openDemocracy's "Think Long Term" Campaign
openDemocracy's "Think Long Term" Campaign
December 18th 2007
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Anthony Barnett (London OK): When OK started earlier this year I said to my colleagues that I felt like posting a very angry blog asking where ARE the Lib-Dems. Indeed,
Jon Bright (London, OK): You might recall (but I'd forgive you if you didn't) Liam Byrne's speech given at Demos a few weeks back:
Jon Bright (London, OK): I have a guest post over on the excellent and fast growing Wardman wire on Charlie "not a day more" Falconer's principled
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Well done Paul Linford over at the Liberal Conspiracy. He picked up immediately that David Cameron's flirting glance at the Lib-Dems by offering them
Ruth Kelly (Westminster, Sec of State for Transport): No sophisticated data handling system can be entirely risk free.
Moderator: a point just made by the minister on Newsnight
Jon Bright (London, OK): Possibly a little banal this one, but might be worth keeping an eye on, if only to try and ensure something comes out of it. Kieran
On the ground with the ONLF
Aid workers, activists and refugees in the barren southeastern Ethiopian region of Ogaden claim that government forces are pressing white-collar and blue-collar civilians into
Andrew Blick (London, Democratic Audit): MPs start their Christmas holiday tomorrow: they get nearly a month off. Then there is a one-and-a half-week half-term break in February, nearly three weeks
OurKingdom: There is a short, brilliant, historically sweeping response to Polly Toynbee by David Marquand (reprimanding Anthony Barnett for his over-generosity) in the comments to Anthony's recent post
Jon Bright (London, OK): Thanks to Alex Buchan for flagging up this poll in the Herald - which shows support for independence up 5% in Scotland in the last 3
Vron Ware (London, Open University): A genuine museum of Britishness, as opposed to one of British history, would not be a bad idea. The whole point would presumably be to
