
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk
* John Healey has praises Cameron for letting ministers run their own departments…
* Balls must show Labour would manage the economy better, argues Larry Elliott.
* Political Betting take a look at the George and Ed show.
* Benedict Brogan examines the threat posed by David Davis.
* Jonathan Freedland says Israel had a peace partner after all.
* Will Straw says all three parties are in this together on financial regulation.
* No need to patronise politicians from humble backgrounds, says James Kirkup.
* And John Woodcock says Alan Johnson should return, but Ed Balls will excell.


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