Stephen Tall

Here’s today’s hand-picked selection that caught my interest…

• Nick Clegg signals new distance from ‘fantasy world’ Tories | Politics | The Observer
  Equidistance 2.0 > Nick Clegg signals new distance from ‘fantasy world’ Tories | The Observer http://bit.ly/U4sDKO
• Could David Cameron be a bit frit about facing Ed Miliband in TV debates? | Andrew Rawnsley | Comment is free | The Observer
  Good Andrew Rawnsley piece on the parties’ thinking abt the 2015 televised debates http://bit.ly/U4scQt tho disagree on 1 thing>
• Re Michael Gove: What is Alistair Campbell right – and wrong – about?
  Fascinating piece by one of Gove’s advisers > Re Michael Gove: What is Alistair Campbell right – and wrong – about? http://bit.ly/VIXs3W
• All I want for Christmas is this juicy plum post… – London Life – Life & Style – London Evening Standard
  Which of these 4 jobs do you want to do? (Times ed, ROH ChEx, US Ambass, PoW’s PR chief) http://bit.ly/VHyhii (h/t @janemerrick23)
• The genius of Merkel
  Why her voters love her: “Merkel is the epitome of German politics” says Katinka Barysch (@CER_Barysch) in Prospect http://bit.ly/VHqukB
• Gun control: The gun control that works: no guns | The Economist
  The reality: there’s no immediate hope of any “meaningful” gun control policy arising out of the Newtown massacre http://econ.st/VHpih0
• Why Hillary Clinton Would Be Strong in 2016 (It’s Not Her Favorability Ratings) – NYTimes.com
  .@fivethirtyeight on Hillary’s USP> “Perhaps [her] most impressive attribute is her ability to withstand criticism” http://nyti.ms/U2tSKf
• Bee Wilson reviews ‘Nancy’ by Adrian Fort · LRB 20 December 2012
  Stunning account by Bee Wilson of Nancy Astor’s life – ‘Musical chairs with Ribbentrop’ http://bit.ly/VHkpof