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

Anthony Painter – Thinks Hillary should manage her climb-down carefully, for the benefit of Obama and the Democratic Party. Interesting position, and one which lends itself nicely to the idea, floated by Mike Smithson, that Obama may pay-off Clinton’s campaign debts.
David Brooks – Arguing that the Tories’ greater emphasis on society may prove to be the road to salvation for a struggling Republican Party.
BBC Magazine – A Surrey based company is this month to launch the National Staff Dismissal Register, a business service that will monitor employee dismissals and allow prospective employers to check against the register for alleged accusations – proven or not… Several major employers have signed up.
Remembering the Ability in Disability – Kudos to the BBC, which now offers subtitles on 100% of its programming.
Dave Cole – Boris, by banning alcohol on the tube, has not only indulged in the worse sort of un-enforcable gesture politics, he has proven himself a hypocrite.
Entertainment Weekly – Josh Brolin has the “honour” of playing George W. Bush in Oliver Stone’s new biopic. via.
Luke Akehurst – Labour’s situation is critical, but not necessarily terminal. They must address the 10p tax debacle in the first instance, and ensure there are no losers.
Kezia Dugdale – Points out that Robin Cook’s wisdom still resonates today.