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Andre Glucksmann on the persecution of the Roma. David Osler on reading Arendt in Tehran. Mike Phillips on why multiculturalism fails immigrants. Duncan on the EDL and Loyalism.Two from Eamonn at Z-Word: The “Irene”, Occupied Cyprus, Gaza and Good Jews; The Invention of the Irish People. Liu Xiabo for the Nobel prize [h/t Jogo].

Why Ed Miliband recalls Colonel Blimp. Why it is a pity Ken beat Oona, but now it is time to get behind him. Michael Harris on the detoxification of Blair/Brown authoritarianism.