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Monday 6th February

Volunteer Role at OurKingdom

OurKingdom, 6 February 2012

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

OurKingdom, 18 November 2011

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

Fortnum UKUncut defy guilty verdict

OurKingdom, 17 November 2011

Monday 7th November

#Occupy - What do they want?

OurKingdom, 7 November 2011

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

OurKingdom, 24 October 2011

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

OurKingdom, 19 September 2011

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

Week-long break from publishing

OurKingdom, 24 August 2011

Sunday 14th August

Young Deacon - Failed by the System

OurKingdom, 14 August 2011

A post-riot song by a young south London rapper.

Saturday 13th August

Video: there is no 'us' over here

OurKingdom, 13 August 2011

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

OurKingdom, 8 July 2011

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

OurKingdom, 3 July 2011

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

We are OurKingdom

OurKingdom, 1 July 2011

We work to illuminate and redress the crisis in democracy here in Britain.

We do so with openDemocracy, enriched by its international readership and contributors.

Sunday 29th May

MP attacks LSE professor over feminist political theory course

OurKingdom, 29 May 2011

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

OurKingdom, 4 May 2011

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!

OurKingdom, 31 March 2011

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

OurKingdom, 1 February 2011

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