Democracy isn't dying, it's evolving.
A new law being rushed through Westminster with little scrutiny is a direct attack on our freedom.
We must grasp this moment to not simply codify the "constitution" we already have, but to make sensible and principled reforms - the system is buckling.
Speaking with experience of the Irish convention, if done right they can produce real, lasting change.
We should elect ministers directly, give them a substantial slice of votes, and combine their votes with those of other ministers, other elected representatives, and also direct votes from the public. What might this look like in practice?
It's time to remake the British state.
Focusing on calling murdered cartoonists racist is useless and problematic. The left needs to come to terms with reality, and prepare to fight the far right.
Our reactions to the attack on Charlie Hebdo have been pretty predictable: it seems likely that this is what the attackers wanted.
While the questions of who participates and on what topics are critical, I want to throw open a different kind of question: when – at whose discretion - should a constitutional convention be established?
Neither the Government nor the VIPs celebrating the historic charter's anniversary give a damn about its principles.
Britain’s political future will be determined by which parties can turn the crisis of the established party system into an opportunity for realignment, just as they did 100 years ago.
A Commons Select Committee has called for members of the British public to send them a model Preamble for a new UK constitution. Anthony Barnett tries his hand.
