1. The Greeks must be rueing the day they whacked the drachma [2] (Daily Telegraph)

Boris Johnson says that Greece relinquished its independence when it joined the euro. When the EU steps in to help, we will see a further erosion of democracy.

2. Compared to Europe, the US can at least make a pretence of democracy [3] (Guardian)

Gary Younge agrees that nation states have been superseded by greater forces. The people of Greece are now seeing the naked disregard for their will, as their leaders are dictated to on economic policy by unelected officials and foreign leaders.

3. The political constraints of the eurozone [4] (Financial Times)

Over at the FT, Wolfgang Münchau is certain that Germany will show solidarity with eurozone members if they are subject to attack -- but not much more, due to past rulings by the German constitutional court.

4. A match made in heaven will end an unholy rift [5] (Times)

Methodism's merger with Anglicanism is inevitable, says Roy Hattersley. It would have John Wesley's blessing: he sought reform, not schism.

5. Ms Tymoshenko's unwise move [6] (Independent)

The leading article argues that Ukraine's prime minister and disappointed presidential run-off candidate, Yulia Tymoshenko, is wrong to challenge the result of the election in court.

6. Mandarins in the margins [7] (Guardian)

The Chilcot inquiry has shown that the advice of worldly, well-educated Foreign Office diplomats is simply being ignored, says Peter Preston.

7. A new watchdog would guard us from debt [8] (Times)

The economists Tim Besley and Andrew Scott argue that, with the Budget deficit soaring, an independent committee should test government credibility.

8. Gordon Brown deserves our sympathy, not our vote [9] (Daily Telegraph)

Matthew d'Ancona discusses Gordon Brown's TV interview with Piers Morgan, concluding that the pain he expressed is real, but Brown makes for a rather desperate romantic.

9. A true apology to Aboriginal people means action as well [10] (Guardian)

Australia's prime minister was right to say sorry, says Kate Grenville, but, two years on, little has changed for the better in indigenous communities.

10. We ignore the lessons of history at our peril [11] (Times)

William Rees-Mogg criticises Sussex University's decision to shrink its history faculty, saying it is dangerous to use such a sacrifice as a bargaining tool over swingeing education cuts.

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