Front-line workers speak out | Mehdi Hasan: In defence of Blair | Laurie Penny: Disrupt the royal wedding!

Weekly Online Newsletter 20 January 2011 Home Editor's Choice Features Regulars Arts & Books Blogs Subscribe   Editor's Choice IN THIS WEEK'S NEW STATESMAN... In this week's New Statesman, six front-line workers speak out about what the coalition's cuts mean for them. One of them is Peter Hyman, a No 10 strategist (for Tony Blair) turned deputy head teacher, who warns that "Gove's English Baccalaureate has the potential to send Britain's education system back 50 years." Elsewhere, Mehdi Hasan says it's wrong to pin the blame for Iraq on Blair alone, Laurie Penny urges us to disrupt the royal wedding and David Owen says the Lib Dems must oppose the Tories' NHS reforms if they are to remain the "the heirs of Beveridge". Also this week, David Blanchflower and Robert Skidelsky respond to Vince Cable and argue that the Business Secretary can't claim Keynes for the coalition, Vernon Bogdanor says the coalition is held together by fear and comedian Robin Ince says we must fight library closures. All this, plus Hari Kunzru on when student protests go bad, Roy Hattersley on why he stayed with Labour in the 1980s and Ryan Gilbey's take on Black Swan. The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Get a FREE copy of Alwyn Turner's Crisis? What Crisis?: Britain in the 1970's when you start your 12 week trial subscription today for just £12. The five most read blogs The Sarah Palin Battle Hymn: video and lyrics | Samira Shackle How the Tories broke their promises on the EMA | George Eaton Tales from the front line: public-sector workers speak out | Samira Shackle Exclusive interview: Julian Assange on Murdoch, Manning and the threat from China | New Statesman This divorce tax is emotional terrorism | Laurie Penny Regulars Leader: The beginning of the end of the NHS The coalition's reforms pave the way for full-scale privatisation of the health service. Arts & Culture Neds and Black Swan By Ryan Gilbey Portraying a troubled mind requires skill, not overkill.     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.