Stephen Tall

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

• Alan Watkins: 'Margaret Thatcher could be cautious and open to outside influence' – UK Politics – UK – The Independent
  I miss Alan Watkins. This article’s an example of why > ‘Thatcher could be cautious and open to outside influence’ http://ind.pn/178ermr
• “The silencing of the Munchkins” – what the BBC should have done. | Jack of Kent
  “The record should have been treated just as another number one” < @JackofKent on the ridiculous Ding Dong debate http://bit.ly/17yQNCu
• Ding Dong over Thatcher song makes the BBC no better than China | Nick Cohen | Comment is free | The Observer
  As @NickCohen4 points out, it’s a good job the BBC’s Royal Charter protects it from political interference, isn’t it? http://bit.ly/ZpvfSm
• Thatcher: the unintended and paradoxical legacy of the lady in blue | Andrew Rawnsley | Comment is free | The Observer
  Fair and balanced from Andrew Rawnsley » Thatcher: the unintended and paradoxical legacy of the lady in blue http://bit.ly/YUmZx5
• Europe's royal families: Should the Spanish king abdicate too? | The Economist
  Juan Carlos (hero of the ’81 coup d’état) in more trouble > Should the Spanish king abdicate too? http://econ.st/119JRb6
• Elwin Wilson, Who Apologized for Racist Acts, Dies at 76 – NYTimes.com
  (A couple of weeks’ old, but still heart-warming): Elwin Wilson, Who Apologized for Racist Acts, Dies at 76 – http://nyti.ms/17xLWld
• At the next election, will kicking out the Lib Dems stay in fashion in Scotland? | roadto326
  Looking ahead to 2015 > At the next election, will kicking out the Lib Dems stay in fashion in Scotland? | roadto326 http://bit.ly/ZooJLw
• The 2013 local elections will only bring more gloom for David Cameron | British Politics and Policy at LSE
  Just how bad will these local elections be for the Tories? asks @roadto326 > http://bit.ly/126oQQa
• David Cameron's critics are wrong. He’s on the verge of something great – Telegraph
  Missed this Peter Oborne piece praising the Coalition. http://bit.ly/ZomTdx Has his piece slamming the Coalition been published yet?