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Fab 5: Tuesday 26 January 2010

Five articles you may want to read today:

  • GDP figures released today show the UK is technically out of recession. The BBC’s Economics Editor, Stephanie Flanders, provides the IMF’s take on UK growth prospects. Will Straw of Left Foot Forward highlights rising GDP per capita since 1997, and a new campaign to end the “fixation” with economic growth.
  • PPC Liz Kendall, writing for Progress, gives her views on Cameron’s “social recession” remarks from the front line.
  • Luke Akehurst ponders, amid the ongoing Chilcot enquiry, about the legality of wars.
  • Finally, The Economist’s Charlemagne wonders why Baroness Ashton took the new EU Foreign Policy portfolio given the increasing volume of briefings against her.

    • Fab 5: Monday 26 January 2010

    Your Fab 5 for today:

  • David Cameron’s “social recession” jibe has prompted a leader from the FT criticising aspects of Tory tax policy. Meanwhile, The Economist’s Bagehot contrasts the leaders of the two main parties.
  • Meanwhile Chris Dillow has four questions for George Osborne.
  • Alexandra Kemp argues on Labourlist that extending free school meals could reduce child poverty by 50,000
  • Finally, Charlie Brooker believes everything tastes better covered in Cadburys.

    • Evening at the movies

    Just got back from tonight’s 1st Film Club, tired but contented.  Obviously not as happy as the person who won the copy of This is England that we raffled after the screening.

    Whilst the violence is appalling and the racism shocking, that film has a great soundtrack. (Well the girls who’d just handed in their essays had a good dance anyways…)

    And Sam Tarry, who introduced this evening’s movie rightly pointed out that today’s BNP are still trying to peddle the same rubbish they were in the 80s in which the movie takes place. Stolen jobs, alien cultures and worthless wars.

    For those that haven’t seen Hope not Hate’s campaign centre in East London, it is shaping up to be a vibrant hub for action and reminds me of the campaign offices we saw out in Ohio in 2008. We’ll have to plan a visit soon…

    Pleasantly surprised the number of people asking what film we’re going to be screening next. Anyone got any favourite movies they think we need on the list?

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