Anthony Barnett (London, OK): My good friend Tom Nairn is back from his regular sojourn in Melbourne but has come down with the flu, whose symptoms this winter seem to
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): In an uncharacteristically generous (mostly) response to Harold Pinter's death which attempts to make some necessary moral distinctions, Nick Cohen also writes this about
Harold Pinter died on Christmas day. oD's founder reflects briefly on his own encounter with him and on his heartfelt Nobel speech.
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): This is my full - and brief - entry in the Prospect roundup of people's"most under-rated" events of the year (from
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): This exchange in which Gordon Brown replies to Bernard Jenkin MP who was Shadow Defence Secretary at the time of the Iraq war shows how deep
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Great piece by Mary Riddell on the larger picture of the Greengate affair in today's Telegraph.
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Fascinating Newsnight last night on the Damian Green affair. Ken Macdonald, who has just stepped down as the DPP was sharp and impressive. He made it
The global financial crisis exposes anew the flaws of a British polity that resists democratic modernisation. In a long, sweeping overview, Gerry Hassan & Anthony Barnett declare the United Kingdom
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): The arrest of Damien Green, early blogged by Tom (below), included a police search of his office in the House of Commons. Let's assume
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): This argument heads Britain in the direction of a presidential system - but without an independent legislature:
Parliamentary rules should be changed to allow Lord Mandelson
In the sixth part of his exchange with KA Dilday, Anthony Barnett realises that Obama's victory was hardly as comprehensive as it seemed. Catch up with part 1,
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): In a brief post in the Times David Lammy MP, the Minister for Skills, who met Obama some years back at Harvard writes about the impact
