Casting the net -The skinny edition
10:43 am - January 23rd 2008
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Welcome to Casting the net, Liberal Conspiracy’s daily web review. As always, please feel free to share your own recommendations in the comments section. A brief one today – as per the rest of the week.
Highlights
Advancing the sum total of human knowledge and endeavour! – Part of the reason I’m pro-choice is the fear that I don’t have one myself.
Forget biology, a child must be wanted.
Bernard Aris/LDV – Opinion: A liberal view from Holland
An interesting historical look at the links between Dutch and British liberal politics.
The Diary of Chris K – Teenage spirituality leads to mental health problems
Organised religion is healthy, kooky spiritualism and atheism isn’t. So says an Australian study.
Craig Murray – Mr Aaronovitch’s Problem
The latest media tiff is between former diplomat and writer Craig Murray, and Iraq War cheerleader and columnist David Aaronovitch.
Jonathan Freedland/CiF – The free-marketeers abhor the crutch of the state – until they start limping
£77bn is wiped off the city’s valuation, and suddenly they need the State’s help. But then, capitalism is inherently parasitic.
The Red Box/Times – The anti-obesity drive. In association with Kellogg’s, GlaxoSmithKline and SlimFast
The corporations that “help” with Westminster policy making. How nice and fluffy.
Iran Coverage – A Serious Political Blow to Ahmadinejad or an Election Maneuver?
Is Ahmadinejad losing his grip on power? (via)
Elsewhere
Hot Ginger and Dynamite – State of the Blogosphere Address
Freemania – The value of your investment may go all over the place as well as nowhere
D-Notice – ECtHR: Banning gay adoption is illegal
SpyBlog – Home Secretary promises Metal Detectors in some schools, but they are still not installed in every Prison
Stephen Tall/LDV – Official: UK voting system “open to fraud”
Neal Lawson/OurKingdom – Machines, markets and morals: the new politics of a democratic NHS
Neil Stockley – The politics of generations: baby boomers and after
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Aaron Murin-Heath is an occasional contributor. He is a writer based in Newark-on-Trent and Tallinn, Estonia. He is both socially and economically liberal. Aaron blogs at tygerland.net.
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Reader comments
Just two things here..
Cameron says lying is ok and there is a tide growing of people that are concerned about Nick Clegg’s change of tune on EU.
I’ve asked (as have others) if this is part of a political allegiance forming? Anyone got any more thoughts on this?
Time to get ready for PMQ’s now 🙂
Ugh, wish I hadn’t watched it now. Brown makes me want to gouge my eyes out and puncture my eardrums. How often can a man over the course of being leader repeat the economic successes of the last 10 years, avoid questions, and accuse the opposition of flip flopping? If he only did it once in a while it would have impact, as it is it appears he has no ability to debate and no wish to be held accountable.
I think someone ought to do a write up of PMQs. Each week.
A sort of open thread. I used to do one for Question Time – called The QT, which was great fun. But alas, time etc.
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