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a media service provided by New Statesman A digest of all today’s essential comment and opinion TODAY'S SUMMARY Miliband's spin doctor dilemma 13 December 2010 In the Independent, Stephen Glover says that Ed Miliband needs to find a spin doctor who understands the importance of a Labour leader having good relations with right-wing newspapers. Elsewhere, in the Financial Times, the former City minister Paul Myners argues that the future of the financial sector depends on the government breaking up Britain's uncompetitive big banks. Meanwhile, in the Wall Street Journal, the former Spanish prime minister José María Aznar argues that the roots of the country's economic crisis lie in the government's decision to abandon successful market-based policies. In the Times, Kevin Toolis says that Ireland's woes will allow Sinn Féin to win unprecedented support as voters embrace small-nation nationalism and reject European federalism. Finally, in the New York Times, Thomas Friedman says the failure of the US's attempt to bribe Israel with a $3bn security assistance package demonstrates how disconnected from reality the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships have become. 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.