Misc

Egypt? Yemen? Who cares?

Laurie Penny has been frequently discussed on this blog.  The New Statesman has accompanied her recent article with a picture:

The caption underneath the picture reads:

A protestor waves a GMB union flag alongside an Egyptian flag from a statue in Trafalgar Square. Photograph: Getty Images.

This is the Yemen flag:

One would have thought the New Statesman would have known the difference.