Christopher Hitchens's final interview | The left and Sri Lanka | Laurie Penny: Bloomberg's private army

Weekly Online Newsletter 22 December 2011 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE FEATURES REGULARS ARTS & BOOKS BLOGS JOBS SUBSCRIBE Editor's Choice The ten must-read blogs from the last week on newstatesman.com Preview: Christopher Hitchens's final interview Exclusive extracts from the writer's last interview with Richard Dawkins. By George Eaton Why has the left neglected the Tamils of Sri Lanka? Human tragedy on this South Asian island is all but ignored. By Emanuel Stoakes "If Steve Jobs were at the beginning of his career now, undoubtedly the FBI would have him locked up" An interview with investigative journalist Heather Brooke on hackers, data dealing and Wikileaks. By Helen Lewis Hasteley 2011: a year of unintended consequences From OccupyLSX to Leveson, the British political system is not working well. By David Allen Green Preview: "The tyranny of the discontinuous mind" by Richard Dawkins Extracts from the New Statesman guest editor's Christmas issue essay. By Alice Gribbin The scandal of low-paid care workers A New Year's resolution? Let's stop paying less than the minimum wage to those who care for the elderly and vulnerable. By Gavin Kelly and Joe Coward The answer to Labour's woes? Tax cuts Balls and Miliband should call for the basic rate of income tax to be slashed. By Andrew Harrop Daniel Dennett and the bacterium of faith How guilt reinforces the link between religion and positive social action. By Nelson Jones On the streets with Bloomberg's "private army" "Whose tweets? Our tweets!" Sometimes, only puns will do. By Laurie Penny Why we won't back down on public sector pensions Contrary to the coalition's spin, ministers have consistently refused to negotiate. By Mark Serwotka Subscribe! The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Print Edition Special Offer Get a FREE copy of Arguably, by Christopher Hitchens 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. Product Manager Central London 45000 - 55000 GBP Annual A fantastic opportunity for product managers and product owners to join a global marketing and technology company as Product Manager, based in London. Recruiter: Computer People Search thousands of top-quality jobs, click here Sign up to New Statesman Jobs   Subscribe 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.