The Mirror backs giving mayors the power to introduce a modest visitor levy, arguing it could strengthen the very places people come to enjoy. The principle is hardly radical, with similar schemes in use across European cities for years, and tourists have not stopped going to Paris or Barcelona because of a few extra pounds on a hotel bill.
Local decisions key
There are legitimate concerns among hotels and B&Bs operating on tight margins, and no area should be forced into a scheme that does not suit it. But that is exactly why the decision belongs locally. Devolution should mean giving communities the power to shape, fund and improve their own future.
Assisted dying vote
Dame Esther Rantzen's revelation that she is now too frail to travel to Dignitas brings an intensely personal dimension to Friday's vote on assisted dying. The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults in England and Wales, with fewer than six months to live, to seek help to end their lives under strict safeguards.
Supporters say that would offer dignity and choice to people facing unbearable suffering. Opponents fear vulnerable patients could feel subtle pressure, coercion or a duty to stop being a burden on those around them. Both arguments deserve to be heard in full. This is one of Parliament's most profound moral decisions, touching on suffering, freedom, medical care and the protection of the vulnerable. MPs must judge the Bill on its safeguards, consequences and humanity, not emotion alone.
Kidult toys booming
Growing up is overrated, and this Christmas plenty of adults seem ready to prove it. Toy stores say “kidult” toys are booming, with grown-ups snapping up Lego, Hot Wheels and wrestling trucks. If racing tiny cars round the kitchen keeps us off our phones for an hour, Santa can fill our stockings too.
