Stephen Tall

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

• David Miranda’s detention – what do the public think?
  1-in-5 Con/Ukip voters support a de facto police state. Interesting YouGov finding! See final para here: http://bit.ly/13I7cpq
• Richard Dawkins attacks Muslim bigots, not just Christian ones. If only his enemies were as brave » The Spectator
  Don’t agree with every pt in @NickCohen4’s excellent article, but *applause* > Forget Dawkins, fight real fanatics http://bit.ly/16yNIl0
• i1.wp.com
  84% of employers, 88% of employees are satisfied with their apprenticeship programmes http://bit.ly/16yD8un (via @markpack)
• Would Only Fools and Horses and Dad's Army be made today? | Television & radio | theguardian.com
  “Would Only Fools and Horses and Dad’s Army be made today?” http://bit.ly/16yCuNz < Summary: poss not, but talent has other avenues now
• Why I’m torn between freedom and security | The Times
  Exceptionally good article by @mattwridley » Why I’m torn between freedom and security http://thetim.es/14FpCSF (£)
• d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net
  Very interesting YouGov polling on Schedule 7. 66% of public support it (incl maj of LibDems) http://bit.ly/1dtm9xg BUT…
• The David Miranda incident gets murkier and murkier, but some conclusions are already clear The Tory Diary
  Excellent from @WallaceMe > David Miranda incident gets murkier and murkier, but some conclusions are already clear http://bit.ly/1dtj8go
• The David Miranda incident gets murkier and murkier, but some conclusions are already clear The Tory Diary
  Excellent from @WalaceMe > David Miranda incident gets murkier and murkier, but some conclusions are already clear http://bit.ly/1dtiYpq
• Why we should consider the detention of David Miranda and destruction of the Guardian’s data as distinct issues
  Very good & thoughtful from @nickthornsby on the Guardian / Miranda issues. Former legit, latter questionable http://bit.ly/16wQCqD