openDemocracy's founder explains why Britain must go for a fully written constitution, and why a constitutional convention is necessary to achieve that.
Although Conservatives cite Lord Judge in support of repealing the human rights act, his actual position on the matter undermines their case for repeal.
Majoritarian voting systems and parliaments are a terrible way to govern pluralist societies - here are some simple ideas that could do a far better job. We should be considering them.
We are now clearly in the middle of a "constitutional moment" and those who want a new settlement for the country are beginning to stir and take action. How can you get involved, and what's coming up?
The time has come to seriously consider basic income - the current system of coercive sanctions and meagre benefits is not fit for purpose.
The law must adapt to remain relevant. The changing interpretation of human rights is entirely in line with our best legal traditions.
In 2010, the UK’s underspecified caretaker conventions caused the “Squatter in Downing Street” controversy, when Gordon Brown remained in office after Labour’s election defeat, and the country still lacks adequate rules to govern caretaker situations.
A real democratic energy is building-up in the United Kingdom but the existing system doesn’t seem able to vent or channel this demand for fresh thinking about how we live our lives.
Government insists judicial challenges are now so frequent that they must be curbed in law. But the numbers don't seem to back this up.
What influence does Magna Carta, signed 800 years ago at Runnymede by King John, continue to have over UK democracy and governance? A lot.
The events surrounding the signing of Magna Carta 800 years ago may sound more familiar to readers than they might expect...
Lee Waters sets out the Institute of Welsh Affairs' plans to hold a ‘crowd sourced’ Constitutional Convention.
