ShortList: This week’s highlights

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This is the first LabourList ShortList, bringing you a weekly digest of the best content on the site over the last week and keeping you up to date with some of the current thinking in the Labour movement:

The Ken Livingstone interview:
The former London mayor sits down with Alex Smith to discuss how David Cameron was “horrified” when Boris won and why London will fall behind Paris, as well as speaking of his personal recollections of 7/7.

We can win in Norwich North – but I need your help:
Labour’s candidate for Thursday’s Norwich North by-election, Chris Ostrowski, sets out what Labour have done for the people of Norwich and asks for your help to keep the constituency Labour.

PPC Profile: James Alexander
James talks about what inspired him to get into politics, and what he will do for the people of York if elected – and responds to your comments.

Conservative PPCs under the spotlight:
Mike Ion discovers that a Conservative future is Eurosceptic, anti-abortion, pro-nuclear and pro-foxhunting.

Time to correct Brown’s most shameful act – the Inhertiance Tax threshold:
Lewis Goodall says Labour will deserve to lose unless it puts right its own tax breaks for the wealthiest.

The death of Cameronism:
Anthony Painter pinpoints the summer when Compassionate Conservativsm died and the Tory leader luched to the right.

The hypocrisy of the right:
In his popular Economics Matters column, Duncan Weldon says it’s the opposition that engage in the Politics of Envy.

Should you vote for a party or God?
The Labour blogosphere’s favourite MP, Tom Harris wonders why we would ever want our own Sarah Palin.

Warning: Cameron, I hope you are nothing like Boris Johnson
Influencial Tory pollster and owner of ConservativeHome, Stephan Shakespeare calls the London mayor a “do little” politician.

Green Designs:
Housing Minister John Healey sets out the government’s plans for creating brand new, carbon-neautral eco-towns.

We should endorse the Alternative Voting system:
Labour pollster Peter Kellner joins Roy Hattersley and Alan Johnson in favour of the AV.

The Afghan Dilemma:
William Silver poetically and poignantly sets out the challenges and decisions facing the government over Afghanistan.

PLUS: Vote in the Total Politics top ten blogs poll:
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