Hungary is no longer a democracy | The welfare cuts that the 50p tax rate could have prevented | In defence of wine geekery

Weekly Online Newsletter 02 Apr 2013 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 The welfare cuts that the 50p tax rate could have prevented George Osborne abolished the top rate of tax after it "only" raised £1bn - but which welfare cuts could have been avoided for that amount? By George Eaton So, Iain Duncan Smith thinks he could live on £53 a week That's just half the cost of his bluetooth headset. By Alex Hern How Osborne disguised the truth about the rising housing benefit bill Excessive rents and substandard wages are to blame for soaring housing benefit payments, not workshy 'scroungers'. By George Eaton Hungary is no longer a democracy Europe has been slow to act, but it is not too late. By Benjamin Abtan The really frightening thing about today's cuts is that no one knows their combined impact The sums just don't add up. By Leslie Morphy Know your Bastardo from your blistering barnacles Wine is not simple; its pleasures are as various as some of its components' names. By Nina Caplan Saints or sinners? The problem of satire in videogames There's a fine line between what's fair game for mockery and what isn't. Phil Hartup looks at Saints Row: The Third, a game that steps on a few toes in its pursuit of laughs. By Phil Hartup Osborne surfaces as Duncan Smith petition passes 100,000 signatures A rare speech from the submarine Chancellor as more than 118,000 people challenge his cabinet colleague to live on £53 a week. By George Eaton Reviewed: What About Now by Bon Jovi Hair apparent. By Kate Mossman March 2013: most read on newstatesman.com What you've been reading in the last month. By Caroline Crampton Subscribe! The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Special Offer Get 12 Issues for just £12, plus A free copy of A History of Capitalism According to the Jubilee Line by John O'Farrell 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. Contracts Manager Bracknell £31000 - £40000 per annum + Depending on experience This role is to provide contract support to Supply Chain through the review, negotiation, and execution of purchase order and subcontract related activities. Education: Law Degree or 1st degree followed by Masters MSc/LLM in a legal related discipline. Experience: 5+ years contract management; legal contract experience will substitute in part. Recruiter: Hexagon 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. 2012. 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.