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Jon Bright (London, OK): I was at a fascinating seminar yesterday jointly put on by the new economics foundation and the de Borda institute. And even I was initially suspicious
Baghdad turns to Tehran
Ahead of a regional meeting on Iraq's internal security, Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki has sought the help of Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr
Jon Bright (London, OK): Thanks to Matt Wardman for directing me to Ordovicius' translation of Richard Wyn Jones' recent talks on the subject of devolution and the future
James Graham (London, Quaequam Blog!): I haven't yet had a chance to read Chris Huhne's leadership election manifesto in full, but I was delighted to see
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): While the Lib-Dem candidates (see below) stressed their anti-establishment credentials they repeated the Brownite touchstone about being "fair". It seems to be
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I went to the RSA with Guy Aitchison to watch the first hustings between Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne the two candidates for the leadership of
Gavin Yates (Edinburgh, GYMedia): New research from the Scottish Centre for Social Research has found that only 23 per cent of Scots are in favour of independence. The study asked
Suzy Dean (London, The Manifesto Club): From all the current Westminster hype you might think the replacement of our current Single Member Plurality System (SMPS) with Proportional Representation (PR) would
Verdicts delivered in Madrid bombing trial
Judge Javier Gomez Bermudez read out the verdicts today in the long-running Madrid bombing trial. Three of the defendants - Jamal Zougam, Emilio Suarez
James Graham (London, Unlock Democracy): Unlock Democracy published its latest report yesterday on the Scottish 2007 Elections. 251 monitors from across Scotland took part, making a note of every time
Peter Facey (London, Unlock Democracy): If the parties cannot now reach agreement, there will be terrible long term consequences for the reputation and state of British politics.We should be
