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Published in: openDemocracyUKFitzrovia – Central London’s edgelandTrevor Smith reviews a new book on a lesser known quarter of London, defined by diverse immigration, industry, arts...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPaddy Ashdown – a frank remembranceAshdown’s successes as a relatable man, a tactician and a statesman should not blind us to his strategic failures.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAfter Carillion, can capitalism clean up its act? Or will Marx have the final word?Carillion's collapse - and other failures such as privatised forensics firm Randox - show the limits of the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPolitics against democracy: tracing the roots of Brexit.Brexit cannot simply be attributed to contemporary alienation. We must examine the referendum result in the context...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe challenge facing the Liberal DemocratsThe Lib Dems must embark on an ambitious course if they are to survive in the new, fractured political landscape.
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Published in: Shine A LightLib Dem prospectsWill party members bring courage to their simmering resentment and oust Nick Clegg?
Trevor Smith is a retiring Lib Dem life peer and a former director and chair of the JRRT Ltd.