Mehdi Hasan on Jesus the lefty | The new age of protest | Will Self on Greggs

Weekly Online Newsletter 9 December 2010 Home Editor's Choice Features Regulars Arts & Books Blogs Subscribe   Editor's Choice IN THIS WEEK'S NEW STATESMAN... In this week's cover story, Mehdi Hasan looks at the "The Radical Jesus" and explains why the son of God was much more left-wing than the religious right likes to believe. Elsewhere, Anthony Barnett explores how today's student protesters can succeed where their predecessors failed. Meanwhile, ahead of today's tuition fees vote, the president of the National Union of Students, Aaron Porter, warns that the coalition's plans will deter poorer students from applying to university. Also this week, Steve Richards says Ed Miliband must escape the ghost of Gordon if he is to beat Cameron, David Blanchflower calls for Mervyn King's resignation as governor of the Bank of England and Laurie Penny condemns those who automatically assume that Julian Assange is innocent. All this, plus an interview with philosopher Mary Warnock, David Herman on the many identities of Harry Houdini and Will Self's verdict on Greggs bakery. The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Get a FREE copy of Andy McSmith's No Such Thing As Society when you start your annual subscription today for just £82. The five most read blogs PMQs review: Miliband fights back - and wins | George Eaton The day the teenagers turned on Topshop | Laurie Penny Christopher Hitchens vs. Tony Blair: the full transcript | Jon Bernstein Julian Assange arrest: why both sides are wrong | George Eaton WikiLeaks, a forgotten people, and the record-breaking marine reserve | Sean Carey Features Weekly Briefing Regulars Leader: Labour cannot afford to be left behind by today's protesters The party must reach out to a new generation of activists. American bullies and leggy Russians By Peter Wilby Washington clamps down on the leader of WikiLeaks, spy paranoia in London, to Oldham for a by-election, and Oz fights back. Arts & Culture Somewhere By Ryan Gilbey Sofia Coppola serves up a subtle emotional study.     This Week's Issue Kindly note that if you receive this e-mail your e-mail address is being held by us for the purpose of communicating with you on New Statesman related matters. If you do not wish us to e-mail you, please unsubscribe from this list. New Statesman Limited is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. © New Statesman Ltd. 2009. The above information may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this email please destroy it. As Internet communications are not secure please note that the New Statesman does not accept legal responsibility for the content of this email message.