Stephen Tall

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

• Stop this 'near-obsession' with damaging immigration controls, say Tory MPs – UK Politics – UK – The Independent
  Good on Mark Field et al » Stop this ‘near-obsession’ with damaging immigration controls, say Tory MPs http://ind.pn/1mnUS5p
• Liberal Hero of the Week #63: Andrew Bridgen | CentreForum Blog
  My 63rd @CentreForum Liberal Hero of the Week is Conservative MP @AndrewBridgenMP. Find out why here: http://bit.ly/1glv33z
• Hurrah for the Dull and Earnest | Hopi Sen
  Excellent Hopi Sen take-down of Peter Oborne’s bewildering weltenschaung » Hurrah for the Dull and Earnest http://bit.ly/1oJeiQS
• Youth subcultures: what are they now? | Culture | The Guardian
  Genuinely interesting on the disappearance/mainstream adoption of tribes » Youth subcultures: what are they now? http://bit.ly/1gSu8X0
• It's up for grabs now: Club legends predict the title race – who do they think will win it? | FourFourTwo
  How the Premiership race will finish. Maybe. | FourFourTwo http://bit.ly/1mlDsqe (h/t @kenanmalik)
• Adam Corlett: The Conservative manifesto should take those in absolute poverty out of tax | Conservative Home
  .@AdamCorlett has a pt which applies to LibDems too: the aim should be to take those in absolute poverty out of tax http://bit.ly/1imiFif
• Budget 2014: 'the fairest since 2010'
  The most popular Budget 2014 policy? Increasing the personal allowance to £10,500 http://bit.ly/1jbwt2E
• New Statesman | Growth is up, unemployment is down – but Labour's stubborn poll lead remains
  Grt line! “Succession gossip is constant in all parties because there are always more egos than vacancies at the top” http://bit.ly/1g7JYgK
• As seen on Dale & Co: Why the Coalition is muddled but right about tuition fees | Stephen Tall
  “Market forces have been unleashed within higher education.” http://bit.ly/1di0Dz1 < What I wrote 3 yrs ago, still applies I think