Stephen Tall

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

• The snooper's charter has reminded Nick Clegg, finally, he is a liberal | Nick Thornsby | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
  Good stuff from @NickThornsby > The snooper’s charter has reminded Nick Clegg, finally, he is a liberal http://bit.ly/15PMByS
• The snoopers charter is dead, long live the Clegg | Big Brother Watch
  Credit where it’s due from @bbw1984 > The snoopers charter is dead, long live the Clegg | Big Brother Watch http://bit.ly/15PLVd2
• Latest GDP figures show growth is triumphing over fiscal austerity – Telegraph Blogs
  Interesting take on latest GDP figures from @telegraphwarner > “growth is triumphing over fiscal austerity” http://bit.ly/15PLpLX
• Relief as 0.3% GDP growth shows economy flat-lining not shrinking. Has the Coalition’s mid-term slump bottomed out? | Stephen Tall
  Relief as 0.3% GDP growth shows economy flat-lining not shrinking. Has the Coalition’s mid-term slump bottomed out? http://bit.ly/15PHY8f
• Julian Huppert MP writes…I agree with Nick. He’s right to kill the Snoopers’ Charter
  .@JulianHuppert celebrates Nick Clegg’s decision to kill Snoopers’ Charter http://bit.ly/15IVWJj (“Rejoice! Just rejoice at that news!”)
• World Thinkers 2013
  Prospects list of World Thinkers 2013 http://bit.ly/15OVDMK (Dawkins, Ghani, Pinker = top 3)
• When the facts change, should I change my mind?
  Ahead of Q1 GDP figs, worth (re-)reading Vince’s NS v good article > When the facts change, should I change my mind? http://bit.ly/ZQc0At
• Murdoch, the Gospel of Matthew, 10 O’Clock Live & the beam of British hypocrisy | Stephen Tall
  Me on why 10 O’Clock Live is a bit rubbish from a year ago (the week Murdoch was arraigned at Leveson) http://bit.ly/11D2XHn Still applies.
• University application rates in England at highest ever for disadvantaged groups, even post-£9k tuition fees | Stephen Tall
  Deeply misleading to talk in absolute numbers when total no. of 18 year-olds declining. Uni applications UP this year http://bit.ly/11CYvbu