Exposing the vagenda | Tony Blair’s “God bless Britain” controversy | A third intifada?

Weekly Online Newsletter 15 May 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 Women's magazines: exposing their vagenda You're no body if nobody loves you, say Rhiannon and Holly from The Vagenda in their first blog for the New Statesman. By Rhiannon and Holly Education - Labour's next Clause 4? The left needs a new education strategy. By John Whitting Tony Blair wanted to end televised address with "God bless Britain" The former prime minister says that civil servants stopped him from using the phrase during a speech to the nation. By Samira Shackle Facing the Grexit Could Greece actually leave the Eurozone? By Alex Hern Anglo-Saxon attitudes Sexual double standards are not the preserve of conservatively-minded ethnic minorities. By Nelson Jones A third intifada? Expect violence and chaos if the Palestinian hunger strikers perish. By Mehdi Hasan 500,000 could lose their disability benefits Iain Duncan Smith to press ahead with plans to cut disability claimants. By Samira Shackle The rise and rise of the food bank They call it a "bank" for a reason. By Rowenna Davis Why gay marriage won't hurt Obama Independent voters are more concerned about the economy. By John Stoehr The first ladies of television It's boom time for female characters on the small screen. By Tom Atkinson Subscribe! The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Print Edition Special Offer M for Murdock book worth £20 free 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. Electrical Design Engineers (All Levels) Staffordshire £25000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits This role will be working for an international company working within the Controls and Automation industry; you will be responsible for the design of hardware systems using proprietary hardware. Recruiter: Matchtech Group 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.