Mehdi Hasan: what next for Libya? | The Daily Mail's immigration lies | France's super rich: tax us more

Weekly Online Newsletter 25 August 2011 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE JOBS FEATURES REGULARS ARTS & BOOKS BLOGS SUBSCRIBE   Editor's Choice Five must-read pieces from the magazine It may be goodbye to Gaddafi, but it's far from Mission Accomplished Those who suggest Libya could be a template for intervention are deluded. War should be a last resort, not the first or only option. By Mehdi Hasan Cameron's leadership -- a holiday persistently interrupted by reality The Prime Minister has long positioned himself above the fray, at the expense of a coherent message for his party. By Rafael Behr The crisis in Syria is leading the Middle East into uncharted territory The war by Bashar al-Assad on the people of Syria has created a civil impasse, and could lead to all-out conflict between Damacus's Shia ally Iran and a modern, self-democratising Turkey. By Olivier Roy The NS Interview: Ranulph Fiennes "I failed my A-levels - it was the height of the miniskirt era" By By Helen Lewis-Hasteley Leader: If EU students get free tuition in Scotland, English ones should It is absurd that EU students receive a free university education in Scotland, while UK students pay full fees. Five most-popular blogs The Daily Mail lies about today's immigration figures The paper claims that "immigration soared" by 20 per cent last year. But it was net migration that rose. By George Eaton The politics of creationism Evolution has become a touchstone issue for Republican presidential hopefuls. By Nelson Jones The middle class should leave rioting to the professionals Couldn't the riots have been influenced by, well, the riots? By Dan Hodges "Please tax us more," say France's super-rich 16 of France's wealthiest people sign a petition asking the government to raise their taxes. When being the Prime Minister gets in the way of a good holiday Clamouring for Cameron to come back from holiday when things get tough just feeds his Etonian ego. By Steve Baxter 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 Regulars Leader: If EU students get free tuition in Scotland, English ones should It is absurd that EU students receive a free university education in Scotland, while UK students pay full fees.     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.