Stephen Tall

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

• Man Booker contenders 2013 – a quick recap | Books | The Observer
  McCrum on Booker winner: “I doubt that a sophisticated Booker jury will inflict this monster on the reading public” http://bit.ly/19MJ318
• Pensioners with more than £23,000 savings 'quite wealthy', minister claims – Telegraph
  By any objective/relative measure, he’s right: “Homeowning pensioners with more than £23,000 savings ‘quite wealthy'” http://bit.ly/H1T8fE
• Plebgate: why did so many of us believe the police over Andrew Mitchell? | Geoffrey Wheatcroft | Comment is free | The Guardian
  “Tom Newton Dunn appeared in a T-shirt that said “I’m a pleb”. No, you’re an Old Etonian, as it happens” http://bit.ly/H1ROtb #boom
• It’s the long-term trends, stupid: The Conservatives, Labour and the Economy
  Clear & obvs correct from @joetwyman » It’s the long-term trends, stupid: The Conservatives, Labour and the Economy http://bit.ly/1eoDFm3
• About | PHF should…
  Neat innovation from Paul Hamlyn Foundation (@phf_uk) inviting folk to contribute to its funding review http://bit.ly/1anfNuP #PHFshould