Stephen Tall

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

• David Cameron’s happy new year
  YouGov’s Peter Kellner looks at how David Cameron could win the next general election.
• The wealth gap may not be growing, but wealth continues to be redistributed upwards – Comment – Voices – The Independent
  A couple of interesting pts here, but figs 2+3 are flaky > Wealth continues to be redistributed upwards http://buff.ly/UBnMjw (h/t @markpack)
• BBC News – EU federalists: UK could be 'associate member'
  Lib Dem MEP Andrew Duff says UK ‘could be associate EU member’ http://buff.ly/Z6anUv Yes, UK, we can be as great as Norway! #livethedream
• It’s still the economy, stupid, which is why the two Eds should be worried about 2013 « Labour Uncut
  Sound analysis by @atulh > It’s still the economy, stupid, which is why the two Eds should be worried about 2013 http://buff.ly/UyZ5US
• There is nothing inevitable about Ed Miliband becoming Prime Minister Future Conservatism
  I agree with the hdline tho less so the content > There is nothing inevitable about Ed Miliband becoming Prime Minister http://buff.ly/UgVbNC
• Is it really grim up north? – Telegraph
  I don’t buy all Gilligan’s pts (London is an econ outlier) but still a useful corrective > Is it really grim up north? http://buff.ly/UgQDHc
• The First Lady of Fleet Street: The Life, Fortune and Tragedy of Rachel Beer by Eilat Negev & Yehuda Koren | Mark Pack
  .@MarkPack reviews The First Lady of Fleet Street: The Life, Fortune and Tragedy of Rachel Beer http://buff.ly/UyQFwK (Edited Obs & SunTimes)
• Nick Clegg tops Lib Dem poll – as minister who's had the worst year | Politics | guardian.co.uk
  Slow news season: Gdn picks up latest LDV poll results > Nick Clegg tops LibDem poll – as minister who’s had worst year http://buff.ly/UyQpxP
• Freakonomics » An Economist’s Guide to Year-End Charitable Giving
  5 bad habits to kick & 1 good one to get into > An Economist’s Guide to Year-End Charitable Giving http://buff.ly/Uy9Asp (h/t @timharford)