Stephen Tall

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

• Twitter / stephentall: Hilary Mantel on great form …
  I tweeted Hilary Mantel’s article on Sun. Why can’t I provoke Mail-rage? RT @stephentall: Hilary Mantel on great form http://buff.ly/XidmXu
• Former Lib Dem to stand for English Democrats at Eastleigh by-election (From Daily Echo)
  Better Off Out I suspect > Former Lib Dem to stand for English Democrats at Eastleigh by-election http://buff.ly/YDhBKr
• Chris Huhne would escape Lib-Dem mansion tax despite owning eight homes – Politics – News – London Evening Standard
  Yes but he’ll pay 45/50% tax on rental yield> ‘Chris Huhne would escape Lib-Dem mansion tax despite owning eight homes’ http://buff.ly/YDhvlW
• Vive la Similarité
  “A hairline chrack not a chasm” – Peter Kellner on how men & women view politics > ‘Vive la Similarité’ http://buff.ly/YDhrme
• Tory contact crash | The Waugh Room | | PoliticsHome
  The Tories are having problems “replicating” in Eastleigh, it seems > Tory contact crash http://buff.ly/YDej9R via @PaulWaugh
• Is it time to scrap homework? – news – TES
  Interesting TES article on the value/utility of homework > “Homework (as we know it) is dead; long live homework” http://buff.ly/XhOYWf
• Raising the personal allowance: in cooperation or in competition with the Lib Dems? The Tory Diary
  Will the Tories try and out-LD their Coalition partners in raising the personal allowance? asks @Pete_Hoskin > http://buff.ly/YD4rNh
• Liberal England: Richard Briers, Tom Good and the rise of Margaret Thatcher
  When TV and politics collide > ‘Richard Briers, Tom Good and the rise of Margaret Thatcher’ http://buff.ly/YD3Rzi via @LordBonkers
• Call for 100% tax on lecturing, illiberal doctors | Nick Thornsby's Blog
  Haven’t seen report that prompted @NickThornsby’s satire, but I prob agree > Call for 100% tax on illiberal doctors http://buff.ly/XYDtTs