Andrew Blick (London, Democratic Audit):I attended last night the launch of a new Peter Hennessy-edited volume, Cabinets and the Bomb. The event took place at the National Archive
Jon Bright (London, OK): David Cameron was in Manchester yesterday outlining how the Tories would use "co-operatives" to run local public services: which it seems will form
Stuart Weir (Cambridge, Democratic Audit): Democrats in Britain, especially those on the left, still have a lot to learn from the ideas of Andre Gorz, who died last month. He
The inevitable clash?
By calling for mass demonstrations against the administration of President Pervez Musharraf, Benazir Bhutto has set herself and her party on a course of confrontation with the
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Sunny Hundal has run an article on the Liberal Conspiracy in todays Guardian and blogged it in LibCon as well. A key passage towards the end
Jill Grieve (London, The Countryside Alliance): Back in February 2005, when the Hunting Act came into force, anyone who predicted that hunting would be in its current state by late
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I went to the Policy Exchange launch of Tony King's new book on The British Constitution. More on the tome itself another time. King
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): "You and I will never face the challenge of making split second decisions in life and death policing operations," Jacqui Smith argues in defence
Normal Mouth (Rhondda, blogger): Wendy Alexander has by no means had an easy induction as Scottish Labour's Leader but because her approach is the right one, it will
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I have just come across a neat 5 point summary of the case for Scottish independence on Scottish Futures by Chris Harvie MSP, the full post
Roger Smith (London, JUSTICE): The Queen's Speech promises us more from the Government on constitutional reform. Next year, we are to have legislation on citizenship, a draft bill
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): The Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, came out with the only reason she could find for extending the internment of terrorist suspects beyond 28 days. Under questioning
