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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs Corbyn too pally with tyrants and other pariahs?Why is it so hard for the left, both pro and anti-Corbyn, to resist the logic of "my enemies' enemies are my...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBritain started the fossil fuel age. Now it’s our chance to end it
The Welsh Assembly is due to vote on a cross-party motion which, if it passes, will cease all new fossil fuel...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIf the union is to survive: Jonathan Edwards' speech on devolutionThe Houses of Parliament discussed the aftermath of the Scottish referendum this week. This is the speech Plaid...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A new way of challenging racism and far-right ideas in young peopleThrough open dialogue and debate we seek to understand why they feel the way they do. Then, we aim to give them the...
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Published in: ourNHSNuffield Trust report exposes Tory lies on Welsh NHSDavid Cameron claimed last week that the Welsh border was "the dividing line between life and death". A new Nuffield...
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Published in: ourNHSDon't believe Cameron's hype - the Welsh NHS has much to teach the EnglishCameron this week labelled the Welsh NHS 'a scandal', and some Blairites have echoed him. But Wales is 'doing more...
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Published in: TransformationThe Labour Party's real challenge is finding a radical voiceWill the UK Labour Party ever really, vocally resist Conservative policies? They should be engaging young voters on...
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Published in: TransformationDemand homes not jails: queer homelessness is being criminalizedCities globally are starting to criminalize homelessness: banning begging and making free food provision illegal. I...
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Published in: TransformationBenefits Street: how austerity transformed makeover TVBenefits Street was born from coalition government rhetoric: no one should receive 'anything for nothing'. The...
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Published in: TransformationWe need to talk about the UK media war on womenWhile Dylan Farrow's child abuse allegations against Woody Allen hold the headlines, it is time for journalists to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe many languages native to BritainThere are around seventeen languages native to the UK. Some are on the verge of extinction. Much more should be done...
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Published in: Shine A LightBritish charities could lose the right to challenge bad laws
Following the suicide of two 17-year olds, campaigners forced a review of the law covering treatment of children in...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHome Truths: the decline of the Welsh languageThe Welsh language is steadily declining and yet, the amount of Welsh-speaking schools are on the rise. Are the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBritain is failing Wales, Scotland and the regions. It's time for change.Why is London seen as Britain's priority at the cost of other regions in the UK? On July 1st 2013 the leader of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat Thatcher did for Wales
Which politician did most to secure devolution for Wales? Margaret Thatcher. The miners’ strike was the beginning of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWales is leading the debate on a federal UK
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...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSingle nation, double logic: Ed Miliband and the problem with British multiculturalism
British identity is open and dynamic; those of the nations narrow and bigoted. So goes the 'One Nation' narrative, a...
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Published in: HomeAfter the fall: Hobsbawm from the north
The great reach of the historian Eric Hobsbawm found its limit at the borders of multinational Britain, says...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe end of the 'Great British Summer''The Great British Summer' of 2012 is well and truly over. OurKingdom takes a rollercoaster journey back through the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe most powerful Labour politician in Britain? Carwyn Jones in the spotlightWhile the Labour party goes mad for Miliband’s speech, the First Minister of Wales is leading a nation. Time for...
