Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I like intellectuals, and always feel they should be given the benefit of the doubt; whether they are the Prime Minister or head of the Metropolitan
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): There was an excellent letter in the Guardian yesterday, short, cogent and reprod here in full:
The Tories are about to propose an English grand committee
openDemocracy speaks to those on the frontline of the fight to end a global scandal.
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 Mottaki
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 a Liberal/
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
