Stephen Tall

Here’s some of the articles that have caught my attention in the past couple of days…

• Lib Dem Party Animals W/E 31 January
  Behind the scenes gossip on the Lib Dem dep leadership election and Portsmouth’s next LD candidate http://bit.ly/1dhdbQi
• Mike Hancock’s role on Portsmouth City Council cabinet hangs in balance yet again – Portsmouth News
  Interesting on how Portsmouth LibDems are trying/failing to handle the fall-out from allegations against Mike Hancock http://bit.ly/1fkmuSc
• Demolition men; or the quiet value of craven spending. | Hopi Sen
  Excellent analysis by Hopi Sen of the trend in net house-building (ie, new homes built less old homes demolished) http://bit.ly/1gASSFp
• 10 things you need to know about Ed Miliband’s party reforms | LabourList
  Great guide from @Markfergusonuk > 10 things you need to know about Ed Miliband’s party reforms | LabourList http://bit.ly/1gAP1Ii
• Why hasn't 50p helped Labour in the polls?
  ‘Why hasn’t 50p helped Lab in the polls?’ asks @anthonyjwells > http://bit.ly/1gAOy9a 1) perception prob, 2) indiv measures rarely impact
• Shifting justifications for the 50p tax rate | Institute of Economic Affairs
  / @RyanCPS on the confused paradox of Ed Balls’ arguments > Shifting justifications for the 50p tax rate http://bit.ly/1fwnGDB
• The Labour case for local electoral reform | Progress | News and debate from the progressive community
  Good stuff from @darrenhughesnz > The Labour case for local electoral reform | Progress http://bit.ly/1eoxbVG
• Why is everyone suddenly mad about Teddy? | Institute of Economic Affairs
  The IEA’s @SteveDavies365 asks a good question: “Why is everyone suddenly mad about Teddy?” http://bit.ly/1eot0JC
• In the worst of times Cameron has succeeded | The Times
  I recall similar articles by Matthew Parris about John Major. But still this paean to Cameron is brilliantly written http://thetim.es/1eos0oV