openDemocracy readers debate whether making voting mandatory would improve politics
openDemocracy readers discuss whether voters would back a socialist government, and Starmer’s ever-rightwards shift
Labour has quietly dropped legal fight over unlawful crackdown on protest. But what about those already arrested?
openDemocracy readers discuss an op-ed we published by an activist who has been sentenced for planning to protest
Daughter of terror attack victim Makram Ali says politicians are ‘fuelling fire’ by equating Muslims with extremism
High Court told government only sought feedback from people it knew would agree with its controversial changes
Human rights group Liberty says spotlight on MPs’ safety has seen Tories ‘vilify’ Palestine marchers
Just Stop Oil member Tim Hewes has to lead church services with an ankle tag on – despite not yet having faced trial
The home secretary ripped up the rule book by forcing through new police powers. So Liberty is taking her to court
Claire Coutinho was senior fellow at Policy Exchange, which drafted law to crack down on XR and other climate activists
Metropolitan Police pressured hosts to confirm the size of a ‘know your rights’ training event in east London
The PM confirmed Policy Exchange helped draft laws targeting climate activists, as first revealed by openDemocracy
