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Come off it Kanishk, it's Jerusalem we need not God Save the Queen

Anthony Barnett 11 June 2010

Replacing the Lords while reinforcing the past

Anthony Barnett 11 June 2010

The First Labour Hustings

Anthony Barnett 10 June 2010

The five candidates for the Labour leadership meet for the first time.

Happy Birthday Will Hutton - we need more like you!

Anthony Barnett 6 June 2010

Yet more misleading from Mandelson

Anthony Barnett 3 June 2010

The mastermind of New Labour announces that he will publish his memoirs by telling it as it wasn't.

Instant history, does FOI help?

Anthony Barnett 2 June 2010

Long live history!

Anthony Barnett 2 June 2010

The new government wants to revive English history. The questions are how and with whom.

Twelve Reflections now we have Coalition government

Anthony Barnett 21 May 2010

A condensed overview of how the British left should respond to the new government in Britain.

Ferdie Mount loses his judgement on PR

Anthony Barnett 19 May 2010

One of the UK's most distinguished Conservatives came round to support fair voting but has now recoiled from his conversion. He's wrong to do so.

Nick Plays with Fire

Anthony Barnett 15 May 2010

Nick Clegg does brilliantly on saving liberty in the UK but is he being outmaneuvered on making Britain a modern democracy

The End of Thatcherism

Anthony Barnett 13 May 2010

The nature and prospects of the extraordinary coalition now setting out to govern Britain for five years

Coalition deal on political reform and liberty

Anthony Barnett 12 May 2010

Flash Mobilisation - keeps up the pressure

Anthony Barnett 10 May 2010

"Accountability will be the sexy word for the 21st century" Best video of the demo for democracy

Anthony Barnett 9 May 2010

Billy Bragg on the demonstration calling for fair voting in the UK's elections

The Demo for Democracy calls out Nick Clegg - and half the population agrees!

Anthony Barnett 8 May 2010

The call for fair votes in Britain takes to the streets

If anything Farage helped to make sure Speaker Bercow was elected

Anthony Barnett 7 May 2010

Election UK: Did we vote for this? Hell, no!

Anthony Barnett 7 May 2010

Everyone who can should come to Trafalgar Square with a touch of purple tomorrow, Saturday 8 May, if you like the idea of democracy in Britain.

The UK's Ayatollah speaks

Anthony Barnett 5 May 2010

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