Laurie Penny: An afternoon with the EDL | The end of WikiLeaks? | Blair and Murdoch's friendship

Weekly Online Newsletter 6 September 2011 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE FEATURES REGULARS ARTS & BOOKS BLOGS JOBS SUBSCRIBE Editor's Choice The ten must-read blogs from the last week on newstatesman.com An afternoon with the English Defence League Tired, hot and frustrated -- they've been drinking since breakfast. By Laurie Penny Is WikiLeaks grinding to a halt? It's hard to undock Assange from WikiLeaks. And that's a problem By Steve Baxter I've changed my mind. Let the EDL march I would like to extend an olive branch to those defenders of English nationalism. By Dan Hodges Blair revealed to be godfather to Murdoch's daughter Wendi Deng reveals that Blair is godfather to her nine-year-old daughter Grace. By George Eaton The Republicans are "an apocalyptic cult"... ...says a former Republican Congressional staffer. By Mehdi Hasan The story of Mr Goodman and Mr Justice Gross When did News International have firm independent evidence of wider participation in phone hacking? By David Allen Green Yet another marker that a double-dip looms Services, the biggest and most important sector, is slowing. By David Blanchflower The end of the Scottish Conservatives? Leadership favourite Murdo Fraser vows to disband the Scottish Conservatives and set up a new centre-right party. By George Eaton Britain's links to the torture of Libyans to be "investigated" Cameron confirms that the Gibson Inquiry will look at new allegations, but its credibility has already been questioned. By Samira Shackle The Dale Farm eviction is the ugly side of localism Both central and local government are failing in their roles as a guarantors of minority rights. By Lewis Goodall Subscribe! The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Get a FREE copy of Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life by Michael Moore when you start your annual subscription today for just £87. New Statesman Jobs Now recruiting Sign up to New Statesman Jobs now Regulars Leader: After a decade of war, the west is weak and in retreat Western leaders no longer proclaim their desire to reorder the world.   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.