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a media service provided by New Statesman A digest of all today’s essential comment and opinion TODAY'S SUMMARY Do the coalition's cuts signal a return to the 1980s? 26 October 2010 In the Independent, Steve Richards compares the coalition's cuts to the 1980s: then, as now, choices were made on the basis of how politicians view the state. But simply attacking the cuts on this basis is not enough for Labour to win, says Mary Riddell in the Telegraph -- the party must monitor the silent revolution in how Britain lives. Meanwhile, in the Times, Rachel Sylvester warns that the proposed housing benefit reforms will have devastating consequences, particularly in London, if they are not watered down. Over at the Financial Times, Gideon Rachman argues that China is using the label of "developing country" as a shield to protect itself from economic and political changes. Finally, a Wall Street Journal editorial notes the phenomenon of Democrats lurching to the right as they attempt to save their seats in the 2 November midterm election. 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.