Dear Mr Osborne, here's your Plan B | Mehdi Hasan: Don't be fooled by Romney | Cameron's compassion problem

Weekly Online Newsletter 13 October 2011 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE FEATURES REGULARS ARTS & BOOKS BLOGS JOBS SUBSCRIBE Editor's Choice Five must-read pieces from the magazine Dear Mr Osborne, Here's your Plan B World leading economists present the Chancellor with alternatives to austerity. By Alice Gribbin Don't be deceived by the myth of Mitt Romney's moderation The former Massachusetts governor defends the interests of the rich and powerful at all costs. By Mehdi Hasan Cameron has outsourced worrying about compassion. He'll regret it Iain Duncan Smith's fretting about poverty is no replacement for an empathetic prime minister. By Rafael Behr The boom was the illusion The world economy is on the edge of a precipice. The best we can hope for now is a managed retreat from the wilder shores of globalisation. By Robert Skidelsky The NS Profile -- Claire Tomalin The award-winning writer and former New Statesman literary editor hangs up her biographer's coat with a life of Dickens . . . and contemplates one of her own. By Sophie Elmhirst Five most-popular blogs 98 of FTSE 100 companies use tax havens New research by ActionAid uncovers 8,492 overseas subsidiary companies. By Alice Gribbin Hitchens: "I'm not going to quit until I absolutely have to" Writer makes first public appearance for months in Texas. By George Eaton Dan Hodges and NewStatesman.com A statement. By Jon Bernstein Preview: Dear Mr Osborne, Here's your Plan B World leading economists present the Chancellor with alternatives to austerity. By Alice Gribbin PMQs review: Cameron is losing the economic argument The PM could not rebut Miliband's charge that his growth strategy is failing. By George Eaton Subscribe! The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Get a FREE copy of Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British by Jeremy Paxman when you start your annual subscription today for just £87. New Statesman Jobs Now recruiting New Statesman Jobs is the job site for intelligent and forward thinking job seekers. Click below to search jobs from our featured employers. • Head of External Affairs London £45,000 to £50,000 per annum We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead the development and implementation of the RSPB's political strategy. An experienced advocate, you will have the political insight to help us influence decision-makers in Westminster to benefit nature. Search thousands of top-quality jobs, click here Sign up to New Statesman Jobs   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.