Stephen Tall

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

• Ten myths about Margaret Thatcher exploded – Telegraph Blogs
  A good corrective, shd be read by left/right > Ten myths about Margaret Thatcher exploded http://bit.ly/ZdznI3 (via @TomChivers)
• Mum did to Maggie what she’d done to Kermit – Telegraph Blogs
  This is, quite simply, brilliant. Dan Hodges (aka Mr Glenda Jackson Jnr)> Mum did to Maggie what she’d done to Kermit http://bit.ly/ZcvCT8
• If Europe wants Thatcherism, it must abandon austerity | Anatole Kaletsky
  .@Katesky on how Thatcher U-turned in 1980 on the economy – within weeks of her “lady’s not for turning” speech http://reut.rs/Zcek8U
• BBC News – Margaret Thatcher: The economy now and then
  Balanced assessment of Mrs T’s econ policies from Stephanie Flanders >> The economy now and then http://bbc.in/156kQC5
• Will civil service reform improve Whitehall's use of expert advice? | Jill Rutter | Science | guardian.co.uk
  .@jillongovt’s Guardian post on civil service reform highlights trickiness of balancing evid & policy http://bit.ly/17sZm1C
• Donations to universities hit record high – News – Student – The Independent
  170,000 individuals gave back to their university last year > Donations to universities hit record high http://ind.pn/155BT7n
• Come on, graduates. Give back – Comment – Voices – The Independent
  Frances Cairncross (one of first people I ever asked for money: she gave, gladly ) >> Come on, graduates. Give back http://ind.pn/16UDNEg
• The economic legacy of Mrs. Thatcher is a mixed bag | British Politics and Policy at LSE
  Fair-minded critique >> The economic legacy of Mrs. Thatcher is a mixed bag | British Politics and Policy at LSE http://bit.ly/16P4LPj
• mainly macro: On the economic achievements and failures of Margaret Thatcher
  Simon Wren-Lewis (mainly macro): On the economic achievements and failures of Margaret Thatcher http://bit.ly/Zj9uUg