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Rupert Murdoch's spell is broken. But not his baleful influence

If the Murdochs walk out of Britain today, their impact on our European politics will last a generation. That's why all this matters Guardian

In a BBC interview, he cast doubt on the idea that Jeremy Hunt's special adviser, who resigned on Wednesday over contact with News Corporation during a takeover bid, "acted as a lone wolf". BBC

Is it time to get Anglo-Saxon about England's local government?
By Justin Parkinson BBC

By Kevin Maguire Mirror

Tories begin to whisper about Life After Cameron

David Cameron has the Sadim touch, the opposite of Midas, and thinks principles is a clothing chain

Boom time for the filthy rich

The well-heeled few – who this Government treated to a tax cut while hitting pasty-eaters and pensioners – are doing very nicely under David Cameron Mirror

To understand this crisis we can look to the Long Depression too

Economic crashes are part of capitalism's history. And 50 years before 1929 there was another major global downturn Guardian

Boris Johnson Swears In Tirade Against BBC Reporter (Huffington post [VIDEO)

May Day is not about maypoles: the history of international workers' day

Forget the Morris dancers, May Day's roots are in the fight for workers' rights and it has long been a focus for protest
Guardian

Socialist Yahoos? Jacob Rees-Mogg can keep whinnying with the Houyhnhnms

Rees-Mogg's egregious slur against the left forgets the beauty of Swift's satire is in providing ammunition for the oppressed Guardian

Local elections drubbing piles pressure on David Cameron

Tory rightwingers demand change of tack as Boris Johnson takes mantle of man most likely to eventually succeed Cameron Guardian

So, Boris Johnson remains mayor – and it's not all Ken Livingstone's fault

It was nail-bitingly close but, despite his terrible record, Johnson won. Who's to blame for this triumph of image over substance? Guardian

School U-turn Sun

THE Tory Party has come a long way since Margaret Thatcher used it as a whip to thrash ordinary people to within an inch of their livelihoods.

by Nigel Nelson, The People

Worsening services, higher fares and job cuts: MPs attack government rail plans Independent