Stuart Weir & Andrew Blick (Cambridge & London, Democratic Audit): We now have a UK National Security Strategy that swallows a huge range of global and domestic policies and issues
Charlie Winstanley (Blackburn, Blackburn College): That student politics can become polarised is no grand revelation; but visible to those of us who have been involved in the internal politics of
If you haven't heard about the markets before, or simply lost track, then you might like to know that openDemocracy is running a set of predictive markets to
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): There is a lot of discussion about Obama's magnificent speech on race and America. In openDemocracy Kanishk Tharoor has a fine assessment and links
Guy Aitchison reviews No Overall Control? The impact of a Hung Parliament on British Politics edited by Alex Brazier and Susanna Kalitowski, Hansard Society (with contributions from David Butler, Vernon
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Recently I made a joke about a boring headline on Tom Nairn's speech on how globalisation now favours countries like Scotland. This time, the
Tom Griffin (London, The Green Ribbon): As the tenth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement approaches, there is growing evidence that the inclusive vision of 1998 is being undermined by
Jon Bright (London, OK): Wouldn't it be a shame if the House of Lords, which has just recently come over all Web 2.0, was swept away before
Jon Bright (London, OK): Some time ago Alex Parsons floated his idea of the Delegated Vote on these pages. He's refined the system somewhat, and wants to present
Jon Bright (London, OK): As a fistful of polling cards are stuffed through my front door, containing the full names and register numbers of all the 10 or so people
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): On 6 March Policy Exchange invited me to a showing of Charlie Wilson's War, scheduled for tonight, followed by a discussion. I was very
Beatrice Barleon (London, Women and the Vote): 2008 marks the 90th anniversary of women winning the right to vote and to be elected to the House of Commons, as well
