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# People
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/people-2/
- Published: 2007-10-29T13:10:24.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:38:03.000Z
- Author: ourKingdom editors
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:31

OurKingdom is an editorial project run by [openDemocracy](https://www.opendemocracy.net/), a global web magazine based in London.

***Co-Editors:***

**Anthony Barnett**

A social entrepreneur of wide experience, Anthony helped launch [Charter 88](http://www.charter88.org.uk/?ref=opendemocracy.net) in 1988 and was its first Director. Anthony is also a writer and journalist. He is the author of *Iron Britannia; Soviet Freedom* and *This Time*; and co-author and editor of among other books, *Aftermath: the Struggle of Vietnam and Cambodia; Power and the Throne, Town and Country* and a considerable range of articles and pamphlets covering politics and culture, such as (with Peter Carty), *The Athenian Option – radical reform for the House of Lords* ([Demos, 1998](http://www.demos.co.uk/publications/athenianoption?ref=opendemocracy.net)) and the television film, *England's Henry Moore*. He founded [openDemocracy](http://www.opendemocracy.net/), and regularly contributes to many of its debates.

**Guy Aitchison**

Born and raised in Bristol, Guy was drawn to the politics of OurKingdom through a background in History and Political Theory. Guy was Deputy Director of [The Convention on Modern Liberty](http://www.modernliberty.net/?ref=opendemocracy.net) and has worked on the [Power2010](http://www.power2010.org.uk/?ref=opendemocracy.net) campaign for democratic renewal. He is now a PhD candidate in politics at UCL. 

**Niki Seth-Smith**

Having begun her career on cultural publications, including The London Magazine, Niki then moved to Kolkata, India, where she worked as a sub-editor for The Statesman. On her return to the UK, she qualified as a news journalist. She currently works full-time for OurKingdom.

**Clare Sambrook**

Novelist, journalist, and pro-bono co-ordinator of [End Child Detention Now](http://ecdn.org/?ref=opendemocracy.net), Clare is also winner of the 2010 Paul Foot Award and the Bevins Prize for outstanding investigativejournalism.

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***Associate Editors:***

**Tom Griffin**

Holds a BA in Politics and Philosophy and an MA in Political Theory from the University of Essex. He is a former executive editor of the Irish World newspaper and author of the Green Ribbon political blog. He is currently undertaking a PhD on neoconservatism in Europe at the University of Strathclyde.

**Stuart Weir**

Founder of [Democratic Audit](http://www.democraticaudit.com/about/index.php?ref=opendemocracy.net) at the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex, and co-founder of Charter 88.

**Ryan Gallagher**

Freelance journalist based in London.

**Michael Gardiner**

Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies at The University of Warwick and author of fiction and non-fiction.

**Oliver Huitson**

**Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal** 

Editor of openSecurity, openDemocracy's security coverage section.

**Aaron Peters, Editor of "Networked Society"**

A PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London investigating the changing nature of social movements and political contention in the 'Network Society'. Aaron is also a student activist and co-editor of Fight Back! A Reader on the Winter of Protest.

**William Davies, Editor of "Happiness Debate"**

A sociologist at the [Institute for Science Innovation and Society](http://www.insis.ox.ac.uk/?ref=opendemocracy.net) and a Fellow at [The Young Foundation](http://www.youngfoundation.org/?ref=opendemocracy.net). His weblog is at [www.potlatch.org.uk](http://www.potlatch.org.uk/?ref=opendemocracy.net).

**Dan Hind, Editor of "Power and the Media"**

Author of *The Return of the Public,* Dan was a publisher for ten years before his gradual realisation that the current structure of decision-making in the media needs to be substantially reformed in the ways he describes in the book. In 2009 he left the industry to develop a program of media reform centred around public commissioning. His first book,*The Threat to Reason*, was published by Verso in 2007.

**Des Freedman and Michael Bailey, Editors of "Capitalism and the University"**  

Des Freedman and Michael Bailey are co-authors of the forthcoming book [The Assault on Universities, A Manifesto for Resistance](http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745331911&&ref=opendemocracy.net).

Des teaches media and communication at Goldsmiths College, London. He is co-editor with Daya Thussu of a collection of essays on communicating conflict, War and the Media (Sage, 2003), which features contributions by leading academics as well as journalists.

Michael is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Essex. He is the author or editor of The Uses of Richard Hoggart (2011), Mediating Faiths (2011) and Narrating Media History (2008). He has held visiting fellowships at Goldsmiths, the LSE and at the University of Cambridge.

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***Interns:***

**Hilary Aked**

Hilary is working as an OurKingdom intern and editing the Dictionary of Ethical Politics. She has previously been London Student editor, a media co-ordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and worked on Amnesty International UK's Amnesty TV. She studied English Literature and Development Studies. 

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[**Andrew Blick**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22andrew+blick%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, The Democratic Audit

[**James Graham**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22james+graham%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Unlock Democracy

[**John Jackson**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22john+jackson%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Charter 88

[**John Osmond**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22john+osmond%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Cardiff, IWA

[**Mike Small**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22mike+small%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Fife, Bella Caledonia

[**Stuart Weir**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22stuart+weir%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Cambridge, The Democratic Audit

[**Saul Albert**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22saul+albert%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, The People Speak

[**Neal Ascherson**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22neal+ascherson%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Argyll

**Simon Barrow** \- London, [Ekklesia](http://www.simonbarrow.net/?ref=opendemocracy.net)

[**Ron Bailey**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22pat+kane%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Local Works

[**Mark Bell**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22mark+bell+centreforum%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, CentreForum

[**Mark Bell**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22mark+bell+votewise%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Brighton, votewise.co.uk

[**Christine Berberich**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22christine+berberich%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Derby, University of Derby

[**Geoffrey Bindman**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22geoffrey+bindman%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, BIHR

[**Philip Blond**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22phillip+blond%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) **\-** Lancaster, University of Cumbria

[**Alex Buchan**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22alex+buchan%22&ref=opendemocracy.net)\- Leicester

[**Alice Casey**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22alice+casey%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Involve

[**Jonathan Church**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22jonathan+church%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, The Federal Trust

[**David Clouter**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22david+clouter%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Cambridge, LeaveThemKidsAlone

[**Felix Cohen**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22felix+cohen%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, openDemocracy

[**Stella Creasy**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22stella+creasy%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Involve

[**Tony Curzon Price**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22tony+curzon+price%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, openDemocracy

[**Suzy Dean**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22suzy+dean%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, The Manifesto Club

[**Kiran Dhami** ](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22kiran+dhami%22&ref=opendemocracy.net)\- London, Women's Resource Centre

[**Paul Dorfman**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22paul+dorfman%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Warwick, University of Warwick

[**Bill Emmott**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22bill+emmott%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London

[**Peter Facey**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22peter+facey%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Unlock Democracy

[**Zac Goldsmith**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22zac+goldsmith%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Conservative Party

[**Jill Grieve**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22jill+grieve%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Countryside Alliance

[**Christopher Harvie**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22christopher+harvie%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Fife, MSP

[**Robert Hazell**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22robert+hazell%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, The Constitution Unit

[**Bettany Hughes**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22bettany+hughes%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Lion Television

[**Sunny Hundal**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22sunny+hundal%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Pickled Politics

[**Paul Hilder**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22paul+hilder%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Avaaz.org

[**Philip Hosking**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22philip+hosking%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Penryn, The Cornish Democrat

[**Bethan Jenkins**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22bethan+jenkins%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Neath, Welsh Assembly

[**Pat Kane**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22pat+kane%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Glasgow, Scottish Futures

[**Sunder Katwala**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22sunder+katwala%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, The Fabian Society

[**Michael Keith**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22michael+keith%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Goldsmiths

[**Paul Kingsnorth**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22paul+kingsnorth%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Oxford

[**Daniel Leighton**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22daniel+leighton%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, The Power Inquiry

[**Jean Lambert**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22jean+lambert%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, MEP

[**Guy Lodge**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22guy+lodge%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, ippr

[**David Marquand**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22david+marquand%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Oxford

[**Rick Muir**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22rick+muir%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, ippr

[**Alasdair Murray**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22alasdair+murray%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, CentreForum

[**Tom Nairn**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22tom+nairn%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, RMIT University

[**Peter Oborne**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22peter+oborne%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, The Daily Mail

[**Adrian Pabst**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22adrian+pabst%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Nottingham, University of Nottingham

[**John Palmer**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22john+palmer%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London

[**Akash Paun**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22akash+paun%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, The Constitution Unit

[**Mats Persson**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22mats+persson%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Open Europe

[**Rupert Read**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22rupert+read%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Norwich, The Green Party

[**Alexandra Runswick**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22alexandra+runswick%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Unlock Democracy

[**Hugo Robinson**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=hugo+robinson&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Open Europe

[**Roger Scruton**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22roger+scruton%22&ref=opendemocracy.net)

[**Nan Sloane**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22nan+sloane%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Leeds, Centre for Women and Democracy

[**David Smith**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22david+smith%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Weymouth, Saving Democracy

[**Trevor Smith**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22trevor+smith%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- York, House of Lords

[**Sue Stirling**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22sue+stirling%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Newcastle, ippr North

[**Tristan Stubbs**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22tristan+stubbs%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, ERS

[**Stephen Taylor**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22stephen+taylor%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, 5jt

[**Kanishk Tharoor**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22kanishk+tharoor%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, terrorism.openDemocracy

[**Ben Ward**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22ben+ward%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Human Rights Watch

[**Lee Waters**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22lee+waters%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Cardiff, former Chief Political Correspondent for ITV Wales

[**Richard Wilson**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22richard+wilson%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- London, Involve

[**Robin Wilson**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22pat+kane%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Belfast, Democratic Dialogue

**Martin Wolf** \- London, Financial Times

[**Gavin Yates**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22gavin+yates%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Edinburgh, Gymedia

[**Gareth Young**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?s=%22gareth+young%22&ref=opendemocracy.net) \- Lewes, CEP