Oliver Huitson

Oliver Huitson is a former Co-Editor at openDemocracyUK and a freelance journalist. He contributed chapters to Jenny Manson's 2012 book, 'Public Service on the Brink', and 'NHS SOS' (2013). He has written for The Guardian, The New Statesman, Vice and the BBC. He is on Twitter as @OllyHuitson

I'll be voting Leave: a "reformed EU" isn't on the ballot paper

In the fuzzy world of European identity and future though unspecified "reforms" the EU can sound great. But I'll be voting on what the EU is, and what it does, and what it wants to do.

By Oliver Huitson

/ 15 Jun 2016

The Paris climate deal – how did the British press react?

If this was an historic deal, most of the papers clearly didn't agree.

By Oliver Huitson

/ 14 Dec 2015

Is it really Corbyn offering a "one party state"?

Maybe he is unelectable, maybe he isn't, but there is more to long term political change than simply who wins the next election.

By Oliver Huitson

/ 10 Sep 2015

Was it the Sun wot won the UK election?

Not quite. But judging by a new report, the Sun, Telegraph and the Mail might have had something to do with it...

By Oliver Huitson

/ 11 Aug 2015

8 things you might have missed during the UK election

(And how free is our press?)

By Oliver Huitson

/ 7 May 2015

"Canary Wharf might as well be in a different world"

A talk with Steve Stride, the chief executive of Poplar HARCA, on why in his area of London 'regeneration' isn't a dirty word but something the community supports.

By Oliver Huitson

/ 6 May 2015

The press campaign so far - the 'coup' gathers pace

The groundwork continues to be laid for what amounts to overturning the constitution on May 8th.

By Oliver Huitson

/ 28 Apr 2015

OurKingdom rolling election blog

Asking the questions and covering the stories most media won't.

By Adam Ramsay and Oliver Huitson

/ 14 Apr 2015

Responses - the new report on improving voter engagement

A new report out has a host of recommendations for improving voter engagement and the committee wants to know what the public thinks. Here's some quick responses OurKingdom editors and writers.

By Adam Ramsay, Jeremy Gilbert and Oliver Huitson

/ 14 Nov 2014

OurKingdom's coverage of the #indyref - biased?

Were we biased? #Yes, here's why.

By Adam Ramsay and Oliver Huitson

/ 18 Sep 2014

I hope Scotland leaves, and I hope England follows them

Britain is a dying project. A Yes would not only be good for Scotland but good for England; a major blow for popular sovereignty against unresponsive, undemocratic and incompetent rule.

By Oliver Huitson

/ 17 Sep 2014

"It's going to blow up one day"

Marc Bauder's Master of the Universe runs like a sociological narrative of high finance as experienced by one man, former investment banker Rainer Voss. Film review.

By Oliver Huitson

/ 5 Jun 2014