Anthony Barnett (London, OK) Just over a week ago Avaaz launched its petition in support of the people and monks of Tibet. We backed it on openDemocracy. Over a million
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I have just read Time Magazine's gripping analysis of what is happening in Britain, where young people are now subject to violence and perpetrate
Simon Barrow (London, Ekklesia): In spite of widespread disapproval of the tenor of his remarks on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, it appears that Cardinal Keith O'Brien
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): There are 'must reads' in the sense of 'catch this latest hot gossip' and there are 'must reads' which are
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Iain Dale has just written a striking lament about the disgrace of sham consultations. Those who succeed in getting elected as MPs can feel like this
Rupert Read (Norwich, The Green Party): Local election campaigning kicked off this week - what will it mean for the UK's fourth party?
A lot of focus will inevitably
Tom Griffin (London, The Green Ribbon) The Telegraph's Damian Thompson has a theory about why Gordon Brown is considering ditching the Act of Settlement.
This is the first
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): While suffering from a bad cold I got a very interesting long email from David Marquand who started with our Networking Democracy initiative, and said
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Keith Sutherland (Exeter, Imprint Academic): Alex Parsons’ inspired proposal for the delegated vote would help to restore democratic legitimacy. However it does nothing to address the more fundamental problem of
This is a response to Charlie Winstanley's post on the upcoming NUS governance review.
Gemma Tumelty, (London, National Union of Students): Charlie Winstanley's article on the
According to today's ePolitix bullet Home Office minister Tony McNulty has said he is sure of the anti-terror Bill's 42 day provision "success"
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Am I the only person who thinks that this is another job for the powder squad? There was a time when the British were famous for
