Putin - it would not happen here (we have our own ways)

Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Our mothership has linked up with Polit.ru in Moscow to start an English/Russian blog and publishing platform on openDemocracy - an exciting partnership you can find it HERE. One of the first articles is a careful interview with Peter Riddell about how we change our leaders in Britain. Putin's handover of the, er, Presidency is not mentioned. But it is fascinating to think of how our leadership changes, especially those without an election (this time no names mentioned here!), might be viewed from Moscow. It is a great initiative and if you are not interested in Russia but know someone who might be please send them the link or tell them to look for it on the oD front page.