The Comic Tragedy of British Politics 3: Real People
The Comic Tragedy of British Politics, 2: Can England join the Union?
The comic tragedy of British politics: 1
Can the English left finally wake up and smell the constitution?
A protest march against the Global Law Summit in London symbolises the relevance of the Magna Carta.
Labour is promising British voters a muddled, demoralising way forward for democratic reform despite its leader knowing better, here is the solution.
A respectful request to the head of the United Nations.
openDemocracy's founder explains why Britain must go for a fully written constitution, and why a constitutional convention is necessary to achieve that.
We are now clearly in the middle of a "constitutional moment" and those who want a new settlement for the country are beginning to stir and take action. How can you get involved, and what's coming up?
The 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's death brought forth a spasm of second-rate musings and hagiographical blather about the great man by the London media, but little understanding of the transformation of Britain which, despite himself, he personified. Here, by contrast, is the 1982 analys
A Commons Select Committee has called for members of the British public to send them a model Preamble for a new UK constitution. Anthony Barnett tries his hand.
A new Senate report lays bare US involvement in torture. As for Britain's collusion, well, you'll just have to take David Cameron's word — they're handling things. What could possibly go wrong?
