Stephen Tall

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

• Why Europe will bounce back in 2013 – FT.com
  Do current account surpluses signal Europe will bounce back in 2013? http://on.ft.com/Ucu75N
• In full: Police log detailing Andrew Mitchell’s ‘pleb’ rant – Telegraph
  For ref, btw, here is full police log detailing what Telegraph called “Andrew Mitchell’s ‘pleb’ rant” http://bit.ly/VPu4ZM
• A sinister new twist in the Mitchell saga – Telegraph
  The Telegraph editorial on Mitchell affair is itself pretty unbelievably sinister http://bit.ly/UchyY6 Not sure truth matters to them at all
• The Liberal Democrat paradox » Spectator Blogs
  James Forsyth argues “the public simply aren’t listening to Nick Clegg at the moment” http://bit.ly/Ucgtzl True. Was also true pre-2010 tho.
• Ken Clarke’s concession on secret courts fails to calm Lib Dem fears » Spectator Blogs
  Cos it’s a bad bill made slightly less worse > ‘Ken Clarke’s concession on secret courts fails to calm Lib Dem fears’ http://bit.ly/Ucf384
• BBC News – Why the Andrew Mitchell ‘plebgate’ story matters
  ‘Why the Andrew Mitchell ‘plebgate’ story matters’ by @bbcnickrobinson http://bbc.in/UceKu2 Ie, how you use your power over others matters.
• At this rate, I’m going to be launching the Save Andrew Mitchell Fan Club | Mark Pack
  Kudos to @markpack for launching the ‘Save Andrew Mitchell Fan Club’ back in October http://bit.ly/VPqsHu
• Foundations of Wealth 2012 | Factary
  “This year 32 people with a combined wealth of £18.2bn created new grant-making trusts in the UK” http://bit.ly/Uaa2Nr (& not to dodge tax)