Other people's business, Tuesday 5 June
A new Sputnik moment, and climate change. 1. Five steps to career appraisal perfection (Financial Times) Of the many career appraisals I’ve perpetrated on team members, two stand out, writes Andrew...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren and the "controversy" that never was
Conservative attacks attempt to draw our attention away from what's truly important.You may have noticed a pattern in American politics. Whenever conservatives have no answer to pressing social and...
View ArticleKatie Price to found free school for special needs children
The former glamour model will work with other local parents to open a school for the visually impaired.News about Katie Price tends to focus on her latest love interest, autobiography, or reality TV...
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Don't start an airline if you want to be rich
Unless you are the CEO, I guess.From the American Government Accountability Office (pdf) comes this chart of revenue, expenses, and profit in the US aviation industry: Revenue in the industry has grown...
View ArticleANZ outsources 360 IT jobs to Capgemini
Over 100 Melbourne jobs to move by the end of the year.The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has agreed to outsource 360 staff to the French IT provider Capgemini Group, with 110 Melbourne...
View ArticleThe haunting images from Syria moved me to action
The media has a right - and even a duty - to publish graphic images. What do you do when you see a picture of a toddler with his hands tied and his throat cut? A week ago on Saturday I was scrolling...
View ArticleJon Stewart mocks the Jubilee pomp
Would a British comedian have been allowed to do this? Regular readers will know that my love of Jon Stewart knows no bounds, but it just increased a little more this morning with his take on the...
View ArticleWorkfare casts a shadow over the Jubilee
The use of the unemployed as unpaid stewards is a symptom of a divided nation. In his speech at last night's Jubilee concert, Prince Charles notably referred to the "difficulties and hardships" faced...
View ArticleShould you bother watching the Transit of Venus?
Yes, unless you believe Kurzweil...Of course you don’t need to get up to watch the Transit of Venus tomorrow. Didn’t you see those keyboards on the Jubilee Concert stage? Ray Kurzweil, the man whose...
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Caption competition: politicians at the Jubilee service
Oh, George, what have you done to your hair?Some snaps of our dear leaders at today's Diamond Jubilee service at St Paul's. Leave your suggested captions in the comment box below.
View ArticleI'm proud to be a member of the "Humourless Left"
Is the Jubilee fawning really what we do better than anyone else? If so, is that something to be proud of?As we prepare to take down our soggy union jack bunting ahead of the ceremonial handover to St...
View ArticleWeb Only: the best of the blogs
The five must-read blogs from today, including why child poverty is absolute and relative. 1. Child poverty is absolute and relative To tackle child poverty is to tackle the exclusion of young people...
View ArticleCameron’s treatment of Warsi shows his blind spot
The PM is in danger of confirming the suspicion that the Tories are a rich men's club.One feature of politics that is routinely forgotten in Westminster is that most people, most of the time are not...
View ArticleQuantas profits to fall by 90 per cent
Airline predicts a dramatic loss.Quantas has said its profits will fall by up to 90 per cent, sending shares to their lowest ever level. The Australian airline blamed an unexpectedly high fuel bill,...
View ArticleSyria: up to 100 dead in "new massacre"
What next for the conflict-torn country?Last week, the Houla massacre shocked the world. In one of the worst moments of the Syrian war so far, 108 people – at least 49 of whom were children – were...
View ArticleCentrica and Statoil extend gas exploration partnership
Good news for British companies, says David Cameron.Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, and the Norwegian oil and gas explorer Statoil have extended their gas exploration memorandum of...
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Twitter goes trademark crazy
DO NOT MANIPULATE THE BIRDTwitter has a new logo! The old one was a stylised blue bird, whereas the new one is a stylised blue bird. Although the new one is made entirely out of overlapping circles,...
View ArticleVideo: Golden Dawn spokesman attacks left-wing politicians on live TV
Far-right politician faces arrest after assault of Communist Party member on talk-show.An arrest warrant has been issued for a member of Greece's extremist far-right party Golden Dawn (Chrysi Avgi)...
View ArticleMiliband tackles the English question
Labour was "too reluctant" to talk about England, Miliband admits. One consequence of the debate over Scottish independence is a new focus on the politics of Englishness (a subject the New Statesman...
View ArticleIn this week's New Statesman: The A-Z of Iran
Everything you need to know about the world's most controversial country.The magazine is now available on newsstands around the country, and domestic/overseas purchasers can order a single issue copy...
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