Normal Mouth (Rhondda, blogger): Is the military a wedge issue in Welsh politics? The BBC certainly seemed to think so last week when they splashed details of Plaid Cymru Vice
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): My immediate reaction on watching the Blair Years on BBC1, scripted and presented by David Aaronovitch, was to feel slightly soiled, contaminated even, as if the
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): A copy of the "Briefing memorandum" codenamed 'Blackbird' and put together by "Merrill Lynch, Citi and the Blackstone Group" for
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): At last, a clear argument for extending detention without trial. It is set out in today's Sunday Telegraph by Matt d'Ancona, who
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Strong column by Henry Porter in today's Observer. He describes the absurd proposal to insist on 53 questions you have to answer before you
Mike Small (Fife, freelancer): News that "British" troops are to make a lap of honour at Wembley stadium before England play a crucial Euro 2008 qualifying match leaves
John Jackson (London, Charter 88): In his Mishcon lecture this week Stephen Sedley remarked that in thinking about "the separation of powers", and where that notion fits in
Under the screen of anti-terrorism
A Human Rights Watch report slams Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf for imprisoning his critics under new anti-terrorism laws put in place since the
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Tim has emailed me about my post "Where have you been Tim Garton Ash?". I wrote a grumpy response to his call to defend
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Robert over at Liberal Conspiracy has pointed out that No2ID are calling in Pledge Bank pledges made in 2005. Go here to fulfil your pledges. I
Jon Bright (London, OK): The Office of National Statistics released its figures on migration yesterday, to a predictable and depressing furore. The Telegraph especially provides an object lesson in how
Jon Bright (London, OK): Internal contradictions, anomalies and unfairnesses, like those which characterise Britain's current constitutional makeup, need not necessarily be fatal to a system, if people are
