Anthony Barnett (London, OK): The quality of the coverage of Brown's Tuesday announcement in the London papers was very poor. It got the headlines and leader comments. But
Moderator: This is a response to Anthony Barnett's post below on his oD article about why Gordon Brown needs an inelligentsia.
Martin Wolf (London, FT): The arrogance of
Direct Democracy: It appears that while he waited for Tony Blair to step down, Gordon Brown has been catching up on his reading - especially of our initial book, and
Gavin Yates (Edinburgh, GYmedia): With Gordon Brown’s historic statement on constitutional reform resounding round OK and many other blogs the question north of the border might be best characterised
Tony Curzon Price (London, oD): Excellent news from Hazel Blears, who told the BBC that she will expand the local government "Open Budget" experiments, in which local direct
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Thanks to Slugger O'Toole I've seen the Wardman Wire on Brown's reform package, he writes:
"David Cameron’s reaction
David Hayes (London, oD): The instant reaction of John Smeaton, a baggage-handler at Glasgow airport, to a stramash involving one of the would-be perpetrators of mass murder at his place
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I spotted the Guardian's political editor strikingly well dressed in a suit nearly as devoid of colour as his name and radiating disbelief as
Jon Bright (London, OK): The independent human rights organisation, Justice, has released a response to the Green Paper on constitutional reform published by the Ministry of Justice yesterday. You can
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Simon Heffer, a proud signatory of the Power petition and supporter of an English parliament, perceives the other side of the coin to the Prime Minister&
John Osmond (Cardiff, IWA): It is said that when the Queen crosses the Scottish border she is transmuted from being an Episcopalian into a Presbyterian - being simultaneously head of
Pat Kane (Glasgow, Scottish Futures): Not much mental or media space for Gordon Brown's constitutional reforms in Scotland at the moment, where the citizenry are still shaken by
