Labour and the Lib Dems were pretty much bystanders in what was essentially an internal Conservative discussion.

BBC: New thinking on Europe

British conservative Giles Chichester protested about the "internal German discussion", and asked MEPs to focus on "the European issue".

BBC: MEPs split over nuclear 'stress tests'

Although there is more detail in the commission's discussion of internal ratings than there was in the Basle proposals, this is not saying much: the idea still has little content.

ECONOMIST: It is time for a more radical approach to banking regulation

There is a rapid discussion of the internal politics of Philips, Sony, Time Warner (the corporate parent of this magazine), Matsushita and Toshiba, along with their respective Hollywood alliances.

CNN: In Search Of The Real Bill Gates

Minutes from an internal Ministry of Defence committee - released as part of a Freedom of Information request - note a discussion on the interpretation of the OSPAR convention on waste dumping.

BBC: Dundrennan weapon test legality questioned