Why Britain could leave the EU in five years' time | Scottish referendum: win-win for the Tories | Rick Santorum's baby - a follow up

Weekly Online Newsletter 10 January 2012 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 Did no-one spot that Britain is leaving the EU in five years' time? It didn't get much attention but a draft European treaty leaked last week maps out a course that, if pursued, will surely push the UK out of the Union. By Rafael Behr Why the Scottish referendum is win-win for the Tories Labour would lose 41 seats if Scotland went independent. The Tories would lose one. By George Eaton Diane Abbott, Paul Flynn and Labour's queasy tolerance of the intolerable Some in the party complacently assume historic anti-racist credentials are a permanent inoculation against racism. By Rob Marchant The right tries to blame youth unemployment on immigration -- again MigrationWatch has been allowed to get away with irresponsible scaremongering for too long. By Matt Cavanagh Rick Santorum's baby - a follow-up Damian Thompson and others on the right are trying to demonise me for reporting a story that Santorum's wife and supporters have been happy to discuss. By Mehdi Hasan Does Steven Moffat have a problem with women? A debate over the Doctor Who and Sherlock writer's attitude to female characters. By Helen Lewis-Hasteley Tories abandon plans to abolish 50p tax rate -- for now The top rate of tax will stay in place until 2015, according to the latest reports. By Samira Shackle Guantánamo's imperial past on its 10-year anniversary After a decade, this detention centre remains on the wrong side of the law. By Simon Reid-Henry God save the Queen Anglicans have good reason to be grateful to Elizabeth II. But will the church-state link be quite so strong in the next reign? By Nelson Jones The Leveson inquiry probes. . .why the Sun is such a great newspaper The inquiry is supposed to delve into the nastier side of tabloid journalism - but Dominic Mohan got a startlingly easy ride. By Steven Baxter Subscribe! The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Print Edition Special Offer Get a FREE £10 Waterstone's voucher 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. Application Developer Central London 40000 GBP Annual DO YOU WANT THE FLEXIBILITY OF A TEMPORARY, CONTRACT OR PERMANENT ROLE? 40-45K SALARY, Company pension scheme, 25 days holiday, private health care and discretionary performance bonus... Recruiter: Brook Street - Harrow Search thousands of top-quality jobs, click here Sign up to New Statesman Jobs Regulars Leader: Labour must be much more imaginative about welfare A commitment to universalism need not imply unconditional support for all universal benefits.   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.