Stephen Tall

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

• My Week: Russell Brand* | The Times
  Hugo Rifkind nails Russell Brand. Metaphorically only. And not *that* kind of metaphorically. http://thetim.es/16zkC8O
• Educating Yorkshire episode 8: The Moment – Tom Bennett – Blog – Tom Bennett – TES Community
  Great review » Educating Yorkshire episode 8: The Moment – Tom Bennett http://bit.ly/1a6Pc4x
• Elections etc: A long-range forecast for a 2015 British General Election based on current polls and historical polls and votes
  V interesting from @StephenDFisher – 57% probability of Con maj, 88% chance they’ll be largest party http://bit.ly/1aiBlKF
• BBC News – Northern cities' help: Daniel Knowles and Lord Prescott
  Watch @dlknowles slugging it out with @johnprescott over the plight of smaller Northern cities http://bbc.in/HjJpSZ
• Room at the top
  Social mobility expert John Goldthorpe fascinating on absol/relat social mobility confusions of Blair/Brown http://bit.ly/1c3A2Az
• The social mobility myth
  “Social mobility is a troublesome idea whose complexity hides some v difficult questions politicians tend to evade.” http://bit.ly/HjzTiO
• The Tory leadership: great viewing | Stephen Tall
  I was also enjoying the Tory leadership X-Factor contest in Oct 2005 http://bit.ly/1c3jLLT (3 of 3)
• The War on Drugs: making a scarecrow of the law | Stephen Tall
  I also called for the legalisation of drugs in Oct 2005 (rather than “making a scarecrow of the law” http://bit.ly/1c3j854 (2 of 3)
• Of soccer and swearing | Stephen Tall
  With LibCon’s demise, here’s what I was blogging 8 years ago this week, Oct 2005 http://bit.ly/1c3iGUd (1/4)