Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Laurie Penny: rape culture's Abu Ghraib moment | Interview: Alexis Tsipras of Syriza | Where is Fleet Street's contrition?

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Ten must-read blogs

  1. Without real contrition, press piety leaves me cold
    The cross-party deal is a stitch-up but there is no moral authority on Fleet Street to resist it.
    By Rafael Behr

  2. Steubenville: this is rape culture's Abu Ghraib moment
    The pictures from Steubenville don't just show a girl being raped. They show that rape being condoned, encouraged, celebrated. What type of culture could possibly produce such pictures? By Laurie Penny

  3. Interview: Alexis Tsipras of Syriza
    "More and more people realise austerity is not viable. There is no other way but to radicalise further. By Yiannis Baboulias And Daniel Trilling

  4. How the coalition sneaked through a law making it easier to sack workers
    While all eyes were on press regulation, MPs quietly voted to halve the consultation period for redundancies from 90 days to 45.
    By George Eaton

  5. Are we really harming our children by sending them to nursery?
    Childcare is a fact of life - making it more "affordable" for some women not to earn money is not the same as granting non-earners choice, status and respect. By Glosswitch

  6. A decade on, Iraq should inform our foreign policy, not paralyse it
    There is little that Britain can do now to right the wrongs that took place but we can learn lessons. By Douglas Alexander

  7. Historic moment as Pakistan's elected civilian government completes full five year term
    There are still challenges to be overcome, but merely surviving is something of an achievement.
    By Samira Shackle

  8. To avoid further cuts, Osborne should raise taxes and reduce benefits
    Rather than cutting over-stretched public services, the Chancellor should raise more from the wealthy through tax rises and cuts to universal benefits. By Andrew Harrop

  9. Conservatism will wither without modernisation
    The Conservative Party must delve deeper into conservative philosophy to provide compelling and meaningful policies for contemporary society. By Ryan Shorthouse

  10. Sir Peter Tapsell "keeping his seat warm for Boris"
    The Father of the House would apparently be willing to give up his safe seat to allow Boris to return to the Commons. By Caroline Crampton

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