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Published in: openDemocracyUKRebuilding democracy in Iceland: an interview with Birgitta JonsdottirIn the first of a series of interviews by Phil England examining the situation in Iceland and the possible relevance...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTowards a citizens' constitutional conventionWhat will it take to create a genuinely citizen-led constitutional convention for the UK? A meeting in Parliament on...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKInclusive decision making systems are a must for any UK constitutional conventionBinary yes-no voting is a plague on democracies. We should and can do much better. Here's how.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe cause of the Runnymede eco-villagers is a righteous oneBy criminalising squatting and begging the government is closing all the exits out of a low-wage and rentier...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDevolution for Yorkshire?Can we turn 'devolution' from above into 'self-determination' from below? What would this look like in Yorkshire?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDemocracy needs informed debate: how do we get it?Democracy requires informed debate. Gavin Barker sets out a proposal for how Assemblies for Democracy and other...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKEqual rights for all: the limits of Magna Carta and the 1965 Race Relations Act
The commemoration of Magna Carta should not be a complacent celebration, but an opportunity to explore what more we...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy wait until 2020? We need to act on our democratic crisis now!Why wait until 2020? The Labour Leadership candidates should assemble as many as are willing and get a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy does the UK need a constitutional convention? An interview with Anthony Barnett
Phil England asks Anthony Barnett, founder of openDemocracy, about the UK's constitutional crisis and the relevance...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA Magna Carta for learning disabled people800 years of Magna Carta but learning disabled people remain 'villeins', denied rights against arbitrary power. What...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIceland's unfinished revolution? An interview with Hordur TorfasonThe award-winning human rights activist credited with starting Iceland's 'pots and pans revolution', discusses with...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMagna Carta 800th anniversary: three contrasting videosA message to England from America's Black Lives Matter, A talk under the oldest Yew in England, and might says it is right
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Published in: openDemocracyUK800 years since the Magna Carta: Remembering the British struggle for ethnic minority rights
As we approach the 800th aniversary of Magna Carta, let us recall other important anniversaries which mark the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFrom King John to Baron Bragg: celebrating Magna CartaAs the Queen is prepared to annoint the humiliation of King John with a witticism there is a gathering anger against...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe alternative Magna Carta festivalThis Saturday, in London, will be a gathering to celebrate the genuine meaning of Magna Carta - come!
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRadical regionalism and democratic politics in EnglandThe election result underscores the need for a profound rethink by the left in England: this should focus on...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLet there be a Runnymede LeftAs 800th anniversary celebrations loom, it's time for the left to reclaim the Magna Carta.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA free election, but not a fair oneThe 2015 election result shows just how absurdly unfair our voting system is. To change it we need political...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMagna Carta and British socialism’s struggle for freedom in late Victorian and Edwardian BritainThe socialist and labour movements of Britain at the turn of the 20th century saw Magna Carta as an important symbol...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAll for English devolution - but what about English democracy?
All three main UK parties are keen to pursue English devolution. But their proposals are elite-driven and do not...
