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
Jon Bright (London, OK): We had a lot of good comments and debate in response to Stuart Weir's post on Peter Kosminsky's drama Britz, and I
Huge bomb attack in Afghanistan
At least forty people have been killed after a suicide bomb attack in a sugar factory in the province of Baghlan in northern Afghanistan. A
Guy Herbert (London, NO2ID): Gordon Brown says he is interested in constitutional change - something that constitutional reformers in OurKingdom and beyond have welcomed. But be careful what you wish
Simon Barrow (London, Ekklesia): Like Polly Toynbee, I would be delighted to see the government re-think its policy on faith schools – and specifically the iniquity of selection on grounds of
Glyn Davies (Welshpool, CPRW): Recently, I accepted the Presidency of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales (CPRW). Inevitably, this has inspired me to think about what this well
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Some of us from OK and oD went along to the launch the Liberal Conspiracy in the Demos offices. Said 'Hi" to Georgina Henry
Martial law in Pakistan
Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf declared martial law over the weekend, dealing a serious blow to the possible power-sharing agreement with Benazir Bhutto that might have steered
Stuart Weir (Cambridge, Democratic Audit): I was on a demo this weekend, protesting about the government's manipulative evasions of the rule of law and its irresolute conduct, irregular
Zohra Moosa (London, The Fawcett Society): Ethnic minority women lack access to power. They are severely underrepresented in senior decision-making positions across the public, private and voluntary sectors. The statistics
Jason Kitcat (Brighton, Internet Consultant & Political Activist): It's well known that I'm opposed to the introduction of e-voting and e-counting in the UK. This is
