Anthony Barnett (London, OK): At midnight tonight, with cordite still stinging the nostrils from the Sunday fireworks that mark the celebration of saving London's parliament from Catholic jihadists, the LIBERAL CONSPIRACY will go live, launched by Sunny Hundal and his merry crew. We will be celebrating tomorrow evening. It's a powerful concept for a left-wing group blog that will help to connect work and ideas and campaigning across many a progressive but all-to-narrow front and provide a counter-point to the energy of the UK's right-wing blogland. OurKingdom will be connected to it, giving it lots of independent support, cross-posting on all the constitutional issues of the future of Britain and our democracy (or lack of it) without losing our position as a site that supports democracy and liberty wherever it comes from - left, right or centre.
BREAKING NEWS: It's gone midnight and the Liberal Conspiracy is stirring, here is what it says about itself:
Is Britain run by a vast liberal-left conspiracy? Conservatives are often determined to find such plots stretching from the media and government to public services and other organisations.
Yet the reality suggests otherwise. Not only is public debate in Britain often lacking in left-liberal energy, if there was a vast conspiracy then it is way too disorganised and dysfunctional. Most of us believe in freedom, transparency, human rights, democracy and the public good. But somehow that isn’t what we usually end up with.
The contributors to this website are dedicated to bridging that gap: by developing, shaping and spreading liberal-left ideas and values in Britain. We make no apologies for our mission. We do not aim to be non-partisan, but to be energetic, inventive, influential and have fun while doing it.
