Paul Dorfman (Warwick, University of Warwick): The way government consults with the public has significantly changed since a high court decision by Mr Justice Sullivan ruled that the 2006 Energy
Gavin Yates (Edinburgh, GYMedia): Whilst Gordon Brown marched his troops to the hill and marched them down again over the weekend, I have been in Lochaline in the north west
Basque unrest
A bomb has exploded in the Basque city of Bilbo (Bilbao) in northern Spain, injuring the bodyguard of a local Socialist party politician. Though no group has claimed
Jon Bright (London, OK): Brown must be expecting a grilling at PMQs today. Not only does he have an election bungle to shake off, he has Darling's shameless
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Fraser Nelson at Spectator Coffee has a couple of posts up about the inheritance tax 'con' and how the doubling of the value of
Jill Grieve (London, The Countryside Alliance): Wherever you stand on the political spectrum, it is likely that you see the benefits of nurturing vibrant communities in the UK. The Countryside
James Graham (London, Unlock Democracy): I have to admit that despite my back issue collection of Fortean Times, I don't really have that much time for conspiracy theories,
Jon Bright (London, OK): You might be interested in this report published by the Oxford Research Group yesterday: "Towards sustainable security". In it our regular openDemocracy contributor Paul
Alice Casey (London, involve): Political parties can't get enough participation these days: whether red, blue or yellow, the p-word sits at the top of the list for
Jon Bright (London, OK): Good post from Mark Mardell on the recent report of the European Scrutiny Committee, which assesses the legal and political implications of around 1,100 EU
Stephen Taylor (London, 5jt): Here is a taste from Stephen's blog after he joined an OurKingdom cluster making sure that the liberty to protest was protected: The prime
Direct Democracy (from their latest report): Localism was the common theme that ran through David Cameron's closing speech and indeed through much of the party conference itself. From
