Stephen Tall

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

• Is plebgate a product of the push for police reform? | Martin Kettle | Comment is free | The Guardian
  Lordy: Martin Kettle on police/Mitchell affair > “If it’s not an act of high treason it seems to me it’s not far off” http://bit.ly/Uf259w
• Christmas 2012: Christmas is a time for giving up my old life, says Bryony Gordon – Telegraph
  I like this: Bryony Gordon’s painful transition from childhood Xmas to adult Xmas at the age of 32 http://bit.ly/VRV76L
• Damned and cast out prematurely. No wonder Mitchell is angry – Comment – Voices – The Independent
  “Too many Cabinet ministers are forced out prematurely”: @Steverichards14’s verdict on apparent Andrew Mitchell framing http://ind.pn/VRUZnA
• Kings, queens and the political chess match – Telegraph
  Sue Cameron worries abt Charles III > “This week a precedent was set for the monarch to start attending Cabinet again.” http://bit.ly/VRUIRB
• A referendum on Europe? Bring it on, for all our sakes | Timothy Garton Ash | Comment is free | The Guardian
  Bring on Euro referendum says Tim Garton-Ash: “I believe in the European project, but I believe even more in democracy” http://bit.ly/UeZUTE
• House of Commons – British Broadcasting Corporation: Off-payroll contracting and severance package for the Director General – Public Accounts Committee
  Did Margaret Hodge seek employment lawyer’s advice before criticising BBC’s Entwistle pay off? No mention in PAC report http://bit.ly/UeCkq6
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  Whenever comparisons are made between US/UK politics, it serves to show how very different they actually are http://econ.st/TAeEKp
• David Cameron deserves better than this ghastly backbench B-team – Telegraph
  Oborne slams egotistical Tory backbenchers. He has a point but his nostalgia for mythical yesteryear is beyond parody http://bit.ly/URXNm4
• Sprint for Shakespeare crosses the finishing line! – University of Oxford
  Congrats to @bodleianlibs & @oxford_thinking > Sprint for Shakespeare crosses the finishing line! http://bit.ly/VPBhZN