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Weekly Online Newsletter 02 July 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 Never mind a pay rise, let's stop paying our MPs to fail We wouldn't mind what MPs' salary was if they were making the UK a demonstrably better place. By Alex Andreou Make MPs less "moaty": we want professionals in Parliament, not wealthy hobbyists We want a political profession that's open to everyone, no matter what their means - not just the wealthy who fancy a nice office in central London. By Eleanor Margolis I was a Manic Pixie Dream Girl Men grow up expecting to be the hero of their own story. Women grow up expecting to be the supporting actress in somebody else's. By Laurie Penny Why the odds are still on a Labour victory in 2015 The electoral system, UKIP and the strength of the Labour brand all mean that the party is still likely to be the largest after the next election even after a fall in support. By George Eaton Clegg is propping up Miliband's EU policy Both pro-EU, both queasy about a referendum. Who will jump first? By Rafael Behr Google Reader is dying. Here's where to go next Don't bury your head in the sand, switch to one of these services. By Alex Hern Rape fantasies and knowing what's real Rape porn is a very dangerous area - people shouldn't feel ashamed of their fantasies, but how do we tell the difference between fantasy and reality? By Glosswitch An obsession with composers' birthdays is turning our orchestras into state-funded tribute bands Doesn't organising a festival around something as arbitrary as a composer's birthday undermine the fundamental value of the work? By Andrew Mellor How Labour can come to the rescue of Sure Start Labour needs to put Sure Start at the heart of its plans to enthuse a weary electorate. By Michael Pavey After Osborne's spin, it's time to bring parliament and the public into the spending process Institutional reforms can reduce the extent to which short-term tactics trump long-term thinking. By Andrew Harrop Promotion Sponsored Advertorial Wimbledon Insights Discover how IBM brings the data behind Wimbledon to life   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. 2013. 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.