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Weekly Online Newsletter 2 August 2011 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE JOBS FEATURES REGULARS ARTS & BOOKS BLOGS SUBSCRIBE   Editor's Choice The ten must-read blogs from the last week on newstatesman.com Cameron returns to London after a night of nihilism Scenes of destruction in London as riots spread to Birmingham and Liverpool. By George Eaton Video: the riots continue for a third night Incredible footage of last night's riots shows scenes of chaos, clashes and extraordinary bravery. By Tess Riley Cameron promises "16,000 officers tonight" The PM also announces that Parliament will be recalled for a day on Thursday. By George Eaton Keeping the riots in proportion What these exceptional events mean, and do not mean. By David Allen Green Morning Call: pick of the papers The ten must-read pieces from this morning's papers. Germany holds the key to the euro's future Angela Merkel is the most powerful and most vulnerable player in the debt crisis. By Ben Fox Our streets are aflame. Now black Britain will be allowed its say The politics of race has, at best, retreated to a narrow debate around the issue of Islamophobia. By Dan Hodges "Why did the Tottenham riots happen?" Let's all guess Discussion of the riots is dominated by guesswork, and coloured by the same old agendas. By Steve Baxter It's time for Osborne to face the facts The Chancellor's policies are in disarray; he needs to change tack - and fast. By David Blanchflower Time to downgrade the downgraders Standard and Poor's decision to downgrade the United States's credit rating is outrageous and undemocratic. By Mehdi Hasan The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Get a FREE copy of Chris Mullin's A Walk-On Part: Diaries 1994-1999 when you start your annual subscription today for just £87. Are you currently trading the stock market? Are you getting big returns? Graduates that used our Forex Pro Picks Service made over 35% from January to June - outperforming major stock indexes. At Online Trading Academy we help you discover the trading style that works for you and the markets which you best perform in. By offering free lifetime re-takes on our courses and continuing support we help you become the best trader you can be. Attend a special two-day event at Bloomberg and find out how you can start increasing your returns from trading. Register here now New Statesman Jobs Recruiting now on New Statesman Jobs 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.