The following is a response to Helena Kennedy's Power2010 appeal
Dear Helena Kennedy,
I have read through your invitation and 'call to arms' for the people
Until recently, the restaurant on Leningradsky Prospect, opposite the monumental Sovyetskaya hotel was called 'Antisovyetskaya'. Portraits of famous Soviet cultural figures, known for their dissident ideas, decorate its
The Sun has come out against Brown and Labour - as I warned was likely earlier this month. Nick Robinson is rightly clear about its potential impact. Sunder at the
English identification with Britain is crumbling, despite official efforts to revive ‘Britishness'
“China is sending a strong message” – Julian L Wong
President Hu Jintao of China announced that China will build on existing domestic climate change policies as embodied in its National
The philosopher Jan Patočka is something of a national hero in the Czech Republic, and deservedly so. A teacher of Vaclav Havel, he was, in addition to one of the
Tom Griffin (London, OK): The SDLP announced yesterday that Mark Durkan will step down as leader in February. His successor will take over a party facing an uncertain future.
As
A meeting of the UN Security Council is likely to today call for an end to the proliferation of all atomic weapons. Obama is set to chair the meeting, the
Tomorrow sees the launch party for Henry Porter’s gripping The Dying Light which leaves the reader wondering at the end about what he – or she – would have done, in
An OurKingdom conversation. This is Part 2 of Rosemary's response in our 'Which Plurality?' debate [History: Jeremy Gilbert > Rosemary Bechler > Jeremy Gilbert > first
September 11th 2009. Join the Group Read. Chapter 23. Can King Coal be cleaned?
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An OurKingdom Conversation between Jeremy Gilbert and Rosemary Bechler. Here, Rosemary Bechler finds in the 18th Century "Clarissa" a battle between possessive and ethical individualism that should remind the post-modern left of the importance of elective communities. And here, she proposes a posi
