Hugh Grant on phone hacking | Sharing a lift with Dawkins | John Pilger: the silence of liberal America

Weekly Online Newsletter 7 July 2011 Home Editor's Choice Features Regulars Arts & Books Blogs Subscribe   Editor's Choice Five must-read pieces from the magazine The bugger, bugged Hugh Grant turns the tables on the phone-hackers. It's time for our politicians to stop courting the Sun King A succession of British prime ministers have been in thrall to the Murdoch empire but, with the current phone-hacking scandal, will that finally be challenged? By Mehdi Hasan The strange silencing of liberal America Obama's greatest achievement is having seduced, co-opted and silenced much of liberal opinion in the US. By John Pilger "We operate seamlessly" Francis Maude talks to Rafael Behr about privatisation, the unions and his Liberal Democrat colleagues Leader: For too long, public figures have lived in fear of Murdoch The tentacles of News Corp reach so deeply into national life that almost everybody of importance has been seduced. Five most-popular blogs Sharing a lift with Richard Dawkins The rationalist champion compares propositioning a woman with chewing gum. By David Allen Green Reading what Rebekah Brooks says What today's statement says and does not say. By David Allen Green Johann Hari claims to hate the Daily Mail. . . . . .but not enough not to borrow from it. By Guy Walters World exclusive: Hugh Grant turns the tables on the phone-hackers The bugger, bugged. The bullies, bullied News International is today the victim of events, not the master. By David Allen Green The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Get a FREE copy of Mehdi Hasan's and James Macintyre's ED: The Milibands and the making of a Labour leader when you start your annual subscription today for just £87. New Statesman Jobs Job of the Week: Economist London £150 per day The role will be to help provide high quality economic information and advice to inform policy development and service development of the organisation. Recruiter: Morgan Hunt 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.