People
OurKingdom is an editorial project run by openDemocracy, a global web magazine based in London. We have two full time staff, and a large list of regular and occasional contributors. Please direct all queries to Jon Bright at: jon.bright@opendemocracy.net.
Staff
Anthony Barnett
Editor
A social entrepreneur of wide experience, Anthony helped launch Charter 88 in 1988 and was its first Director. Anthony is also a writer and journalist. He is the author of Iron Britannia; Soviet Freedom and This Time; and co-author and editor of among other books, Aftermath: the Struggle of Vietnam and Cambodia; Power and the Throne, Town and Country and a considerable range of articles and pamphlets covering politics and culture, such as (with Peter Carty), The Athenian Option – radical reform for the House of Lords (Demos, 1998) and the television film, England's Henry Moore. He founded openDemocracy, and regularly contributes to many of its debates.
Jon Bright
Managing Editor
Jon Bright holds a BSc in Computer Science from Bristol University and an MSc in International Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has worked for openDemocracy since May 2006, and has been the Managing Editor of OurKingdom since May 2007. He is also a Contributing Editor at MusicOMH.com.
Guy Aitchison
Reviews Editor
Born and raised in Bristol, Guy was drawn to the politics of OurKingdom through a background in History and Political Theory. His first glimpse of London politics was early last summer when, on his first day at opendemocracy, Anthony introduced him to Gordon Brown. Guy is Reviews Editor at OK. He is always looking for relevant critical reviews to publish.
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Regular contributors
Guy Aitchison - London, OurKingdom
Andrew Blick - London, The Democratic Audit
James Graham - London, Unlock Democracy
Tom Griffin - London, The Green Ribbon
John Jackson - London, Charter 88
John Osmond - Cardiff, IWA
Mike Small - Fife, The Guardian
Stuart Weir - Cambridge, The Democratic Audit
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Occasional contributors
Saul Albert - London, The People Speak
Neal Ascherson - Argyll
Ron Bailey - London, Local Works
Mark Bell - London, CentreForum
Mark Bell - Brighton, votewise.co.uk
Christine Berberich - Derby, University of Derby
Geoffrey Bindman - London, BIHR
Philip Blond - Lancaster, University of Cumbria
Alex Buchan - Leicester
Alice Casey - London, Involve
Jonathan Church - London, The Federal Trust
David Clouter - Cambridge, LeaveThemKidsAlone
Felix Cohen - London, openDemocracy
Stella Creasy - London, Involve
Tony Curzon Price - London, openDemocracy
Suzy Dean - London, The Manifesto Club
Kiran Dhami - London, Women's Resource Centre
Paul Dorfman - Warwick, University of Warwick
Bill Emmott - London
Peter Facey - London, Unlock Democracy
Zac Goldsmith - London, Conservative Party
Jill Grieve - London, Countryside Alliance
Christopher Harvie - Fife, MSP
Robert Hazell - London, The Constitution Unit
Bettany Hughes - London, Lion Television
Sunny Hundal - London, Pickled Politics
Paul Hilder - London, Avaaz.org
Philip Hosking - Penryn, The Cornish Democrat
Bethan Jenkins - Neath, Welsh Assembly
Pat Kane - Glasgow, Scottish Futures
Sunder Katwala - London, The Fabian Society
Michael Keith - London, Goldsmiths
Paul Kingsnorth - Oxford
Daniel Leighton - London, The Power Inquiry
Jean Lambert - London, MEP
Guy Lodge - London, ippr
David Marquand - Oxford
Rick Muir - London, ippr
Alasdair Murray - London, CentreForum
Tom Nairn - London, RMIT University
Peter Oborne - London, The Daily Mail
Adrian Pabst - Nottingham, University of Nottingham
John Palmer - London
Akash Paun - London, The Constitution Unit
Mats Persson - London, Open Europe
Rupert Read - Norwich, The Green Party
Alexandra Runswick - London, Unlock Democracy
Hugo Robinson - London, Open Europe
Roger Scruton
Nan Sloane - Leeds, Centre for Women and Democracy
David Smith - Weymouth, Saving Democracy
Trevor Smith - York, House of Lords
Sue Stirling - Newcastle, ippr North
Tristan Stubbs - London, ERS
Stephen Taylor - London, 5jt
Kanishk Tharoor - London, terrorism.openDemocracy
Ben Ward - London, Human Rights Watch
Lee Waters - Cardiff, former Chief Political Correspondent for ITV Wales
Richard Wilson - London, Involve
Robin Wilson - Belfast, Democratic Dialogue
Martin Wolf - London, Financial Times
Gavin Yates - Edinburgh, Gymedia
Gareth Young - Lewes, CEP
