Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Both Mike Smithson at PoliticalBetting and James Forsyth at the Spectator are very taken with Jackie Ashley's column in the Guardian on the fate
Faustina Fynn Nyame talks about returning to her native Ghana to campaign for womens' right to safe abortion. Plus: blogging 16 days
Jon Bright (London, OK): Anthony's post below captures, I think, a still vague but building current mood on civil liberties. Henry Porter has been saying it for ages,
Alice Casey & Laurie Waller (London, involve): Parliament: a place where tribal division, tradition and white men have created and established our entrenched political culture. A place which has decisively
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Part II of the David Aaronovitch BBC whitewash on the Blair Years was on the war leader. At least it included Joska Fischer saying that Iraq
Dear Readers,
In a great column Henry Porter has used today's Observer to issue a call to arms:
Each of us should understand that personal information is exactly
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Why can't terrorist suspects be charged rather than held - or interned - without trial? This was a question I put here and here
Today is International Day Against Violence Against Women. 16 days from now it will be International Human Rights Day. The concentrated time in between will witness some of the most
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I'm attending a crowded symposium at Goldsmiths on the future of the news including blogs. The first public event of a five year new
Peter Emerson (Belfast, de Borda Institute): Most problems in life are multi-optional...if, that is, the question is asked correctly. Unfortunately, many politicians ask only closed, yes-or-no questions. Take, for
Anthony Barnet (London, OK): Following on Jon's post about Catch 21 launching OK TV, I thought I'd put up this video from the US primaries. The
Jon Bright (London, OK): Last week myself and Anthony Barnett were interviewed by Catch 21, a new internet TV company aimed at "invigorating an informed and politically active young
