Rafael Behr provides a wee guide for the perplexed in today's Observer.

An interesting account of Britain's image amongst international foreign policy types. It's not pretty.

George Monbiot reports on some interesting research in Nature, suggesting that maybe small green actions don't actually lead to larger ones, and that we should all stop being such self-absorbed ninnies and campaign for real, political change.

Next Left's Sunder Katwala runs down the list of top 10 Tory blogs, and finds none of them believes in the severity of global warming as a top political issue.

NUS are following Liberal Youth's lead over the Student Loans Company crisis!

Patrick Murray calls for the Lib Dems to stick to their principles in the immigration debate.

As Jonathan says, the events of the last few days show how misguided the "no platform" approach is to combating the BNP

Why electoral reformers need to ditch their belief in the value of the constituency link. And quite right, too.

Jan Moir receives a brutal fisking, in flagrante, from Charlie Brooker. It isn't being ghoulish to speculate that this sort of lifestyle choice may lead to a sticky end.

The conservatives recon they can "save" £13 billion by raising the state pension age for men alone. Do the figures add up? What do you think?