Linkage for Wednesday, 17th April 2013

Fake Facebook girlfriends: what's not to like? via @guardian

My brother is running London Marathon for ppl with mental health issues such as survivors of child abuse. Pls donate

The libel reform O turn – and what the party needs to learn | Mark Pack

Why is the LSE making such a fuss over Panorama's North Korea documentary? | Robin Lustig | Comment is free

Stumbling and Mumbling: Thatcherite roots of the crisis

Tony Blair can't escape blame for trashing the economy » Spectator Blogs

Blair misses the point on the pre-crisis deficit

Street harassment FAQs: an imaginary conversation | Awesome Women of Twitter Street harassment

Where are today’s titanic Cabinet battles? » Spectator Blogs

Giving space to Andrew Wakefield on MMR isn't balance, it's lunacy

Q on my blog "If Clegg had been entryist tasked w ensuring LDs faded into oblivion what wd he have done differently?"

Peter Black: MMR, measles and new myths

Good line: "PCs are a victims of non-planned non-obsolescence"

Tony Blair stole my argument | Hopi Sen

News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier | Media | The Guardian

Link on Wakefield:

When You Sign Away Your Copyright To A Publisher, What If They Hold You Hostage Over It? | Techdirt

This lovefest for Margaret Thatcher spells trouble for David Cameron | Jonathan Freedland | Comment is free

Seven awkward questions for the Tories » Spectator Blogs

Oh Look, The Number Of People Employed In The Movie And Music Recording Business Just Hit An All Time High | Techdirt