Laurie Penny: a different Tea Party | Lobbyists caught on tape | UK earns a D for inequality | Praying for an end to prayers

Weekly Online Newsletter 6 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 Newt encounters a different kind of Tea Party "To my astonishment, the audience applauds. Gingrich is in a spot. By Laurie Penny The UK earns a D for inequality Inequality has risen faster in the UK than in any other rich country. By George Eaton Lobbyists caught on tape claiming to have influence over the Prime Minister Senior figures at Bell Pottinger secretly recorded boasting of links to senior Conservatives. By Samira Shackle What do you do when an entire system fails? The Leveson inquiry is revealing a problem for which there may not be a solution. By David Allen Green Balls: we're losing the battle but we'll win the war Shadow chancellor insists that "in the end, good economics is good politics too." By George Eaton A new chapter in EU integration, whether Britain likes it or not The new EU treaty is bound to contain something that British sceptics think requires a referendum. By Rafael Behr Who are Standard and Poor's and why should we care? The credit ratings agency has warned it could downgrade all 15 eurozone countries. Why does this matter? By Samira Shackle That Iranian embassy gaffe? It wasn't a gaffe, says Bachmann Presidential hopeful tries to spin latest GOP foreign policy slip. By Jon Bernstein Praying for an end to prayers Are council prayers discriminatory, or just local democracy in action? By Nelson Jones "Repression in the name of security" Our second-best friend in the Middle East continues to violently resist the Arab spring. By Mehdi Hasan 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. Finance Graduate Training Scheme England £23500 - £25000 per annum A CIMA affiliated scheme with the aim of giving the relevant training and practical work experience to gain the CIMA qualification within 3 years. Search thousands of top-quality jobs, click here Sign up to New Statesman Jobs Regulars Leader: A decade of stagnation looms if the Chancellor won't act Osborne has learned that unless you stimulate growth, you can't deal with your debts. Arts & Culture Hugo (U); Surviving Life (15) By Daniel Trilling Two fantasy worlds offer sentiment and surrealism in turn.   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.