Welcome to Casting the net, Liberal Conspiracy’s daily web review. As always, please feel free to share your own recommendations in the comments

Highlights
Obsolete – Iraq week.
Many of us will write about Iraq, but retrospective “navel-gazing” will not solve a thing. Iraq is an ongoing humanitarian disaster and Baghdad is a city riddled with sectarian battle-lines. Regardless of the latest (electorally motivated?) spin and the framing of the surge as a “success”, Iraq’s near-future remains a dark and bloody one.

Love and Garbage – With friends like these…
Oh dear. It appears Iain Dale has handed the Scottish Labour Party a gift.

Indigo Jo Blogs – A healthy obsession?
Public toilets are not only grim, they’re impractical. A bit of a rant, this.

Cicero’s Songs – Lib Dem v. Tory (Round 2)
Will the Liberal Democrats’ economically liberal policies mean they can outflank the Tories (from the right!) at the next general election?

The Daily (Maybe) – George Galloway, a Byron for our times
Is Galloway excusing Tehran’s barbaric attitude towards homosexuality?

Elsewhere
OurKingdom – Was there a New Labour establishment? Helena Kennedy responds.
Mick Hartley – Disgraceful Acts
Andy Worthington – Why Guantánamo Must Be Closed
Stephen Tall/LDV – Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #56
Clive Soley – The Lords they are a blogging!
Political Betting – Tories take 13% lead in new ICM poll
Pickled Politics – More LOL-Blairs
Jon’s union blog – Feeling Blue
Lynne Featherstone – Is it pensions rather than the Budget that are dragging Labour down?
Vishakha N Desai/CiF – Asia matters

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