Link Loving 17.05.11

• Is crime the Tory’s weak spot? The Economist.
• Ann Pettifor has a memo for Guido Fawkes. Smackdown.
• Pat Kane argues that the ‘I’m-happy-I’m-green’ consensus won’t placate our lust for novelty.
• Trials never happen because politicians are too scared of hard data on their good intentions. Ben Goldacre.
• What your literary tote says about you.
• I Hear My Mother Calling: A new documentary on women and population. Lisa Hymas.
• Why have successive governments been waging war on one of the world’s best health systems? George Monbiot.
• A Beginner’s Guide to Scottish Independence and Britain. Gerry Hassan.
• Breaking the silence of civil society – why so little noise? Anna Coote.
• Tom Baker does some FOI number digging on the impact of campaigns. First up – DEFRA.
• The wrong reason for gay marriage – it shouldn’t be about economics. Jay Cee Whitehead.
• Activists rebrand the David Koch theatre. Awesome action. Eric Stoner.