A video interview with Anthony Barnett for Al Jazeera. The cult of the leader, North Sea Oil, the sale of weapons to Saddam Hussein and more.
Clare Sambrook, one of OurKingdom’s co-editors, is among 14 nominees for the UK’s leading prize for political journalism.
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Niki Seth-Smith
A news journalist, writer and editor, Niki previously worked for The London Magazine and The Statesman (India). She now works full-time for OurKingdom. She co-edited the collections
Changes to the contentious test designed to judge whether seriously sick or disabled people in Britain are fit for employment are being proposed without debate, despite evidence to show they will have a "huge and damaging impact".
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The campaign group Hacked Off, which represents victims of press abuse, has drawn up a parliamentary bill designed to put into law Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations. They are now holding a public consultation.
Remember what they 'didn't remember'? A video from the campaign group Hacked Off of editors giving evidence during Leveson's public inquiry in the British press. With thanks to Hacked Off.
Reactions so far include: the Black Triangle Campaign, Gavin Macfadyen, David Marquand, Lis Howell, Henry Porter, Steve Barnett, Simon Barrow, Barbara Gunnell, Sylvia Harvey, Dan Hind... and many more!
Roseline Akhalu successfully appeals against decision to deport her to Nigeria where she would die within four weeks. OurKingdom, which has reported on this case since May 2012, publishes today’s statement from her advocates, Public Interest Lawyers.
Two of the most prominent campaigners for wide-reaching reform of the British press, Hacked Off and Media Reform, respond to the long-awaited Leveson Inquiry report.
We publish an interview with Angela Phillips, a leading authority on the British media, in the run-up to Lord Justice Leveson's report on the culture, practices and ethics of the UK press.
Last week, OurKingdom launched a petition asking that the new Director General of the BBC be appointed transparently and openly. Today a closed-door decision was made. Have they learned anything?
