Clare Coatman

Clare Coatman is Campaigns and Ideas Organiser for Compass. She is an experienced campaigner, having worked on issues including democracy, the environment and intergenerational justice.

You will pay for ID cards, and you will like it!

It's looking like the financial crisis and government's burgeoning deficit could prove to be a progressives blessing in disguise: first Trident falls into question, and yesterday

By Clare Coatman

/ 29 Apr 2009

Not "kettling" but "bubbling" - a charming correction

There's an interesting post by Tory MP David Davies (not to be confused with the former Shadow Home Secretary) in Conservative Home giving the police's perspective

By Clare Coatman

/ 17 Apr 2009

Convention on Modern Liberty launches with a bang

Clare Coatman (Sheffield, CML): Thursday 15th was the launch party for the Convention on Modern Liberty. Henry Porter (Convention Co-Director) and Helena Kennedy QC hosted the party, and spoke along

By Clare Coatman

/ 18 Jan 2009

Human rights abuses where you live

Clare Coatman (London, oD): I am working on a Convention on Modern Liberty (announcement forthcoming) and I came across a very interesting Google map displaying a selection of infringements of

By Clare Coatman

/ 11 Nov 2008

A Short introduction to Cabinet government

Clare Coatman (London, oD): I went along to Clare Short's Political Studies Association/Hansard Society lecture (full text here) on 'making politics fit for purpose'. I

By Clare Coatman

/ 9 Nov 2008

Obama vs. McCain: the view from the anti-war Left

The Stop the War Coalition was founded seven years ago in response to the invasion of Afghanistan and the subsequent attack on Iraq, gathering immense popular support as it brought

By Clare Coatman

/ 4 Nov 2008

Party for freedom at the British Library

Clare Coatman (London, oD): Halloween saw the public launch of the Taking Liberties exhibition (Wednesday's private viewing was blogged by Anthony Barnett). Before the opening of the gallery

By Clare Coatman

/ 3 Nov 2008

Votes at 16?

Clare Coatman (London, oD): In an attempt to engage young people with the formal political process, the Youth Citizenship Commission (YCC) - a body set up this summer as part

By Clare Coatman

/ 21 Oct 2008

High up with Jaqui Smith at the ippr

Clare Coatman (London, oD): Jacqui Smith's speech on counter-terrorism, which she gave to the ippr on Wednesday, has attracted a fiercely critical response from both the media and

By Clare Coatman

/ 17 Oct 2008