At the centre of openDemocracy's pluralistic coverage of the upcoming EU referendum is our week-by-week publication of Anthony Barnett's ongoing investigation into this generational event, which eventually will assume the physical form of a book: Blimey, it could be Brexit!
The benefit of this approach is that it allows Anthony to reformulate his ideas as events unfold. More importantly in my view, it also enables him to engage with you, his readers, who from day one have offered an intelligent and lively commentary on his analysis. Anthony participates in these debates himself, elaborating his arguments and regularly taking your suggestions on board. This makes Blimey an inclusive, sometimes collaborative project, as befits the values that Anthony co-founded openDemocracy with in 2001.
Anthony Barnett. Photograph by Scarlett Freund. All rights reserved.On the most part, your conversations have been strikingly gracious and dignified, which is indeed unusual for online public commentary. Mark A Cohen was rightly enthused by such hospitality:
