6. Syria's opposition can now turn this ceasefire to its advantage [7](Independent)

The opposition has survived the bombardments to fight on, writes Adrian Hamilton.

7. Time to put the doomed euro out of its misery [8] (Daily Telegraph)

Europe can’t accept that the economics of the single currency condemn it to failure, says Jeremy Warner.

8. Mexico steps out of Brazil’s shadow [9](Financial Times)

If the US economy recovers, its neighbour should do well, writes John Paul Rathbone.

9. Obama's 'Hope and Change' slogan has never seemed so vacuous [10] (Daily Mail)

Even Mitt Romney ought to be able to run against the US President's record, says Thomas Fleming.

10. The war on terror is corrupting all it touches [11] (Guardian)

Every student agitator is a terrorist, every internet hacker, cafeteria dissident, freedom fighter and insurgent leader, writes Simon Jenkins.