Jimmy Carr's tax avoidance | Syriza has changed Greece forever | The Tory plan to punish strikers

Weekly Online Newsletter 19 Jun 2012 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE FEATURES REGULARS ARTS & BOOKS BLOGS JOBS SUBSCRIBE Editor's Choice Ten must-read blogs Tax avoiders like Jimmy Carr have nothing to fear from Osborne The Chancellor's plans will allow the vast majority of tax avoidance to continue uninterrupted. By Richard Murphy With the rise of SYRIZA and Golden Dawn, Greece's status quo has been forever altered Greek Democracy will never be the same after this turbulent month. By Alex Andreou Lara Croft and rape stories: breaking down the bitch Why is rape seen as a reasonable way to "strengthen" female characters? By Laurie Penny Enoch was wrong: the attempted rehabilitation of a racist For a man so clever, he brought a lot of misery to a lot of people's lives. By Dorian Lynskey Support for Scottish independence is on the slide The anti-independence campaign's lead has risen from 11 points to 20. By George Eaton Cathy Ashton struggles to identify Serbian President She demanded an aide accompany her as she didn't "know what he looks like". By Caroline Crampton No, we will not say "woo hoo" for our "froo froo". Women need to talk about their bodies honestly Down with euphemisms, say Rhiannon and Holly. Jimmy Carr's accountant responds to allegations The Times has accused the comedian of avoiding tax. By Alex Hern The Tory plan to punish low-paid workers for striking Workers who go on strike will lose their tax credits. By George Eaton Another three years to wait for 0.7% overseas aid? The Tories have again delayed their pledge to meet the UN aid spending target. By Richard Darlington Subscribe! The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Special Offer Charles Dickens a Life by Claire Tomalin book worth £10 free when you purchase 12 issues today for just £12. Subscribe today for the following benefits: Free book worth £10 Never miss an issue The magazine will be delivered to your door each week - sent by first class mail or airmail Free access to the PDF edition (worth £50 a year) Money back guarantee - we will send you a full refund on the unexpired part of your subscription should you decide you don't want to receive any more issues Free access to the New Statesman archive Make significant savings on the cover price 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. Frontend Developer Manchester Negotiable This an exciting opportunity for a Frontend Developer to join a hugely successful ECommerce company with tremendous ambition. My client has an IT team that is growing rapidly with many new technologies and processes being introduced. Your main focus will be the front end web development of my clients various channels. There will also be the opportunity to work across the full spectrum of development work including report development and the backend underpinning code. If you like a challenge then this is the opportunity for you. Recruiter: Harvey Nash Search thousands of top-quality jobs, click here Sign up to New Statesman Jobs   ELECTORAL REFORM SOCIETY CONFERENCE 'Navigating The New Democracy' What Will Political Reform Mean for You? 26th June 2012 • LSO St Lukes - London EC1V 9NG New Statesman reader Discount - Register for £39 (Promotional code NSWEB) British Democracy is changing. Join the Electoral Reform Society and get prepared for the political and constitutional changes set to take place locally and nationally over the next 18 months. How will changes impact on civil society's ability to deliver services, to campaign and to influence? Discover how organisations at every level can make the most of our changing politics. Speakers include: Angela Eagle MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Babbs, Chief Executive, 38 Degrees Owen Jones, Author of, Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class Campbell Robb, Chief Executive, Shelter Polly Toynbee, The Guardian Register your place and find out more click here   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.