Anthony Barnett (London, OK): In his Manchester speech to the Labour Party today, Gordon Brown talked about a new role for citizens juries (see the post below for the full
From Gordon Brown's speech to the Labour Party in Manchester today: "And it is time for a new and better relationship between government and the British people
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): On Friday Tom Nairn decided he has to raise a yet another glass to the modern world and start a blog. In it he turns to
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I am proud to report that Henry Porter quotes me in today’s Observer. We were talking about the BBC interview with Gordon Brown and I
John Osmond (Cardiff, IWA): Plaid Cymru is facing the toughest decision. The party's Group in the National Assembly has been negotiating a coalition deal with Labour in the
Guy Aitchison (London, OK): Who should decide when it comes to war, peace and diplomacy? An ongoing project aims to make British foreign policy more democratic, ensuring that Brown delivers
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): “In the modern world” we “have to be able to draw on something wider than just Westminster if we are going to govern effectively", Gordon
Felix Cohen (London, oD): Wednesday night saw the launch of the Open Rights Group E-Voting report. You may not know it, but there was a significant experiment with on-
Hilary Wainwright (Manchester, Red Pepper & TNI): A retiring employee of the Audit Commission was explaining the Brazilian origins of participatory budgeting - an idea included in the latest Local Government
Stuart Weir (Cambridge, Democratic Audit): Those of us who signed the Fellow Citizens petition are asking for a lot. Neither the British state nor its current governing party have ever
Richard Barbrook finds a path to the future and a new film questions the true cost of coffee. Listen now
Ben Ward (London, Human Rights Watch): Gordon Brown becoming Prime Minister is a natural moment to review Britain's approach to counterterrorism. Since the September 11 attacks in New
