<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Casper ter Kuile]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://caspertk.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[caspertk]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://caspertk.wordpress.com/author/cterkuile/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Link Loving 18.01.11]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<ul>
<li>Time for Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development, to <a href="http://www.leftfootforward.org/2011/01/christian-aid-calls-for-world-bank-action-on-climate-change/">turn rhetoric into reality</a> and stop the World Bank investing in polluting power stations.</li>
<li>David Cameron promised <a href="http://liberalconspiracy.org/2011/01/17/watch-when-cameron-promised-not-to-cut-ema/">not to cut the EMA allowance</a>. *Awkward*.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.conservation-economy.org/2011/01/is-affluenza-a-helpful-concept/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConservationEconomy+%28The+Conservation+Economy%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">Jon Alexander</a> wants to play the games his grandparents played</li>
<li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jan/16/maurice-glasman-peer-labour">Meet Maurice Glasman</a>, you&#8217;ll be glad you did.</li>
<li><a href="http://wagingnonviolence.org/2011/01/the-military-industrial-complex-50-years-on/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WagingNonviolence+%28Waging+Nonviolence%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">Nathan Schneider </a>surprises us with President Eisenhower&#8217;s speech attacking the military-industrial complex.</li>
<li><a href="http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/who-organized-tunisias-revolution">Micah Sifry</a> explores who organised the Tunisia protests.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.grist.org/article/2011-01-13-why-are-gays-more-eco-friendly">Grist</a> ponders why gays are greener. Nothing to do with being more fabulous.</li>
<li><a href="http://ecogems.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-non-environmental-wonder_18.html">Natalya Sverjensky</a> reminds us of the horrors of the Bush presidency with one simple photo.</li>
<li>And as if it needed proving, <a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/2011/01/golden_globes_controversy">the Economist</a> explains why Americans just don&#8217;t get British humour.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.leftfootforward.org/2011/01/how-the-jilted-generation-is-paying-for-coalitions-cuts/">Daniel Elton </a>explains how young people are paying for the Conservative-led government.</li>
<li><a href="http://liberalconspiracy.org/2011/01/18/the-sheer-scale-and-breadth-of-coalition-u-turns-is-staggering/">Paul Sagar </a>lists the large number of U-turns made so far by the government.</li>
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