In the Independent on Sunday today:

John Rentoul: Mr Brown is out of touch and out of control

Angus McLaren: Blackmail isn't what it used to be, but it still sets the pulse racing

Katy Guest: The stagflation index is at an all-time high

Joan Smith: J K Rowling and the quest for fair pay

Geoffrey Lean: The real green candidate is Ken

Best of the rest:

There's real danger to Obama in a cry of 'snob' - Michael Crowley, Observer

So, change Gordon Brown and all is well? Oh, please - Andrew Rawnsley, Observer

Labour can learn from a momentous day in social history - Roy Hattersley, Observer

Every city needs a Ken v Boris show - Simoon Jenkins, Sunday Times

We’re all fagged off with nanny - India Knight, Sunday Times

Stop the CO2 scare, before it's too late - Christopher Booker, Sunday Telegraph

In The Independent today -

Which is more depraved: sex games or motor sport? - Howard Jacobson

Poetry lessons from the masters of the universe - Christina Patterson

Profile: Stephen Carter, Gordon's gatekeeper - Andy McSmith

Cheers! But it's a shame we need a law on 'love' - Deborah Orr

The Best of the Rest -

Very sloppy, Blair. See me after class - Matthew Parris, The Times

Boycotting China would not be trivial - Sam Leith, The Daily Telegraph

The wrong lessons from Northern Ireland - Charles Moore, The Daily Telegraph

It's not just Tibet that has suffered - Charles Cumming, The Guardian

In The Independent today:

Steve Richards: Electoral reform could be just what Brown needs. But if he is to act, he must do it soon

Dominic Lawson: Why China might have Olympic regrets

Sarah Churchwell: The big issue in America is not race, it's class

Boyd Tonkin: The past that we believe in is to others a myth

Philip Hensher: What do politicians know about teaching?

The best of the rest:

Wicked untruths from the Church - David Aaronovitch, The Times

Just like America, China is building a multi-ethnic empire in the west - Parag Khanna, The Guardian

We must defend the Union - Gordon Brown, The Daily Telegraph

Let's have maiden sonnets instead of maiden speeches - Ian McMillan, The Guardian

No way to combat terrorism - Dean Godson, The Times

In The Independent today:

Why is Britain allowing money and weapons to pass into the hands of right-wing militias? Johann Hari

Memo to 'liberal'  parents... it's time to start saying 'no' Nick Lezard

Put out more flags? It's just not British Simon Carr

The best of the rest:

US presidential race is as dramatic as a crackpot Dynasty plot Tim Hames, The Times

Calls for the west to use force to restore its values in the face of radical Islam reveal a profound detachment from reality Alastair Crooke, The Guardian

In The Independent today:

Believe if you will. But don't impose your ideas on others - Deborah Orr

What are 'life skills' without knowledge? - E Jane Dickson

There's no way to dodge the Iraq inheritance - Andrew Grice

The heart has its allegiances, to places as well as people - Howard Jacobson

The Best of the Rest:

George Bush, a funny kind of Christian - Giles Fraser, The Guardian

Vince Cable would waltz past Boris and Ken - Martin Kettle, The Guardian

Tibet's war with the utopia of modernity - Pankaj Mishra, The Guardian

Americans can take pride in Obama - Lionel Shriver, The Daily Telegraph

When did Alan Johnson abandon Post Offices? - Andrew Pierce, The Daily Telegraph

Britain is on uncertain seas - Matthew Parris, The Times

In The Independent today:

The audacity of treating voters like adults - Matthew Norman

Churches are the solution to the post office crisis - Joan Bakewell

Rushing from the ridiculous to the sublimely ridiculous? - Simon Carr

Murray Walker might be excited, but why should we care if the BBC has Formula One? - Dominic Lawson

When refusing to repent is considered suspect - Terence Blacker

The Best of the Rest:

I wasn't born in 1968 - but I yearn for its dizzying spirit - John Harris, The Guardian

A shot of southern comfort can unite the warring halves of Labour's brain - Polly Toynbee, The Guardian

How the Rumour Mill mafia is destroying everybody's savings - Jeff Randall, The Daily Telegraph

Science fiction has always been well read by scientists as it provides inspiration - Ben Macintyre, The Times

To predict the fallout from the credit crunch is all but impossible, but there are good signs - Anatole Kaletsky, The Times

In The Independent today:

Jersey is an unwilling star in this drama - Deborah Orr

Scientists never understand that humans aren't governed by science - Howard Jacobson

A royal action hero shoots for the stars - Christina Patterson

The gardens of the devil, still sowing death - Robert Fisk

The Best of the Rest:

Get off the Speaker's back - Matthew Parris, The Times

Beware the mighty Lichtenstein - Graham Stewart, The Times

Intimations of mortality - Giles Fraser, The Guardian

Why our ministers should study the 'Mail' - Martin Kettle, The Guardian

Prince Harry fought for us all, even Jon Snow - Charles Moore, The Daily Telegraph

In The Independent today:

Dreams of becoming Hitchcock's hero - Robert Fisk

Why mock the expectation of beauty in art? - Howard Jacobson

Sexual abuse - a warning we mustn't ignore - Deborah Orr

The best of the rest:

The un-eco eco-towns - Tristram Hunt, The Guardian

Brothels are booming. Ban them - Janice Turner, The Times

Emigrants only want best for their families - Sam Leith, The Daily Telegraph

Time for a sober look at 'epidemic' nonsense - Charles Moore, The Daily Telegraph

We want laws that actually work - Matthew Parris, The Times

In The Independent today:

The remnants of war in the desert sands - Robert Fisk

Our leaders have no idea about schools - Howard Jacobson

We can't put the blame for terrorism solely on our multicultural society - Deborah Orr

Not only witnesses need state protection - Hermione Eyre

The best of the rest:

You can't get away with mistakes in politics - Matthew Parris, The Times

No grandstanding on China, please - Mark Leonard, The Times

In the absorbing world of super-rich non-doms - Robert Peston, The Guardian

Elitist? Yes. But some things are simply better than others - Martin Kettle, The Guardian

Why Tesco is a key part of our freedoms - Simon Heffer, The Daily Telegraph

Binge-drinking is as British as rain - Vicki Woods, The Daily Telegraph

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris/article3337984.eceIn The Independent today:

Don't be fooled: the archbishop wants to beat extremists at their own game - Deborah Orr

Seduced by the power of historic books - Robert Fisk

CCTV? Young people love being on camera - Howard Jacobson 

Whoever said feminism was a thing of the past? - Hermione Eyre

The Best of the Rest:

With sharia, it's all or nothing - Charles Moore, The Daily Telegraph

Williams is dangerous: he must be resisted - Matthew Parris, The Times

McLeague football will sacrifice quality for quantity - Marina Hyde, The Guardian

Is pantomime the way to run schools? - Sam Leith, The Daily Telegraph

In The Independent today:

Why I hate the beauty business - Janet Street-Porter

It's not done to say it, but a book that's 'a good read' is seldom worth reading - Howard Jacobson

Generation bird-brain? It's just evolution - Hermione Eyre

The Best of the Rest:

It got it wrong, but hurray for CND - Matthew Parris, The Times

Poultry is not a class issue - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, The Guardian

Blair may be President of Europe - Charles Moore, The Daily Telegraph

Don't mess with our madrigals, Vladimir - Ben Macintyre, The Times

Liberal Anglicanism is finished - Theo Hobson, The Guardian

This new geography is about more than just scree - Marina Hyde, The Guardian