Guy Aitchison (London, OK): As removal men swap round furniture in an unassuming terraced house in Downing Street, what talk of the constitution? Well, as I noted in reaction to
Jon Bright (Glastonbury, OK): "This isn't weather, it's war" muttered someone next to me, as the heavens opened once more. The British have always
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): What’s new? There is a splendid advert in today’s Guardian calling for a Citizens Convention. There was the Power Inquiry call for a decisive
Guy Aitchison (London, OK): An assorted group of academics, politicians and journalists gathered on a damp but pleasant evening yesterday in Gordon Square Gardens for the Constitution Unit summer party.
Guy Aitchison (London, OK): Tom Lehrer was only partly right when he said that satire died the day Henry Kissinger won the Noble Peace Prize. It is in fact Blair&
John Jackson (London, Charter88): Is the sensitivity of Members of Parliament to the mood of those whom they represent reflected in today’s striking development spelt out in a full-
OurKingdom: Here is the Citizens’ Convention Bill, drafted by Unlock Democracy and published today. It is being sponsored by Douglas Carswell MP (Conservative), David Chaytor MP (Labour), Julia Goldsworthy MP
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I was puzzled by John Palmer’s post (below) on the EU summit. If he is right, what is so wrong with making the EU Charter
Guy Aitchison (London, OK): So how has the media reacted to Gordon Brown's announcing he will take a new approach to the constitution (quoted below)? Well, put simply,
Stuart Weir (Cambridge, Democratic Audit): The Guardian reported ICM poll results on 23 June showing to no-one's great surprise that education, the NHS and withdrawal from Iraq
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): The Compass group is claiming some credit for the outcome of the Labour Deputy Leader contest. Their account shows how an independent organisation decided to back
John Palmer (London, EPC): Shakespeare might have described the EU summit meeting in Brussels as "Much Ado about Rather Little." But without the new treaty the Union would
