Welcome to our daily web review. Feel free to share your recommendations in the comments. Today’s review was compiled and written by Douglas Johnson, who blogs over at Scribo Ergo Sum.

This is Zimbabwe – It’s not just Zimbabweans who are watching the elections anxiously. Ethiopians too…
Tory Troll – The BNP exploits discontent with falsity and outright lies to push a racist agenda. Again. Why am I not surprised?
Obsolete – Tory proposals for unemployed youth show they’re still the Nast(ier) Party. Howard would be proud.
Huffington Post – McCain holds typical Republican attitudes towards abortion, contrary to his moderate image. Pro-choicers will have to (gosh!) vote Democrat, it seems…
Shashi Tharoor In an emerging pattern, McCain’s “League of Democracies,” proposals would undermine the United Nations. Just like the rest of his foreign policy, then…
The Economist – hosts a debate on whether Beijing should ever have been given the Olympics. Loathsome as the publication is, it could be quite interesting.
Pickled Politics – Blogging will change politics. The abortion debate was a turning point for the left.

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Douglas Johnson is an angry London student, socialist and member of the Green Party. The bulk of his anguished ravings can be found at Scribo Ergo Sum, which he edits.
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