Fox News pins down Jon Stewart | New poll blow for Ken | What geeks can learn from gays | Obama impersonator cut off

Weekly Online Newsletter 21 June 2011 Home Editor's Choice Features Regulars Arts & Books Blogs Subscribe   The ten must-read blogs from the last week on newstatesman.com "Adam Curtis believed that 200,000 Guardian readers watching BBC2 could change the world..." A new video brilliantly demolishes the documentary maker's method. By Guy Walters A worrying poll for Ken Boris leads Ken by 48 per cent to 41 per cent in latest mayoral election poll. By George Eaton Are all these u-turns damaging David Cameron? Today's polls show that the PM's personal approval ratings are dropping, and voters no longer see him as "decisive". By Samira Shackle Morning Call: pick of the papers The ten must-read pieces from this morning's papers. What geeks can learn from gays It's time for scientists to come out - and make a stand against woo-woo and waffle. By Mark Stevenson Fox News puts Jon Stewart on the spot The Daily Show host had a tougher time than normal when he appeared on Fox News on Sunday. By Duncan Robinson Obama impersonator cut short at GOP bash "He was born in Hawaii," he went on. "Or as the Tea Partiers like to call it, Kenya." By Felicity Spector Greeks bearing debts The euro was a bad idea in 1999, and it's a disaster now. By Graeme Archer In praise of regional journalism Will we miss it when its gone? I think we will. By Steven Baxter What are the unions supposed to do? Ed Miliband needs a summer of discontent like he needs an invitation to go bungee jumping with his brother. By Dan Hodges New Statesman Jobs Job of the Week: Public Affairs Manager London £36,860 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 Compass Conference 2011: Building the Good Society 25 June 2011, 09:45-5pm Over 90 speakers including: Neal Lawson, Chair, Compass; Andrea Nahles MP, General Secretary, SPD; Jon Cruddas MP; Caroline Lucas MP; Chuka Umunna MP; Mehdi Hasan, New Statesman; Prof Richard Sennett; Baroness Prof Ruth Lister CBE; Prof Francesca Klug OBE; Polly Toynbee, The Guardian. Venue: Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL Website: www.compassonline.org.uk Email: gavin@compassonline.org.uk     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.