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a media service provided by New Statesman A digest of all today’s essential comment and opinion TODAY'S SUMMARY The internet has not given us freedom 16 December 2010 In the Guardian, Timothy Garton Ash argues that freedom comes from the brave actions of individuals, not new technologies, such as the internet. While the internet might not directly lead to freedom, it has heralded a new age of terrorism, according to Andreas Whittam Smith in the Independent. An editorial in the Times questions the wisdom of the Conservatives picking a fight over the NHS, one of their weakest policy areas. Also in the Times, David Aaronovitch criticises the police's handling of recent student protests and argues that calm policing is the best policing. On the BBC Blogs, Business Editor Robert Peston predicts that the severest test of the Eurozone is still to come, with Spain next in line for a bailout. 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.