Half a dozen links

A few items that you may or may not have missed...

• Carnival of Socialism! Call for submissions at Rivers Edge.
  
  
• Fun news of the week. The NUS President Aaron Porter has apologised for his "spineless dithering" over student protests. James expands on the theme.
  
  
• Paul Krugman in the New York Times explains the Irish crisis. Left Banker compares Ireland to the UK.
  
  
• Disabled people against the cuts.
  
  
• Jane on the Tories and the environment.
  
  
• Claude explains some figures about unemployment.