Cat Tully

<p>Cat Tully has worked for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She is a consultant and traveller who blogs at <a href="http://fromoverhere.net/my-route/">FromOverHere</a> and Tweets at <a hr

Introducing this week’s theme: participation and foresight – putting people at the heart of the future

The School of International Futures take many different travelling companions from a position where they face a confusing present through the process of integrating futures into their work. This week, we find out more.

By Cat Tully and Allie Bobak

/ 21 Apr 2017

Hammering the final nail in the coffin of UK party-based “democracy”

Originally undecided, I now think it would be in the democratic interests not just of Scotland's citizens but of all UK citizens for Scotland to vote Yes. The No campaign does not deserve to win. It has shown how inadequate British politics has become.

By Cat Tully

/ 17 Sep 2014

Western politics beware! The Tahrir meme has a long way still to spread

The Arab Spring really does indicate a sea-change in the relationship of the demos to the rulers: there is a new self-understanding by citizens of ourselves as the source of legitimacy. Governments in the West have yet to understand how precarious this makes their own positions

By Cat Tully

/ 6 Jun 2012