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a media service provided by New Statesman A digest of all today’s essential comment and opinion TODAY'S SUMMARY Fairness can't be measured numerically, says Clegg 26 August 2010 The Institute for Fiscal Studies' (IFS) conclusion that the "emergency" Budget is "regressive", should make the Liberal Democrats think twice about which policies they back, says Larry Elliott in the Guardian. Nick Clegg, however, is steadfast, and in the Financial Times refutes the IFS analysis, because fairness can't be measured numerically - what matters is the dynamic effect of policy across generations. Meanwhile, in the Independent, Johann Hari argues that legalising drugs would swiftly and entirely bankrupt criminal gangs. Over at the Washington Post, Katrina van den Heuvel criticises the US Supreme Court's decision to allow corporations "unlimited spending in pursuit of political ends". Finally, in the Telegraph, Con Coughlin warns that the floods in Pakistan have left a country too difficult to govern that is ripe for another military coup. CATEGORIES > UK Politics > International Politics > Economics & Business > Security & Defence > Environment > Science & Technology > Culture, Media & Sport > Health, Family & Society > Education > Human Rights, Law, Justice   If you would rather not receive this email, please unsubscribe from the list. CommentPlus is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. ©CommentPlus 2010. You are receiving this newsletter because you are a valued subscriber to New Statesman. Your email address has not been, and will not be, given to third parties.