Victims of the black cab rapist were not believed. A man who suffered a miscarriage of justice could not speak to journalists. Four children suffered abuse and neglect. Three stories from RightsInfo:
A British Bill of Rights will not only allow the Conservative government to deport an individual to a country where they face a real risk of torture, harm or humiliation: the human rights system must be fought for.
How do we address extremism in a way that does not impinge on civil liberties and exacerbate tensions in our communities?
Centralisation has certainly failed, but the promise of devolution to Greater Manchester is being massively hyped.
The socialist and labour movements of Britain at the turn of the 20th century saw Magna Carta as an important symbol to invoke in their own struggles against the current system and its abuses.
All three main UK parties are keen to pursue English devolution. But their proposals are elite-driven and do not take democracy seriously enough.
Following in the footsteps of the original Chartists at Blackstone Edge, Paul Salveson proposes a People's Charter for 2015. We need a movement of citizen conventions to debate proposals like this.
The Comic Tragedy of British Politics, 2: Can England join the Union?
As the media prepares to declare Miliband an illegitimate PM, we must be ready to defend what we've voted for.
The comic tragedy of British politics: 1
Some of the political parties are calling for a constitutional convention. But a convention can mean different things. How would we design a convention to democratically refound the British state?
Can the English left finally wake up and smell the constitution?
