Stephen Tall

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

• The fight for the centre ground between Nick Clegg and David Cameron makes the Coalition fragile – Comment – Voices – The Independent
  Perecptive frm @steverichards14 on main Coalition tension > ‘The fight for the centre ground between Clegg and Cameron’ http://ind.pn/VOiGgP
• The welfare trade-off: Why raising benefits doesn’t boost the economy | City A.M.
  Hmm, the headline’s more certain than @ryancps’s article > ‘Why raising benefits doesn’t boost the economy’ http://bit.ly/U9jNv7
• Q&A – Governing Britain from the centre ground – Nick Clegg – YouTube
  Nick Clegg’s 20 min Q&A @CentreForum y’day now on video > Governing Britain from the centre ground http://bit.ly/U9hF6H
• UKIP is a magnet for unhappy Tory voters but it’s much, much more than Europe that’s driving the dissatisfaction The Tory Diary
  The best line of attack against Ukip, acc to Ashcroft’s poll – that it’s a wasted vote | @timmontgomerie | http://bit.ly/VNKLF2
• Nick Clegg is setting out the Lib Dem stall at last – can we have some more? | Prateek Buch | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
  Interesting article by @prateekbuch on Clegg’s speech http://bit.ly/VNJXzX Tho I think glosses that defic-reductn was at heart of Coalition>
• The UKIP threat is not about Europe – Lord Ashcroft Polls
  Ashcroft on Ukip v Tories: “a battle between party of easy answers & party of tough decisions” http://bit.ly/VNJOg6 He’s half right.
• Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle: ‘Gay marriage is just not on’ – PinkNews.co.uk
  Bang goes my hope of 100% of LibDem MPs voting liberally > Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle: ‘Gay marriage is just not on’ http://bit.ly/U9bnUF
• The perilous politics of immigration
  Very good commentary by Peter Kellner: ‘The perilous politics of immigration’ http://bit.ly/VNI4n6 (1/3)