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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Ofcom pay TV review: what does it really mean?
David Elstein, a former BSkyB head of programming, assesses the likely impact of Ofcom's attempt to take on one of...
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Published in: openSecurityUS appeals to China over Iran sanctions
Obama calls Hu Jintao to urge a tougher stance on Iran. Israel threatens another military operation against Gaza....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKForward to the Past! Charlie Leadbeater and Phillip Blond lead the way
From the Young Foundation to the Carlton Club, two English political intellectuals search for a way out of the...
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Published in: HomeBeyond "liddism": towards real global security
A decade of pitiless wars and brutal inequalities has made the arguments of the book “Losing Control: Global...
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Published in: oDRDon't mention the bombings
The terrorist bombs pose a problem for the Kremlin, Sam Greene reports from Moscow. Since tightening the screws has...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDeliberative democracy: Setting the people free?
The Ministry of Justice has done something extremely useful! It has demonstrated that, given a fair wind,...
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Published in: HomeThe next Colombia
A vital constitutional decision and a party-primary vote have blown wide open the electoral campaign to succeed...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDo not disparage human rights - a letter to British party leaders
A group of foundations and philanthropists who are members of Ariadne – the European wide network of human rights...
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Published in: oDRVictims of the bulldogs under that carpet
In Maxim Kantor’s opinion, the 39 deaths in the Moscow metro bombings on 29 March are victims of that fight between...
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Published in: openSecurityBombers strike at Russian police
Bombers strike at Russian police. Serbia apologises for 1995 Srebrenica massacre. FARC rebels release hostage. All...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPeople and power: shaping democracy, rights and responsibilities - the Brown Government's Report
The Government has just released the results of its deliberative assessment of our constitutional future.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKEnough is Enough: No More Lords
A campaign launches to prevent the appointment of new Lords to the second chamber. No more Lords
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Published in: 50.50The exodus of women from the UK television industry
In the past three years 5,000 women have left the industry compared to 750 men. The quality of our television...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe constitutional crash that hurts: government subordinated to marketing
The man behind the UK's 'Broken Government' website diagnoses how good administration has been sacrificed to the...
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Published in: openSecurityUganda rebels deny northeast Congo massacre
LRA rebel group denies any involvement in mass killings in Congo. Burmese opposition decides to boycott election....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKReply to Labour critics of Hang 'em
The New Statesman ran four responses to 'Hang 'em' from leading Labour thinkers. Barnett replies and Andreas Whittam...
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Published in: openSecurityThe forgotten impact of a war that didn't happen
Nuclear weapons were at the heart of the Cold War. Yet the broader impact of the arms race on politics and society...