The ten must-read pieces from this morning's papers
By Staff blogger [1] Published 22 January 2010 9:00The ten must-read pieces from this morning's papers
1. Cuts and tax divide Labour, but could sink the Tories too [2] (Guardian)
Martin Kettle says the election could really open up if voters fear George Osborne is planning cuts of anything like £75bn a year.
2. Can Apple's Jesus Tablet deliver a miracle? [3] (Times)
Antonia Senior says that publishers struggling to find new sources of revenue view Apple's tablet computer as a potential saviour.
3. Only the US has muscle to make banks behave [4] (Independent)
James Moore praises Barack Obama's plan to break up the banks and says that a US president alone has the tools to haul them into line.
4. Cross of Goldman [5] (Times)
But a leader in the Times argues that Obama's plan will contribute little to financial stability and will also make it more difficult for banks to turn a profit.
5. The age of the killer robot is no longer a sci-fi fantasy [6] (Independent)
Johann Hari warns of the rise of military robots, with the US now using 12,000 as part of its force.
6. The prince charms us, but he hasn't moved us [7] (Times)
The former Australian Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull says that Prince William may have received a warm welcome to Sydney, but the desire for a republic remains.
7. Death by chocolate [8] (Guardian)
Andrew Martin says that the sale of Cadbury to Kraft marks the regrettable death of the Quaker model of capitalism.
8. Flaky thinking from those who scream foul over Cadbury [9] (Daily Telegraph)
But Jeff Randall argues that the outcry over the US takeover is driven by crude political imperatives.
9. Don't be surprised if a protest movement flowers in Britain [10] (Independent)
Andreas Whittam Smith predicts that hostility towards the political class could lead to the creation of a new protest party in Britain.
10. We can turn Haiti around [11] (Guardian)
Kofi Annan says the lesson to learn from the Haitian tragedy is that fragile states require concerted and sustained support.