The home secretary’s counter-terrorism and security bill is a Hobbesian contract meant to frighten us into surrendering our freedoms.
openDemocracy's founder explains why Britain must go for a fully written constitution, and why a constitutional convention is necessary to achieve that.
The time has come to seriously consider basic income - the current system of coercive sanctions and meagre benefits is not fit for purpose.
The law must adapt to remain relevant. The changing interpretation of human rights is entirely in line with our best legal traditions.
Government insists judicial challenges are now so frequent that they must be curbed in law. But the numbers don't seem to back this up.
The events surrounding the signing of Magna Carta 800 years ago may sound more familiar to readers than they might expect...
A new law being rushed through Westminster with little scrutiny is a direct attack on our freedom.
Focusing on calling murdered cartoonists racist is useless and problematic. The left needs to come to terms with reality, and prepare to fight the far right.
Our reactions to the attack on Charlie Hebdo have been pretty predictable: it seems likely that this is what the attackers wanted.
Neither the Government nor the VIPs celebrating the historic charter's anniversary give a damn about its principles.
Internet filters in Britain are blocking charities and feminist websites...
Ed Miliband has announced he will lower the voting age in time for the 2016 elections. Why not do it in time for 2015?
