Scotland's greatest thinker, a world scholar and, we are proud to report, a regular openDemocracy contributor, is 80 this year. We wish him a long life! Gerry Hassan tells his readers in Scotland to honour him and Anthony Barnett provides a few links to some of his articles.
Suzanne Moore's recent conversion to the House of Lords mistakes the public spiritedness of a few inhabitants for the hands-in-the-public-purse interests of the many
As the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war approaches and oil is discovered in the deep South Atlantic waters, a veteran critic of the war and a member of the Falkland's assembly exchange views.
Her Majesty has promised to 'dedicate herself anew' to the service of Britain. But what has she achieved in sixty years on the throne?
Finally, the nature and future of England may become part of the national debate in the UK, as Scotland's First Minister appeals to the English who have not spoken yet and IPPR announces the discovery of England's emerging political community.
The Meryl Streep film of Margaret Thatcher gets an OurKingdom editor reflecting on his own brief encounter with her.
Two of Britain's leading campaigners for democracy discuss the changing nature of the UK's democratic crisis.
OurKingdom takes a break.
Encouraged by the Spanish movement for ‘Real Democracy Now!’, the Occupy network and above all the Arab Awakening, Anthony Barnett asks what revolution might actually mean in the developed democracies of the West. This is his foreword to the new edition of Raymond Williams' "The Long Revolution"
Ahead of a one day conference in London, Anthony Barnett recalls how he felt about Dennis Potter's 'The Singing Detective' when he wrote about it back in 1987.
Fred Halliday has been vindicated in his long battle with the LSE over taking Gaddafi money. But the underlying reason - corporate and government pressure on the university is not addressed by the Woolf Report into the scandal.
