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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe implications of the Syria Vote: how Britain goes to war (or not)The Commons' refusal to go to war is a landmark in British constitutional history. What is it that stands out in UK...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBritain’s chemical responsibilityTo truly understand the need for Britain to make peaceful inroads with Syria, we must look back to the tragedies...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWill governments ever obey their own law?As governments are so infrequently held accountable for their actions, is there any reason why they wouldn't try and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs Britain really so against chemical weapons?Does the West have any moral right to interfere with the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons when they...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Saddamisation of Bashar al-Assad: how Britain may just have escaped another IraqThe Commons chose to stand back from the cusp of military intervention in Syria. Is this a knock for British...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBeyond crime and punishment: UK non-military options in SyriaAs direct military intervention has been ruled out for the UK by the Commons, we must turn to our non-military...
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Published in: HomeWhy the use of chemical weapons in Syria should change our response
Last Thursday's vote in the House of Commons means that Britain will not participate in military action against...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPowellism, Conservatism and SyriaEnoch Powell highlighted the differences between England's vision of itself and its reality, but has this led...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA rare moment of wisdom at the heart of British democracy
Slowly British politics is coming to terms with reality and this is welcome, the Syria debate viewed from Scotland.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA defeat for Blair and his heirsBlair's deceptions on Iraq were a central theme of last night's debate and even if Chilcot has been deliberately...
