Stephen Tall

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

• Are the Republicans Beyond Saving? by Elizabeth Drew | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books
  Question to which answer may just be yes > ‘Are the Republicans Beyond Saving?’ | Elizabeth Drew http://buff.ly/15a2Chp
• Tim Harford — Article — The lesson from Poundland: work pays
  Tim Harford essential reading as ever > The lesson from Poundland: work pays http://buff.ly/XhGLOr
• Hilary Mantel · Royal Bodies · LRB 21 February 2013
  Hilary Mantel on great form > “We don’t cut off the heads of royal ladies these days, but we do sacrifice them” http://buff.ly/15mkJRb
• David Runciman reviews ‘An English Affair’ by Richard Davenport-Hines · LRB 21 February 2013
  Think you know about the Profumo affair? Think again – includes debunking of MR-D’s “He wd say that, wdn’t he” quote http://buff.ly/XNX0nF
• Barack Obama's Israel trip: Hope not yet lost, but close | The Economist
  Forget 2-state solutn, everyone just trying to win blame game> Barack Obama’s Israel trip: Hope not yet lost, but close http://buff.ly/XhBQNq
• Labour's influences: The most important chart in British politics? | The Economist
  How wages have fallen behind over the last decade » ‘The most important chart in British politics?’ http://buff.ly/VXkFWw
• Labour's mansion tax debate won't be a crunch vote (or very interesting) » Spectator Blogs
  Good analysis by @IsabelHardman > Labour’s mansion tax debate won’t be a crunch vote (or very interesting) http://buff.ly/15kJmxK
• Maria Hutchings says Eastleigh’s schools aren’t good enough for her children, but Ofsted disagrees – House – Eastleigh Liberal Democrats
  Good, sane, balanced comment by @CllrKeithHouse on Tory Maria Hutchings’ criticisms of Eastleigh’s state schools http://buff.ly/15kAoAo