Hello! It’s Thursday, and as usual I’m back to offer my thoughts on the best of the web. Check out my blog for an extended list a little later, it’ll include some links to the Gary Glitter situation, BBC on Brown and Belgium’s potential breakup…

A blog from the back room - Hopi looks at “fairness” and who wins out between Labour and the Tories, though Hak Mao has other feelings.
CiF/Marting Narey - You have to feel appreciative of the sheer amount of optimism from this rose-tinted glasses wearer, but sets out what Labour really should be doing about child poverty.
Peter Kenyon - Peter also wonder’s what exactly Labour are waiting for to abolish child poverty for good.
Transform - Steve has an absolutely stunning rebuttal of Dr Ian Oliver’s stance that prohibition is an overwhelmingly positive thing.
Cassilis - Are we ignoring the point of what exam grades are for, dumbing down or otherwise?
5CC - Could it be that there is more definite proof out there about inherent racism in the Daily Mail?
CiF/AC Grayling - Mr Grayling almost blows a load over the prospect of a non-religious type as the leader of the UK.
Harry’s Place - Everything you think is wrong, the MI5 lay ruin to the idea that you can tell who a terrorist is easily, and with it another foundation the ID card policy was built on.

Casting back:
QuaeQuam Blog (2007) - It’s been a year since the Chindamo affair dominated the news, and at the time James looked at how we failed the victims as a society.