Usain Bolt's tax revolt | The problem with Paul Ryan | Thatcher and the Leveson inquiry

Weekly Online Newsletter 14 Aug 2012 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE ECONOMICS POLITICS CULTURE BLOGS JOBS SUBSCRIBE If you were forwarded this by a colleague please click here to subscribe Editor's Choice Ten must-read blogs Paul Ryan is the Republicans' "ideas man". Shame his ideas are nonsense To achieve his plan, Ryan would have to enact spending cuts which are "beyond draconian". By Alex Hern Usain Bolt is wrong to oppose our tax laws The sprinter won't compete in Britain again because he doesn't want to pay more tax. By George Eaton Thatcher is the key to the Leveson inquiry The Leveson inquiry marks the end of an era that began with Thatcher - the figure at the eye of a storm that has been 30 years in the making. By Helena See Borderlands has a "girlfriend" mode, because all gamers are straight guys, amirite? Videogames need to get past these kneejerk assumptions about their target market. By Helen Lewis Edinburgh diary: In which hangover food is required Nicky Woolf knows the best spots for a morning-after pick-me-up. By Nick Woolf Mail Online to unemployed graduates: "Arbeit Macht Frei" There are easier phrases to rehabilitate. By By Alex Hern Boris Johnson and the rise of the London mavericks A new generation is taking the city by storm, snubbing the old ways, and making their presence felt by sheer force of personality. By Kim Lomax The best of the inimitable Baroness Trumpington The wit and wisdom of an extraordinary peer. By Caroline Crampton Emma Stone was right to call out sexism in the media. Will other actors join her? Time to end "rabbit food questions". By Rhiannon and Holly Why Vince should be in charge of our creative industries Responsibiliy for the creative industries should be transferred to the business department. By Richard Morris 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 / Web Designer - Digital Agency Guildford Salary: £300-400 per day Digital Designer / Web Designer is needed to join a digital and branding agency that specialise in the financial services sector. Having just won several new clients it is a great time to join their expanding team. Recruiter: Guru Careers 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. Powered by Blogger.