A not oft-heard argument that the European Commission is more democratic than the British Cabinet
Ilana Bet-El in the Guardian on why Member States only have themselves to blame if they don’t think Ashton is doing well.
Michael Crick reminds me why Michael Foot’s death is a big deal
And because we want the best possible proposals for events in answer to our call for proposals
Possibly my favourite blog, which engages in regular fisking of tabloid stories.
Edited at 16.10, 3 March 2010 to add:
MEP Mary Honeyball is impressed by Herman van Rompuy.