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Claire Rayner: queen of republicans, Anthony Barnett I met Claire Rayner when she became a founder supporter of Charter 88, one of its early spokespeople and helped launch its Democracy Day with Ian McEwan during the 1992 General Election. What I really liked about her was her fearless, unpretentious... Read more » Meet G4S, Government’s untouchable friend , Clare Sambrook The Guardian’s disturbing revelations about the final fatal journey of Angolan Jimmy Mubenga in the care of Home Office contractor G4S have sent a chill through migrant networks. The name resonates. At G4S-run Tinsley House last October a 10 year... Read more » Georgia's politicians chip away at constitution, Nino Tsagareishvili Georgia’s constitution has been amended twice since the Rose Revolution. The 2004 amendment reflected the President’s ambitions: it gave him virtually unlimited powers of legislative initiative; the power to dissolve Parliament, appoint and... Read more » Between Principle and Pragmatism, Andy Yee From the Iran nuclear issue, climate change, Diaoyu/Senkaku disputes, to the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to honour Liu Xiaobo, China is used to throwing its economic weights around. China's deputy foreign minister Fu Ying told... Read more » Universities in an age of information abundance, Aaron Peters The current debate over higher education funding in the UK ignores the crucial point that information is becoming cheaper and easier to produce, challenging the monopoly of the university in public life. The Browne report on the future of university... Read more » Arab League may seek direct UN recognition of Palestinian state, Oliver Scanlan On Friday, rhetoric over the stalled direct talks between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Israeli government reached a new level of acrimony when the Egyptian foreign minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, suggested that members of the Arab League may... Read more » Mining a story, Hannah Forbes Black The Chilean miners who have emerged this week went into the mine as ordinary workers, and came out of it as global celebrities. The 33 survivors’ love lives, career histories and personal habits have been picked over as thoroughly as Paris... Read more » Good substance, bad politics: the row over 1325, Lyric Thompson Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 could have been among the most important days for women, peace and security since the day UNSCR 1325 was passed by the Security Council ten years ago. It was supposed to be the day the Secretary General presented his Read more » More Recent Articles Party funding: a pathway to reform, Stuart Wilks-Heeg The spectre of multipolar Europe , Mark Leonard openDemocracy RECOMMENDS The Love That Does Justice
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