'Sorry seems to be an easier word': Brown and the politics of apology,
The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s apology to the 'Forgotten Australians' last week raised some interesting questions concerning the legacy of the British Empire. It highlighted difficulties that Gordon Brown and others face in...
Iran and Russia: is the honeymoon over?,
Russia has recently been demonstrating a clear U-turn in its position on Iran.
Ukraine: on the bumpy road to democracy,
Five years on from the Orange Revolution two books have appeared which cast light on what the Orange Revolution was really about, and review its significance against the background of developments in Russia.
Iran announces plans for more enrichment facilities,
The government in Tehran yesterday announced its intention to build a new wave of uranium enrichment plants just days after it was criticised by the United Nations for deliberately being evasive about its nuclear program. The stated aim of the new...
Nameless, Genderless: The Meena Bazaar Women,
'100 killed in Pakistan as Clinton arrives'- this is the title that caught my eye as I skimmed the news headlines. I clicked the link and read that a bomb went off in a women's bazaar in Peshawar killing more than 100 people, mostly...
Expressing and exercising Scottish sovereignty,
On the day in which the SNP government sets out its proposals for a referendum on Scottish independence, OurKingdom publishes a recent talk given by Canon Kenyon Wright in which he examines how the principle of popular sovereignty, asserted in the...
Scotland’s real debate: the wider campaign for genuine self-government,
Also published today at the Guardian's Comment is Free
Today sees the publication of the Scottish government's independence white paper. Last week Jim Murphy, Scottish secretary, launched the UK government's white paper on the Calman...
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