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Weekly Online Newsletter 9 Aug 2012 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE ECONOMICS POLITICS WORLD AFFAIRS BLOGS JOBS SUBSCRIBE If you were forwarded this by a colleague please click here to subscribe Editor's Choice Five must-read pieces from the magazine The bonds of coalition are strong, but they're choking its leaders Britain has innovated its own peculiar model of coalition and it is not a very healthy one. By Rafael Behr Recession deniers should shut up as down we continue to go The case for an immediate increase in public investment in infrastructure is building. By David Blanchflower How the Chosen Ones ended Australia's sporting prowess and revealed its secret past Australia's Olympian "stars", from Nick D'Arcy to John Booth, are sad relics of a racially biased past that produced Shane Gould, Evonne Goolagong and Cathy Freeman. By John Pilger David Bailey: "I like George Osborne. He makes sense to me" The photographer on politics, the East End and his time as a debt collector. By Rebecca McClelland The Olympics on BBC1 - review Rachel Cooke loves the TV coverage of the Games (one presenter excepted). By Rachel Cooke Five must-read blogs "The death of competitive sports" is the right's favourite Straw Bogeyman There's nothing wrong with having fun. By Steve Baxter Meet Miliband's new guru: Tim Soutphommasane The young Australian shaping Labour's thinking on patriotism. By George Eaton 3. With 14 out of our 48 medals won on two wheels, why is Britain so good at cycling? Looking behind Team GB's impressive Olympic performance. By Sarah Ditum Does Labour now fear Boris more than Cameron? The Mayor of London is increasingly viewed as a threat by Labour. By Rafael Behr What I learned from the Pussy Riot trial The punk band are on trial because of who they are, not what they did. By Kerry McCarthy Subscribe! The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Special Offer Magna Carta: A Very Short Introduction by Nicholas Vincent (worth £7.99) free when you purchase 12 issues today for just £12 by direct debit. Subscribe today for the following benefits: Save £125 on the annual cover price! 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 Subscription continues for £14.99 at quarterly intervals, unless cancelled, for one year. Then £9.99 a month thereafter. 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. Digital Designer Central London 40000.00 - 60000.00 GBP Annual Digital Designer: Energetic and Successful Web Start-Up, 40-50KMyBuilder.com is an established startup located in the heart of Clerkenwell. Yhe business is taking off, which means that a) its an exhilarating place to work, and b) we're hiring. OWe are a tight team with one common goal - to help homeowners find trusted tradesmen, and to help tradesmen get more work. Recruiter: MyBuilder 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.