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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionHow a programme for public ownership can bridge the political divideThere have been dramatic swings lately in Britain's politics of public services. The future holds opportunities.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionI met Keir Starmer’s donkeys – and they told me something about himThe Mail on Sunday dug for dirt on the new Labour leader. They found something very different.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightCountering the radical right, back to basicsIf you think the answer to the rise in the radical right threat lies in counter-terrorism and/or counter-extremism...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionThe nature of the threat: culpable ignorance and the humiliation of the Johnson Government in the COVID crisisLawrence Freedman’s preliminary account of scientific advice and political judgement hitherto in UK-policymaking...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionWhy are British politicians so scared of transparency?From scientific advice and procurement contracts to Freedom of Information requests, our government has drastically...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionCaring about social care“I lived in Leicester and if you are a woman and you want a job there, the only jobs available are in care work. ”
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionPeter Oborne shortlisted for Orwell prize – after other papers rejected himHis forensic attacks on Brexit and Boris Johnson were turned down by bigger UK media outlets. So openDemocracy stepped up.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUnderground Botox: what is essential and what is not during a global pandemic?COVID-19 might have changed people’s perception of what is considered essential, but the perception of necessities...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionPandemic politics, oligarchic times and the idiotic subject of ‘freedom’To radically transform our way of life we need to construct the public spaces at all levels in order to have a...
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Published in: HomeDowning Street has banned me from asking questions. Why?I’ve been a lobby journalist for decades – but now I've been shut out by No. 10. What are Boris Johnson and Dominic...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionConstitutions that build citizen power and joyAs we rebuild from the wreckage, let's consider how the structures of the state have fatally limited what feels...
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Published in: HomeThe biopolitics of COVID-19 – a personal view“As public health and societal debates play out in the coming months, I very much hope that we can hear more of the...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionFinland has shown why a response to pandemic should involve Basic IncomeA Basic Income would not be a panacea, but it could be part of a bridge to a new social contract between citizens...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe UK must immediately stop selling arms that are killing Yemeni civiliansAfter more than five years of war, governments, including the UK, can no longer credibly claim to be fooled by...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAs unemployment soars, what does history teach us about how to support people?The architect of social security said "adventure came not from the half starved, but from those who were well fed...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWe must stop law firms from cashing in on the pandemic – before it's too lateCorporations and law firms are preparing to sue states for actions that have saved lives. We must not let that happen.
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Published in: ourEconomy: InvestigationExclusive: Countries to face a ‘wave’ of corporate lawsuits challenging emergency COVID-19 measuresResearch claims top law firms are preparing to ‘cash in’ on the pandemic by helping corporations sue states for...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionDemocratic digital infrastructure must be at the centre of a just recoveryCovid-19 has exposed the UK's stark digital divides. It's time to embrace a full-fibre future based on a new...
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Published in: openJusticeInnocent before proven guilty? How a 2017 policy is bringing race into the courtroom.New research reveals that a policy that requires defendants to state their nationality in the criminal court is...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: DUP dark money man in ‘very unusual’ investment scandalRichard Cook signed an oil deal with a firm run by a convicted Texan fraudster. The Scottish company involved has...
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