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Book review: Them and Us by Will Hutton, William Davies Will Hutton’s latest book on British political economy is uncannily of its time. In arguing that ‘fairness’ should be the measure of all political and economic relations, writes William Davies, he has performed a crucial service in erecting... Read more » openDemocracy author Clare Sambrook wins the Paul Foot Award 2010, Guy Aitchison Congratulations to openDemocracy author Clare Sambrook who has been named winner of the Paul Foot Award 2010 for her reports on the UK's shameful detention of asylum seekers' children. The award, which recognises the best campaigning... Read more » Short cuts, Anthony Barnett There's a strong interview with Robert Reich in Spiegel online, here is their opening question and his answer: The US goes to the polls on Tuesday for critical mid-term elections. It is a difficult time for the country -- you have said it is... Read more » Dissecting global civil society: values, actors, organisational forms, Marlies Glasius The rare and intriguing beast, let us say it is an elephant, called global civil society was defined in the first Global Civil Society Yearbook published in 2001 as “the sphere of ideas, values, institutions, organisations, networks, and... Read more » Does the UK's Coalition have a constitutional strategy?, Anthony Barnett The coalition is engaged in making a number of constitutional changes that may have far-reaching consequences for the British state. In the past, new governments generally trod carefully in altering the way the UK is governed. This approach changed... Read more » More Recent Articles Yemen: canary in the coal mine , Kristian Coates Ulrichsen Bombing in Istanbul injures dozens on day that PKK ceasefire expires, Daniel C Giacopelli Control Orders - what's Britain's problem with the evidence? Is there a US connection, Anthony Barnett A strategy for North Caucasus: don’t mention politics or religion!, Sergei Markedonov Ten degrees north: Sudan's melting pot, Sophia L. R. Dawkins openDemocracy RECOMMENDS The Return of the Public Dan Hind openDemocracy NEWS openDemocracy event London: oD author Charles Shaw asks 'Who's addicted to the War on Drugs?' You are invited to join Charles Shaw, openDemocracy author and activist and acclaimed documentary maker and criminologist, Roger Graef for an evening of discussion and testimony of drugs policy and criminal justice on: 7pm, Tuesday 16 November 2010 The Hub, 34b York Way, Kings Cross, London, N1 9AB Limited number of places: please email info@opendemocracy.net to reserve a place. What is it that maintains our mixed up and contradictory drugs policies – often in the face of expert consensus? What is the balance of damage being done to individuals by drugs and the system of punishing drug taking? What should our social and personal attitudes towards different drugs be if there were fuller decriminalisation? And why are attitudes to alcohol and tobacco so different? Read more on Charles Shaw's projects The openDemocracy Drug Policy Forum The Unheard Voices Project • View comments •
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