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a media service provided by New Statesman A digest of all today’s essential comment and opinion TODAY'S SUMMARY Reduce tax avoidance and the cuts could be reversed 09 November 2010 Iain Duncan Smith's universal credit will work only if people are given real jobs with a real wage, says James Purnell in the Times - unpaid work could cause damage if used too bluntly. Elsewhere, in the Independent, Andrew Grice argues that the civil service, marginalised by New Labour, is back and ready to grab the levers of power. Over at the Guardian, George Monbiot spells out the figures to show that if just 20 per cent of the £120bn tax gap was clawed back, the most damaging cuts could be reversed. In the Daily Telegraph, Kate Allen says that as a major investor, China is in a unique position to influence the situation in Burma, and urges Britain to pile on the pressure. Finally, in the Wall Street Journal, Tony Blair discusses immigration and integration, arguing that the right approach is to distinguish between public and private spheres. 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.