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Published in: ourNHS

Nuffield Trust report exposes Tory lies on Welsh NHS

Published on: 16 April 2014

Written by: Tony Beddow All articles by Tony Beddow

David Cameron claimed last week that the Welsh border was "the dividing line between life and death". A new Nuffield...

Published in: ourNHS

Don't believe Cameron's hype - the Welsh NHS has much to teach the English

Published on: 4 April 2014

Written by: Julian Tudor-Hart All articles by Julian Tudor-Hart

Cameron this week labelled the Welsh NHS 'a scandal', and some Blairites have echoed him. But Wales is 'doing more...

Published in: Transformation

The Labour Party's real challenge is finding a radical voice

Published on: 26 March 2014

Written by: Mary Evans All articles by Mary Evans

Will the UK Labour Party ever really, vocally resist Conservative policies? They should be engaging young voters on...

Published in: Transformation

Demand homes not jails: queer homelessness is being criminalized

Published on: 19 March 2014

Written by: Sarah Golightley All articles by Sarah Golightley

Cities globally are starting to criminalize homelessness: banning begging and making free food provision illegal. I...

Published in: Transformation

Benefits Street: how austerity transformed makeover TV

Published on: 12 March 2014

Written by: Mary Evans All articles by Mary Evans

Benefits Street was born from coalition government rhetoric: no one should receive 'anything for nothing'. The...

Published in: Transformation

We need to talk about the UK media war on women

Published on: 4 February 2014

Written by: Sarah Graham All articles by Sarah Graham

While Dylan Farrow's child abuse allegations against Woody Allen hold the headlines, it is time for journalists to...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

The many languages native to Britain

Published on: 8 January 2014

Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

There are around seventeen languages native to the UK. Some are on the verge of extinction. Much more should be done...

Published in: Shine A Light

British charities could lose the right to challenge bad laws

Published on: 25 October 2013

Written by: Shauneen Lambe All articles by Shauneen Lambe

Following the suicide of two 17-year olds, campaigners forced a review of the law covering treatment of children in...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Home Truths: the decline of the Welsh language

Published on: 2 September 2013

Written by: Evan Harris All articles by Evan Harris

The Welsh language is steadily declining and yet, the amount of Welsh-speaking schools are on the rise. Are the...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Britain is failing Wales, Scotland and the regions. It's time for change.

Published on: 15 July 2013

Written by: Leanne Wood All articles by Leanne Wood

Why is London seen as Britain's priority at the cost of other regions in the UK? On July 1st 2013 the leader of...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

What Thatcher did for Wales

Published on: 9 April 2013

Written by: John Osmond All articles by John Osmond

Which politician did most to secure devolution for Wales? Margaret Thatcher. The miners’ strike was the beginning of...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Wales is leading the debate on a federal UK

Published on: 7 March 2013

Written by: John Osmond All articles by John Osmond

John Osmond reflects on how far Wales has come in the last 15 years, as he steps down after a long career as head of...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Single nation, double logic: Ed Miliband and the problem with British multiculturalism

Published on: 18 October 2012

Written by: Daniel G. Williams All articles by Daniel G. Williams

British identity is open and dynamic; those of the nations narrow and bigoted. So goes the 'One Nation' narrative, a...

Published in: Home

After the fall: Hobsbawm from the north

Published on: 18 October 2012

Written by: Christopher Harvie All articles by Christopher Harvie

The great reach of the historian Eric Hobsbawm found its limit at the borders of multinational Britain, says...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

The end of the 'Great British Summer'

Published on: 10 October 2012

Written by: Niki Seth-Smith All articles by Niki Seth-Smith

'The Great British Summer' of 2012 is well and truly over. OurKingdom takes a rollercoaster journey back through the...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

The most powerful Labour politician in Britain? Carwyn Jones in the spotlight

Published on: 3 October 2012

Written by: Daran Hill All articles by Daran Hill

While the Labour party goes mad for Miliband’s speech, the First Minister of Wales is leading a nation. Time for...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Feeling British after the Olympics

Published on: 19 August 2012

Written by: Sunder Katwala All articles by Sunder Katwala

The Olympics have revealed once again that the British are fascinated with themselves and how they feel about who...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

The ‘Great British Summer’, or Last of the British Summer Wine?

Published on: 3 June 2012

Written by: David Rickard All articles by David Rickard

The festivities around the London Olympics and Diamond Jubilee will paint a picture of a stable, timeless...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

A written constitution for Wales?

Published on: 11 April 2012

Written by: John Osmond All articles by John Osmond

The First Minister of Wales has called for a written constitution that would redefine the relationship between the...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

It's a Leanne-slide! Plaid Cymru's new leader and her radical plans for Wales

Published on: 23 March 2012

Written by: Daran Hill All articles by Daran Hill

Leanne Wood, the newly elected leader of Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru, brings with her a truly radical...

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