Guy Aitchison (London, OK) John Reid and Tony Blair’s plans for draconian new anti-terror laws are a sobering reminder that, despite recent talk of constitutional reform and a Bill
Stuart Weir (Cambridge, Democratic Audit): On 22 May a jury at Bristol Crown Court acquitted two protesters, Toby Olditch and Philip Pritchard, on charges of criminal damage, after they had
Tom Waterhouse (Abingdon, CEP): The creation of a Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly has seen powers over health, education, policing and transport devolved away from the UK
Anthony Barnett (London, OK) I think I have seen the shape of a battle to come - one side personified by Jack Straw the other by Ken Livingstone. Jack Straw
Pat Kane (Glasgow, Scottish Futures): Having received his Brenda-signed Royal Warrant to become First Minister, Alex Salmond went for tea today with the Queen at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, literally
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John Osmond (Cardiff, IWA): The future of coalition politics in Wales spiralled towards a black hole late on Wednesday evening. The executive of the Welsh Liberal Democrats voted against participating
John Osmond (Cardiff, IWA): A coalition to run Wales of Plaid Cymru, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats moved a step closer late on Tuesday evening when, following a tense
OurKingdom: Neal Ascherson argues in a fine article in openDemocracy that the reforms Gordon Brown has signaled will turn to dust unless they make possible a fundamental shift in sovereignty:
The head of Britain's security service shows more understanding of the political realities of the war on terror than the country's prime minister.
by Paul Rogers
In an interview with Madrid11.net, Charles Peña – a senior fellow at the Independent Institute and author of Winning the Un-War: A New Strategy for the War on
23 November, 2006
Over a hundred people were killed in Baghdad when a series of car bombs went off in the predominantly Shia neighbourhood of Sadr City. Today's
