Anthony (@AnthonyBarnett) is the founding Editor-in-Chief of openDemocracy (2001-7), the Co-Director of The Convention on Modern Liberty (2009), the first Director of Charter 88 (1988-95). He was a member of the editorial advisory group of the Bureau of Investigative Reporting (2014-18). Anthony has authored four books and edited one collection, and co-authored two books and co-edited two collections of essays, listed here. He also sits on the Board of The Open Trust.
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Published in: Home: OpinionMy Emperor’s leaflets: time for open-heart surgeryopenDemocracy’s founder confronts his mortality.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHigher education should be about love and justiceAn edited speech by openDemocracy co-founder Anthony Barnett to graduating Goldsmiths students, and accepting his...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy the British constitution's finest moment should also be its lastToday's Supreme Court judges have been brave - but now only an huge and overdue exercise in democracy towards a new...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDavid Cameron: the rise and fall of the public relations prime ministerThe Cameron years exemplify the outsized role of finance and corporate communications in British politics.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHas Rees-Mogg broken his oath – with Britain on the precipice of tyranny?Institutions like the Privy Council may seem like vacuous pageantry, but when government breaks its rules with...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe power of 'us' can stop this coupWe may not be governed without our consent. Leavers and Remainers together can insist on it. Based on a speech...