Normal Mouth (Rhondda, blogger): Gordon Brown's determination to define his Premiership through a full-throated defence of Britishness seems like a baffling political strategy that can only be
Jon Bright (London, OK): As Anthony wrote yesterday, Polly Toynbee has come out criticising the Henry Porters and No2IDs (and, to an extent, OurKingdoms) of this world. Worrying about CCTV
Danish t-shirt sellers acquitted
In an unusual ruling, a Danish court acquitted seven leftist activists - who had sent funds to the FARC in Colombia and the Popular Front for
Jon Bright (London, OK): What makes an issue an issue? It's a cyclical thing in my opinion, a slowly building climate. People start talking about something, then other
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): A hideous headcold has laid me low, and my brain can't take looking at the light of the screen, emails, other blogs and life
Emily Robinson (London, Goldsmiths University): Britain's relationship with the European Union excites a great deal of emotion. It is a staple of the tabloid press and one of
Jon Bright (London, OK): I must admit, I'm a bit stumped on this one. Why didn't Brown rearrange either the UK Parliament Liaison Committee, or move
Jon Bright (London, OK): involve launched their pamphlet 'Participation Nation' yesterday at a panel event with Matthew Taylor, Shaun Bayley and Hazel Blears. It was nice to hear
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Christopher Harvie (Fife, author and MSP): 'Don't mention the Woman!' could have been the silent sentence in David Cameron's 'ugly stain of separation&
Jon Bright (London, OK): On page 16 of Today's Telegraph, sitting somewhat smugly out of place in the 'News' section, Gordon Brown outlines why he supports
JI leader on trial
Abu Dujana, the alleged military commander of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant network in southeast Asia, has gone on trial in Indonesia. Under the country'
