Gavin Yates (Edinburgh, GYMedia): Has Alex Salmond finally seen off former First Minister Jack McConnell? The Sunday Mail (a generally tame Labour paper) broke the story that Jack was off
Guy Aitchison (Bristol, OK): Brown has been accused by leading historians of glorifying the Empire as part of a strategy to foster unity in the British Isles and legitimise current
Chris Thomson (Barcelona, Scottish Constitutional Commission): As each day goes by, the constitutional relationship between Scotland and England becomes increasingly untenable. The time has come for a fundamental rethink about
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Hizb ut-Tahrir are holding a conference on 4th August 2007 at Alexandra Palace, London. They claim, "in the current climate of fear and suspicion"
Peter Facey (London, Unlock Democracy): Identity and politics can be an explosive mix. Defining what we are and what we are not seems to be as essential to humans as
Alexandra Runswick (London, Unlock Democracy):
"We must not lose the opportunity to make further and more fundamental reform happen."
We couldn't agree more Jack and Unlock
Moderator: This is a response to a post by Adrian Pabst and Phillip Blond.
Michael Keith (London, Goldsmiths): Nostalgia is clearly not what it used to be. In their slightly
Guy Aitchison (Bristol, OK): I’m often struck by the way in which Government actions that threaten our most basic freedoms and right to privacy slip under the radar of
Jon Bright (London, OK): It's hard not to be overwhelmingly cynical about foreign policy - so disconnected from public opinion that we regularly throw in our international lot
Sue Stirling (Newcastle, ippr north): Earlier this week the publication of the Sub-National Review of Economic Development and Regeneration grabbed the headlines for culling the regional assemblies. But there is
Jon Bright (London, OK): I don't need to repeat any of the analysis of Ealing Southall (as Dizzy amusingly demonstrates, it can be written without knowing what actually
Andrew Blick (London, Houses of Parliament): Never before has Parliament been given the kind of advanced notice of government proposals as provided by Gordon Brown in his 'draft Queen&
