Jon Bright (London, OK): One of the many things that stuck in my mind during the run up to the Iraq war was a furious Joschka Fischer shouting at Donald
Stephen Taylor (London, 5jt): The libertarian arguments against the government’s plans for a national ID database may be arguable; the practical ones are clear. David Birch sets them out
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 all.
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
