The move to 3G networks in the UK now seems a lot more likely than it did a few months ago, but elsewhere things are a lot less clear.

BBC: Laptop with 3G card

Their proposal breaks the bipartisan agreement on spending cuts that we reached just a few months ago, and makes harmful cuts to things like education that strengthen middle-class security.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Even if the unionists maintain a justified scepticism about the real intentions of Sinn Fein, they should acknowledge that the kind of things now under discussion would have seemed incredible just a few months ago.

ECONOMIST: In Gerry we trust?