Ed Miliband: the comeback interview | Will Self on Las Vegas | The cartoonist who defied Assad

Weekly Online Newsletter 6 Sep 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 hollow centre of British politics Have our politicians stopped speaking to the voters in a language they understand? By Rafael Behr Las Vegas, the dark heart of the American dream It's gone family-friendly. By Will Self Ali Ferzat: the satirist who defied Assad Syrian government thugs broke cartoonist Ali Ferzat's hands and left him for dead - but he wasn't going to go quietly. By Rachel Halliburton The Queen of Versailles - review An unexpectedly sympathetic portrayal of the wife of a timeshare mogul. By Ryan Gilbey British poetry is in rude health, so why don't more people read it? The New Statesman's renewed commitment to poetry. By Sophie Elmhirst Five must-read blogs Ed Miliband: It would be "politically crackers" to spend like the last Labour government The comeback interview. By New Statesman GQ's men of the year covers - spot the odd one out "One of these things is not like the others." By Alex Hern 3. Why "predistribution" could be a winning agenda for Miliband How the state can act to prevent inequalities arising in the first place. By George Eaton Pragmatism will rule President Morsi's new foreign policy in Egypt The current threat to western power is not from the Muslim Brotherhood but from ongoing revolutionary dynamics in Egypt. By David Wearing The author and the sockpuppet Should we be surprised at fake Amazon reviews? By Emma Geen 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. Chemist Middlesex £35,000 - £40,000 per annum A leading manufacturer of microwave tubes, high voltage power suppliers and transmitters currently have an opportunity for an experienced Chemist. The successful applicant will be responsible for maintaining the chemical integrity for the day to day running of the company's chemical cleaning and plating shop. Recruiter: RJN Selection 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.