Berlusconi loses his grip | Laurie Penny on the Slut Walk | Volvo hits back at Labour

Weekly Online Newsletter 14 June 2011 Home Editor's Choice Features Regulars Arts & Books Blogs Subscribe   The ten must-read blogs from the last week on newstatesman.com Gay Free Zone conviction is disturbing Why did a few anti-gay stickers provoke an outcry by gay groups, while far worse homophobia passed without protest? By Peter Tatchell The political tide turns in Italy Silvio Berlusconi's fragile grip on power seems to be slipping. By Emanuelle Degli Esposti The return of David Miliband? The former foreign secretary is contemplating a return to the shadow cabinet. By George Eaton Morning Call: pick of the papers The ten must-read pieces from this morning's papers. Arrested for filming a public council meeting Have Carmarthenshire Council and Dyfed Powys Police acted illiberally? By David Allen Green The Damascus delusion The "Gay Girl in Damascus" blog was a product of an American man's imagination. But does it matter? By Steve Baxter Let's get those sluts walking False moral divisions are being created between "innocent" women and "sluts". By Laurie Penny Is Blair the best man to give advice to Labour in 2011? Three reasons why Miliband shouldn't take advice from Tony. By Mehdi Hasan Volvo: don't sully our brand with Gordon Brown's image Car maker says Volvos are dynamic, and other similar words to that effect. By Jason Stamper Harman: "Future Labour leader or deputy must be female" Several senior colleagues see move as politically divisive and impractical to implement. By Dan Hodges New Statesman Jobs Job of the Week: Head of Digital Communications & Communications Planning London £63,000 - £70,000 + benefits Communicating to a diverse internal audience of over 125,000 members of staff you will be responsible for developing and implementing targeted digital communications channels to drive employee engagement. Recruiter: Royal Mail Group Sign up to New Statesman Jobs now     This Week's Issue 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.