September 28, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Just had a phone call: “This is a recorded message from the Labour party. How will you vote at the next general election? If Labour, press one. If Conservative, press two…” etc. No, I’m not a member of the Labour … Continue reading
September 28, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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So say some people who’ve just launched a pro blogging company with a UK political blog at its heart. Way to get linkage, guys! (Oh, wait… Damn…) The thing is, it’s true and we all know it. But we’ve all … Continue reading
September 27, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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First up, a lovely interview with me and openDemocracy‘s Editor-in-Chief Tony Curzon Price, explaining what we’re trying to do, is up now at the Tomorrow’s Europe site. And now, a handy round-up of dLiberation posts over the last few days: … Continue reading
September 25, 2007
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If you haven’t noticed, where have you been? A mass movement in favour of democracy in a country ruled by a military junta for the best part of half a century is on the brink. Whether it will be crushed … Continue reading
September 24, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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The graphic above appears on the Sun’s website today as part of their “Oi, Gordon – give us a referendum on the EU reform treaty or else” campaign. That it’s full of distortions is unsurprising, but some of these key … Continue reading
September 24, 2007
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Three new ones from me over at dLiberation: Labour, Britain and the EU, looking at the role of debates on the EU at annual party conferences Is EU democracy possible?, which sets out the difficulties of creating a pan-EU democracy … Continue reading
September 22, 2007
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More from me at dLiberation – On referendums, looking at the motives and practicalities of a referendum on the reform treaty, and Mill and EU democracy, using a long-dead liberal to explore the problem of rational ignorance in the construction … Continue reading
September 21, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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It was only a matter of time before Britain’s ridiculous libel laws led to an internet service provider shutting down a bunch of websites in the face of a writ. But the ISP hosting Bloggerheads and Craig Murray‘s blog, which … Continue reading
September 21, 2007
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Another from me over at dLiberation, looking at the decidedly unrepresentative position of the mastermind of the constitution, and discovering that his attitude seems to have shifted in the last year or so
September 20, 2007
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A couple of new posts from me over at dLiberation: Jens-Peter Bonde and EU referenda, looking at the reformist take of the leading EU-sceptic Member of the European Parliament and Giuliano Amato and democratic EU reform, giving a handy overview … Continue reading
September 19, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A new post from me at dLiberation, reporting on Monday’s launch of the Tomorrow’s Europe deliberative poll. You may also want to check out the introductory post by Professor James Fishkin, Director of the Deliberative Democracy Center at Stanford University, … Continue reading
September 18, 2007
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A delightful time was had by all at last night’s launch debate/party for Tomorrow’s Europe in Brussels – except my feet, which got pounded by the picturesque Brussels cobbles (thanks to be being too cheap to get a taxi) and … Continue reading
September 16, 2007
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It’s been a few years since I’ve trekked out to the Belgian capital, and once again it’s work-related – popping to this impressive building alongside the European Parliament to cover the launch of Tomorrow’s Europe for openDemocracy. More details soon … Continue reading
September 13, 2007
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So, is new Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov going to be the next President? After all, Boris Yeltsin appointed Vladimir Putin as Prime Minister (out of nowhere) shortly before the 2000 presidential election in which Putin took power. Is Vlad … Continue reading