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Monday 6th February

Volunteer Role at OurKingdom

OurKingdom, the UK section of openDemocracy, is seeking a volunteer to help support our editorial team.
Friday 18th November

UK Uncut pay a visit to the head of HMRC

Dave Hartnett has struck deals with multinational corporations that have cost Britain billions in lost tax. In this video, direct action group UK Uncut pay him a surprise visit.
Thursday 17th November
Monday 7th November

#Occupy - What do they want?

Last week's discussion at the Frontline Club - with OurKingdom associate editor Aaron Peters and others - looking at the aims and potential of the global occupations movement.
Monday 24th October

Dear UK Parliamentarians, here’s how 3 children will fare if you let the Health and Social Care Bill pass

Five leading children’s doctors present case studies to illuminate the Bill’s likely impact on child health in England.
Monday 19th September

Video: Tottenham residents give their take on the riots

A new independent documentary tells the story of last month's riots in Tottenham from the point of view of local residents. Definitely worth a watch,
Wednesday 24th August
Sunday 14th August

Young Deacon - Failed by the System

A post-riot song by a young south London rapper.
Saturday 13th August

Video: there is no 'us' over here

A spontaneous street debate about the London riots.
Friday 8th July

Is shutting the News of the World and a public inquiry enough?: We want your answers

We want your answers to this Open Question: David Cameron has called for a public inquiry into the hacking scandal at the British tabloid News of the World, which has announced its closure. Is this an adequate response to a scandal that implicates the Murdochs, the British political class and the police?
Sunday 3rd July

Blue Labour and immigration: a Sky News debate

A transcript of a Sky News debate on Blue Labour, an idea gaining traction as a guide to rejuvenating the Labour party. The founder and two members of the shadow cabinet debate the relationship of Blue Labour to immigration, racism and the right-wing
Friday 1st July

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Sunday 29th May

MP attacks LSE professor over feminist political theory course

During a Commons debate on Human Trafficking, Denis MacShane MP accused professor Anne Phillips of filling the minds of her students at the LSE with 'poisonous drivel' concerning the difference between waged work and prostitution
Wednesday 4th May

The AV Referendum Debate: a timeline

A timeline of the Alternative Vote referendum debate, chronicled by Ryan Gallagher over the last 15 months
Thursday 31st March

Join us for the print launch of Fight Back!

Join us for the print launch of ‘Fight back!’, Wednesday 6th April, 7pm at Housmans bookshop.
Tuesday 1st February

Fight Back! A Reader on the Winter of Protest

Read 'Fight Back! A reader on the winter of protest' here, and get all the latest information. The book is FREE to download, and available in print on Amazon and in Housmans bookstore
Tuesday 18th January
Monday 27th December
Monday 1st November
Thursday 26th August

Robert Harris on Tony Blair and the new film of The Ghost

The Ghost, the film by Roman Polanski adapted from the political thriller by Robert Harris, is out from Monday 20 September on DVD and Blu-ray. This is a short extract from an interview by Martyn Palmer with Harris that its publicists have released.
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