Stephen Tall

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

• Matthew d'Ancona: At last, proof that two heads can be better than one – Comment – Comment – London Evening Standard
  .@MatthewdAncona: Coalition mid-term review proves “something new + significant: the viability of duumvirate govt.” http://buff.ly/ZfebTg
• Lib Dem is a rebel with a cause | This is Grimsby
  Fascinating profile of Andrew De Freitas, Grimsby Lib Dem, party member for 50 years > Rebel with a cause http://buff.ly/Zeygcy
• Italian politics: Monti's chances | The Economist
  Interesting take on Italian political situation > Monti’s chances | The Economist http://buff.ly/Ugwxyk
• Means test winter fuel cash for pensioners to fund care, says Lib Dem | Society | The Guardian
  Social health-care: the kind of long-term issue the Coalition might be able to crack http://buff.ly/ZexdsW < Here's LD Paul Burstow on it
• Rail Fares Are 'Not That Expensive' Says Lib-Dem Minister Norman Baker Amid New Year Price Hike
  HuffPo goes for tabloid trick of delib misquote for link-bait. Classy ‘Rail Fares ‘Not That Expensive’ Says LibDem Min’ http://buff.ly/TJkny5
• Comparative education: No longer the dunce | The Economist
  Ideologues avert your eyes: there are many diff ways to improve schools http://buff.ly/ZetWK8 It’s not abt systems but abt teaching + parents
• Politicians in the Westminster bubble don’t understand how real people feel « Labour Uncut
  “No party is seen by voters as having answers to their worries and concerns” says @peterwatt123 http://buff.ly/TJixNG True (they don’t/can’t)
• A Conservative win in 2015 isn't only possible: right now, it's the most likely outcome – Telegraph Blogs
  Nail-hitting from Dan Hodges > “Lab is not united behind Ed Miliband; Ed Miliband is united behind the Lab movement.” http://buff.ly/TJidyl
• Twitter / MSmithsonPB: Little change on Dec to YouGov's …
  Losing the argument for Coalition? Just 19% of public want one cf 66% wanting 1-party maj http://buff.ly/Zeri7h Big change from pre-2010