Chris Atkins (London, Director Taking Liberties): When I started making Taking Liberties, I wanted to look at whether we should be reducing liberty in order to increase security. After a
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): The fundamental basis of citizenship is entitlement not socialisation. The early announcement on the BBC and in today's Guardian that Ministers are intent on
Peter Oborne (London, Daily Mail): It is extremely tragic and dispiriting that Gordon Brown refuses to define Britishness through our great hallmark institutions such as the monarchy, parliament and our
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): The Guardian’s editorial this morning on civil liberties ends with a resounding call to arms, “No quarter should be given to the politics of fear”
Guy Aitchison (London, OK) The decision made by Zac Goldsmith’s community in Barnes (covered by Zac here in OK), to hold a referendum on the building of a Sainsbury’
The kidnapping of a British financial specialist and four bodyguards on 29 May 2007 would not have been unusual at this juncture in Baghdad except for two aspects.
The first
Depending on whom you talk to in Pakistan, the occupation by Islamist militants of a site in the heart of the capital, Islamabad, is either a potential tragedy or a
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Today’s Daily Mail reports that this week will see the Conservative Party announce “The publication of the findings of Mr Clarke's democracy '
Guy Lodge (London, ippr): OurKingdom is right to attach particular importance to the issue of England. The ‘English Question’, which has its roots in the unravelling of the historic conflation
The third reading of the draft "labour-contract law" at the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on 5-16 March 2007 has set in motion some important
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park, prospective Conservative candidate): The widespread political distrust and apathy felt in Britain stems from a system that gives people far too little control over decisions that
Rick Muir (London, ippr): The debate over an English parliament in OurKingdom is further evidence that English national identity is on the rise. A recent IPPR report found that whereas
