Welcome to Casting the net, Liberal Conspiracy’s daily web review. As always, please feel free to share your own recommendations in the comments section. Today’s links are flabbergasted that people still think Ringo Starr can sing.

Highlights
Spin Blog – Presumed Consent: Gordon Gets It Right
A Tory blogger goes against the party grain (including Saint Iain of Dale), welcoming government plans to change the donor system in favour of “presumed consent” (Hat-Tip: Lee Griffin).

The Golden Strawberry – I Will Jump Through That Hoop, Then I’ll Strangle You With The Red Tape…
Can we all agree that this is health and safety gaaawn maaaad?

Contrapuntal News – The Iraq War Resolution – Senator Clinton’s Refusal to Lead
Is Clinton a tool of the corporatocracy: just another bought off politician happy to vote with the establishment?

Head of Legal – Peter Hain: trouble with PPERA
The always authoritative HOL on Hain’s funding troubles.

Mark Pack/LDV – Why the Faroe Island elections matter
Obscure election that may have an impact on the UK.

Spy Blog – Independent on Sunday – Ministry of (In)Justice plans to VeriChip and release prisoners
The surveillance blog punchers some very bad science and rues the lack of technological savvy in Whitehall.

The Poor Mouth – NATO considered Italian coup
History: An American led coup d’etat in Europe? This ain’t Latin America, Mr. Kissinger.

Renaissance Virtues – On loyalty and tribalism
Loyalty in politics: vice or virtue?

Elsewhere
Fareed Zakaria/NEWSWEEK – The assassination of Benazir Bhutto has shaken the already troubled Pakistan
Jamie C’s Political Hotspot – Bobbies on the beat cut crime – well duh!
Fritz Stern/CiF – Imperial hubris: lessons for America
Mind The Gap – Time for a new sexual revolution?
Shiraz Socialist – The future’s green; the future’s nuclear
Rachel from north London – Inside a terrorism trial
Cassilis – Party funding – can it really be that difficult…?

Finally, Clairwil has this week’s Britblog Round Up. Enjoy.

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Aaron Murin-Heath is a regular contributor. He is a writer based in Newark-on-Trent and Tallinn, Estonia. He is both socially and economically liberal. Aaron blogs at tygerland.net.
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