The trouble with TED talks | Balls heckled by trade unions | Laurie Penny: the problem with Naomi Wolf's vagina

Weekly Online Newsletter 11 Sep 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 How the fighting talk fizzled from Mitt Romney's Republican Party The GOP has allowed the Democrats to seize their ideological heartland - patriotism and defence. By Nicky Woolf The Church of Scientology, Vanity Fair and an astonishing lawyer's letter "It is inconceivable (to the entire world) that Mr. Cruise would have difficulty getting a girlfriend," writes a lawyer for the Church. By Helen Lewis Balls heckled at TUC as he warns Labour would cut too Shadow chancellor shows he's no "deficit denier" By George Eaton French newspaper to France's richest man: "Get lost, you rich bastard" Libération has little sympathy for billionaire Bernard Arnault's complaints about the proposed 75 per cent tax rate. By Daniel Trilling The trouble with TED talks In the cult of TED, everything is awesome and inspirational, and ideas aren't supposed to be challenged. By Martin Robbins The problem with Naomi Wolf's vagina This sort of 'feminism' has nothing to do with changing women's lives. By Laurie Penny Will the Davies aviation commission be nobbled? The Lib Dems are worried that the Tories are trying to skew the report in favour of a third runway. By Rafael Behr Is fighting over "the sisterhood" holding us back? Singling out female friendships for scrutiny has ceased to do us any favours. By Rhiannon and Holly Should we have been so surprised that the Games were a success? The trail of clues was there if you wanted to notice. By Sunder Katwala Anna Soubry is right: we must stop fudging issue of assisted dying Compassion should win the argument. By James Harris 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. PR Account Manager - Travel PR London £30000 - £35000 per annum A well respected boutique Consumer PR agency based in London is seeking a new Account Manager to work on some very high profile and luxury International travel brands. This agency is well-known for delivering an exemplary standard of work and they're looking for an individual who has a background working on creative Travel PR campaigns. Recruiter: Fresh Connect Recruitment 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.