OpenLeft closes it’s doors. Thanks for the memories, kids.

There is a list of 50 ‘Northern Lights’ – the names to watch out for from Northern England, as compiled by ippr.

Corey Allan says that relationships are easy – when the wind blows hard, adjust your sails – not the wind.

My favourite mid-Welsh cartoonist strikes again, this time taking on worthy activists.

Alexandra Petri puts the ‘pun’ in punditry as she takes on CNN’s hilarious coverage as Anderson Cooper arrives in Egypt.

Penny Red accepts that with power, comes great responsibility. And that she has to do the washing up now and then.

It’s hard not to be inspired by the monthly updates from the Transition movement, via Rob Hopkins.

Dawn Foster finds her inner King Solomon and judges the three main political parties on their use of the word ‘progressive’.

Alan Finlayson explains why Compass moving (potentially) to open itself to members of any political party is indicative of more pluralist times. Good news indeed.

Naked Capitalism on how the UK is about to implement a major tax break for banks.

This just doesn’t get old – pranking corporate brands on twitter. This time, @KennethColePR.

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