Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I'm not one for predictions hence I admire those who chance it and especially those who get a lot right (see Tony Judt in last year's oD). But Robin Lustig the excellent presenter of BBCs The World Tonight has already scooped a prize, predicting in his blog on the 21st December that "I think we’ll hear less about Iran and more about Pakistan".

Online at OK: Democratic Audit's full report, The BNP: the Roots of their Success
Britain is good at dealing with diversity - Kanishk Tharoor
The BBC was right on BNP - it is our political class who have been complacent - Jacob Ignatius
Get over it, better to flush out the whole affair - David Elstein









