By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk
* Ed Balls urges the coalition not to repeat the “folly” of the 1930’s in the Guardian.
* Jon Cruddas argues for constructive opposition.
* Cruddas also argued that we need an elected chair – and that he’d be keen to take on the job.
* Five-year fixed term parliaments would put us out of step with the rest of the democratic world…
* Former-minister Michael Meacher attacks “Sell-off Britain”.
* And Peter Mandelson says that Labour “achieved 80%” of its aims.