Stephen Tall

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

• Tim Harford — Article — Budget 2013: Five ways to fix our national joke
  Final one from Tim Harford (for today) » Budget 2013: Five ways to fix our national joke http://bit.ly/YZwRRx
• Tim Harford — Article — Statistical tomfoolery spins in Treasury
  Brilliant from @TimHarford on the bully-boy spin & “statistical tomfoolery” of Osbrown-omics http://bit.ly/Ym9wxO
• Tim Harford — Article — What Oxbridge can learn from YouTube
  Tim Harford on disruptive transformation of Moocs » What Oxbridge can learn from YouTube http://bit.ly/174VsvR
• UK Polling Report
  I missed the post-budget polling that appeared last weekend: a meh-thumbs-up http://bit.ly/YQLYhb
• This week's big questions: What is conservatism? Is Lords reform necessary? Does Qatada belong here? – Comment – Voices – The Independent
  Fab Ferdinand Mount line: “Boris may have his faults, but at least he hasn’t forced his brother to leave the country” http://ind.pn/Ym2nh9
• Lib Dems: We love our leader! (From Brentwood Weekly News)
  “Lib Dems: We love our leader!” For sake of clarity: in Brentwood.) http://bit.ly/167eHkY
• Appointment of town councillor 'morally wrong' | This is Hull and East Riding
  A casual vacancy sparks political row at Hessle Town Council. JK Rowling would love it http://bit.ly/Ym1tBe
• http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6e8b7882-9672-11e2-9ab2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2P0xO4mi6
  Simon Kuper on how – and why – the voice of the poor are silenced by the media
• Liberator’s blog: Secret courts and the Stockholm syndrome
  Interesting behind the scenes Lords details from Simon Titley » Secret courts and the Stockholm syndrome http://bit.ly/XNNGQ4