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The ugly economics of immigration: Paul Kingsnorth on why the left is out of step with working class interests.


Immigration and the Politics of Resentment: Shamser Sinha suggests the real problem is a politics that turns neighbour against neighbour.

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The Stalker State: Phil Booth of No2ID on the proposed Comms database


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What do we do now?: Anthony Barnett assesses the stakes for for liberals and radicals in David Davis's campaign against the erosion of rights and liberties


The Abundance of Caution: an authoritative essay by Anthony Barnett sets out the case against 42 Days

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Labour After Brown

The next left -Life after the Labour Party: Gerry Hassan sees a historic opportunity for the emergence of a post-New Labour left.

Scottish Labour, where's the coffee?: Gerry Hassan assesses the prospects for Scottish Labour and its new leader.

Lesson for the Left from Chile to Britain: Hassan Akram offers a global perspective on Labour's malaise.

From Milibland to Johnson land?: Jeremy Gilbert argues for Labour without neo-liberalism.

Magical thinking on Britishness: Anthony Barnett critiques Liam Byrne on fraternity.

Rule of law at risk: Geoffrey Bindman calls for a turn away from the marketisation of government.

A new Bill of Rights for Britain?: Guy Aitchison analyses Parliament's proposed new Bill of Rights.

Miliband - by our rights we will know you: Claire O'Brien puts forward a new progressive vision for Labour.

Recapturing liberal Britain: David Marquand challenges Labour's constitutional orthodoxy.

Miliband and the Liberal Democrats: James Graham on the case for realignment.

What is Labour's British story?: Writing from Scotland, Gerry Hassan widens the OurKingdom debate on Labour's future.

This is not Brown's crisis but Britain's: David Marquand says social democracy is bust and Britain may be too.

The Challenges for Miliband's Progressive Fusion: Fabian Society head Sunder Katwala responds to David Miliband.

Fabian Society

America Votes, Europe Responds: Fabian Society conference on the US election result, Westminster Central Hall, 10am to 4pm, Saturday 8th November.

Visit the new Fabian Society blog: Next Left

England Awakes?

England, Britain and multiculturalism: an OurKingdom exchange

A mild awakening?, England's turn? by David Goodhart

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11 - 01 - 2008
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Our Kingdom Reviews is a place to discuss the ideas and thinking shaping the democratic future of the UK. We will have regular weekly book reviews, as well as reviews of pamphlets, lectures and research papers contributing to the debate on what is currently (but for how long?) Brown's Britain. In the spirit of Our Kingdom, this is, of course, an open and democratic debate; anyone who feels inspired to contribute is encouraged to get in touch with me at guy.aitchison@opendemocracy.net. If it's fair, critical and relevant to the themes of Our Kingdom, we'll publish it (and you might even get a free book!). Also, let me know if there is a publication you want to see covered.

Reviewed so far:

BOOKS

Arthur Aughey on

A Floating Commonwealth: Politics, Technology and Culture on Britain's Atlantic Coast by Christopher Harvie (319pp)  

Arthur Aughey on

Imagined Nation: England after Britain ed Mark Perryman (248pp)

Daniel G. Williams on

Raymond Williams: A Warrior's Tale by Dai Smith (514pp)

Paul Kingsnorth on

Who cares about Britishness? by Vron Ware (180pp)

Arthur Aughey on

Real England: The Battle Against the Bland by Paul Kingsnorth (304pp)

Debbie Moss on

From Anger to Apathy by Mark Garnett (480pp)

Peter Oborne on

Who Runs Britain? by Robert Peston (352pp)

John Palmer on

We the Peoples of Europe by Susan George (224pp)

Tom Griffin on

Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland by Jonathan Powell (352pp)

Guy Aitchison on

Race, Identity and Belonging by George Shire et al, Soundings (138pp)

Guy Aitchison on

Constitutional Patriotism by Jan-Werner Muller (147pp)

Rupert Read on

NHS plc by Allyson Pollock (288pp)

Dan Leighton on

Why We Hate Politics by Colin Hay (200pp)

Guy Aitchison on

Affluenza by Oliver James (592pp)

Jane O'Grady on

Towards the Light: A Story of the Struggles for Liberty and Rights that Made the Modern West by AC Grayling (336pp)

Peter Oborne on

Best for Britain?: The Politics and Legacy of Gordon Brown by Simon Lee (304pp)

PAMPHLETS

Peter Facey on

Paying for the Party: Myths and Realities in British Political Finance by Michael Pinto-Duchinsky, Policy Exchange ( 64pp)

Andrew Blick on

Swimming with the tide: Democratising the places where we work by Chris Ward and Zoe Williams, Compass (34pp)

Stuart Weir on

Hansard Society Audit of Political Engagement 5 by Hansard Society (60pp)

Guy Aitchison on

No Overall Control? The impact of a 'hung parliament' on British politics ed Alex Brazier and Susanna Kalitowski, Hansard Society (116p)

Gareth Young on

Beyond the Constitution: Engishness in a post-devolved Britain by Michael Kenny, Richard England and Richard Hayton, ippr (11pp)

Stuart Weir on

You've been Quango'd by Chris Leslie and Owen Dallison, NLGN (42pp)

John Palmer on

Fog in Westminster by Peter Sutherland, Federal Trust (32pp)

Andrew Blick on

An Uncertain Future by Chris Abbott, ORG (20pp)

Jon Bright on

Can we create a new national belonging? by Ben Rogers & Rick Muir, ippr (9pp)

Jon Bright on

Does Britain need a population policy? by Alasdair Murray, CentreForum (8pp)

LECTURES

Debbie Moss on

Constitutional Reform series at the IALS, Keith Ewing.

Our Archive:

BOOKS

Jon Bright on

From Anger to Apathy: the British Experience since 1975 by Mike Garnett

Jon Bright on

Politipedia by Nick Inman

Anthony Barnett on

The Triumph of the Political Class by Peter Oborne

Anthony Barnett on

Towards a New Constitutional Settlement ed. Chris Bryant

PAMPHLETS AND REPORTS

Jon Bright on

The Vision Thing by Sunder Katwala

Jon Bright on

Participation Nation by involve

Andrew Blick on

The House Rules?, Constitution Unit

Guy Aitchison on

Towards a New Constitutional Settlement ,Constitution Unit

TV, FILM & RADIO

 

Anthony Barnett on

The Blair Years, BBC 1

Stuart Weir on

Britz, C4

Anthony Barnett on

The Ministry of Truth, BBC 2

Christine Berberich on

The English, Andrew Marr

Anthony Barnett on

The Blair Years by Alistair Campbell

Bettany Hughes

Athens: the Truth about Democracy, C4

Anthony Barnett

Taking Liberties dir. Chris Atkins

TALKS & LECTURES

 

Stuart Weir on

"Renewing Democracy: Are we bovvered?" by Meg Russell

John Jackson on

"Bringing Rights Home: Time to Start a Family?" by Stephen Sedley

 

 

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