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: openDemocracyUKHow the campaign for a People’s Vote is changing politics (again)A new generation is making the campaign for a People's Vote on Brexit the next insurgency for change in Britain.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBoris Johnson’s resignation letter is the halitosis of a rotting body politicThe UK is in the midst of a multi-layered political and constitutional breakdown.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy Brexit won’t work: the EU is about regulation not sovereigntyBrexiteers like Boris Johnson inhabit an outdated form of sovereignty. A new realm of power - regulation - demands...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow to win the Brexit Civil War. An open letter to my fellow RemainersBrexit has already begun. Any attempt to deny this and merely ‘stop Brexit’ will fail. To succeed we must overthrow...
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Published in: HomeWhy I am not a Liberal and how we need to fight bin Trump and BrexitTrumpism cannot be defeated by seeing it as merely irrational - nor by withdrawing from Europe.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Hungary threatens the European Union – a photo essay from Budapest"I joined a massive demonstration against the Orbán supremacy a week after the election, on Saturday afternoon 14...