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.

Highlights
Jock’s Place – Is there a point at which Liberal Democrats should want to leave the European Union?
Jock buys into the theory of a united Europe, it’s the reality he struggles with. And the much-predicted presidency of Tony Blair may be the final straw.

donpaskini – Ideologically neutral
Paskini on the government’s flirtation with recommendations from the [David] Freud Report.

The Daily (Maybe) – Countryside Alliance wins Channel Four political awards
“A loose grouping who most people don’t even care what they stand for, let alone know.” [quote]

HangBitch – Catholics
Interference by “Jesus freaks” may prevent Lesbians from producing a child.

NY Times – Kennedy Chooses Obama, Spurning Bill Clinton Plea
The Senator has rebuffed overtures from the former President. Apparently Kennedy is fuming over the Clinton’s “misleading” attacks on Obama.

Dave Osler – New Labour and ‘Jewish money’; cause for concern?
Notes from Dave’s speech to the Jewish Socialists’ Group.

Renaissance Virtues – What a palaver
What has Alan Johnson actually done wrong?

The Red Box/Times Online – Freedom of Information: an important victory against Downing Street
Oh the the games Number Ten plays to circumvent its own Freedom of Information Act.

Elsewhere
Stumbling and Mumbling – A liberal-left manifesto
Mind the Gap – The Personal is Political
Westminster Wisdom – A UN University?
Ken Livingstone/CiF – Davos 08: globalisation in capitals
Robin Lustig/BBC – The Gaza break-out
Justin McKeating – Haji Muhammad Suharto 1921 – 2008
Remembering the Ability in Disability – Social networking sites accused of breaching the Disability Discrimination Act
Liberal Burblings – Spectator on Clegg: The “love-in“ continues
Aberavon & Neath Liberal Democrats – A bank run averted [history]

You can find this week’s Britblog Roundup at Philobiblon. 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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