When Gove went on strike | Hugo Chávez: not dead | Is Blue Labour anti-women? | Alex Salmond’s missing speech

Weekly Online Newsletter 28 June 2011 Home Editor's Choice Features Regulars Arts & Books Blogs Subscribe   The ten must-read blogs from the last week on newstatesman.com Red Tory: Gove on his union days The Education Secretary "was an active striker" at the Press and Journal during its bitter confrontation with the NUJ in the 1980s. By Duncan Robinson. Hugo Chávez: not dead Reports of the Venezuelan President's death have been exaggerated. By George Eaton Labour to pick Chris Lennie as new general secretary "Ed's team have moved heavily behind Chris." By Dan Hodges Morning Call: pick of the papers The ten must-read pieces from this morning's papers. Alex Salmond's missing speech What has happened to his 2008 "Scotland will be a Celtic Lion" speech? By David Allen Green Miliband matters as much as Hague did No one cares how Labour chooses its shadow cabinet. They've already chosen a man who will never be prime minister. By Graeme Archer Romney's tribute to Thatcher New "Obama Isn't Working" poster is a replica of "Labour Isn't Working". By George Eaton Ignore the media scare-stories about strikes Those who strike are not firebrands or ideologues, they are ordinary men and women. By Steven Baxter Is Blue Labour anti-women? A senior Labour MP criticises the project for "harking back to a Janet and John era". By Daniel Trilling The real question about overseas aid It's not the UK's aid budget that hinders development, it's free-market capitalism. By Deborah Doane New Statesman Jobs Job of the Week: Campaigns and Communications Officer, UK Poverty Programme Oxford £27,830 - £34,020 (36 hours pw) Do you want to see an end to poverty in the UK? Do you have the passion and drive to do something about it? And can you inspire others with your vision? Sign up to New Statesman Jobs now     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.