Stephen Tall

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

• The Labour-Falkirk controversy explained
  Is Guido now writing for Daily Mash? » The Labour-Falkirk controversy explained http://bit.ly/1aFigFK
• I apologise for my lack of enthusiasm for HS2. It’s been unavoidably delayed owing to the lack of evidence
  Here’s my case against HS2 from 6 MONTHS AGO (#justsaying) http://bit.ly/17VgOyZ
• Downing Street won't like the changes at the Times The Tory Diary
  V interesting by @PaulGoodmanCH on The Thunderer’s new style » Downing Street won’t like the changes at the Times http://bit.ly/17LJvLe
• There Is No Google Reader Replacement, Only Alternatives | TechCrunch
  TRUTH » “There Is No Google Reader Replacement, Only Alternatives – TechCrunch” http://bit.ly/14r3ugI
• FactCheck: who’s to blame for rising primary school class sizes? | The FactCheck Blog
  “Labour left a ticking time bomb” on rising primary school class sizes, says C4’s FactCheck Blog http://bit.ly/12GjCLx
• Health tourism: is the British taxpayer out of pocket? | Full Fact
  £12m=cost of health tourism http://bit.ly/12GiTKd So not biggest issue facing NHS. Maybe better to be honest it’s all about scapegoating.
• BBC News – Is the UK economy seeing the 'wrong kind' of green shoots?
  Stephanie Flanders: “The ‘wrong kind’ of green shoots?” Growth coming from consumers not business so far http://bbc.in/12mirO6
• Drug control: Khatchup | The Economist
  Sane take on khat via the Economist “Khatchup” No reason to ban it, but since when did that stop the Home Office? http://bit.ly/12G8Epo
• Peter Mandelson's HS2 epiphany has tipped the balance | Polly Toynbee | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
  Even Polly is losing faith in HS2 > Peter Ma| Polly Toynbee | Comment is free http://bit.ly/12dH6mY