The sudden assertion of human criteria within a dehumanising framework of political manipulation can be like a flash of lightning illuminating a dark landscape
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ourkingdomThis is the articles section of OurKingdom, openDemocracy's blog on the future of the United Kingdom.
Scotland's leader has exposed the limits of nationalism as a response to neo-liberalism
In the latest contribution to OurKingdom's Labour after Brown debate, Jeremy Gilbert argues for Labour without neoliberalism.
Jeremy Gilbert, Anthony Barnett and Geoffrey Bindman extend OurKingdom's debate on the future of social democracy.
The Church of England has survived a test. But the arc of history still poses it a larger challenge
A Conservative politician's campaign for civil liberties offers democrats a historic opportunity
A vigorous contest between two leading authors over nation, diversity, agency, racism, change
How the "top secret" classification of security documents corrodes the trust of their protectors
Ireland's rejection of the European Union's "reform treaty" exposes a democratic deficit in Dublin as much as in Brussels
The British government's latest anti-terror proposal dishonours all citizens
A university colleague's arrest over downloaded research materials reflects a climate of fear
Boris Johnson's election demonstrates a wider public distaste for the very idea of politics
A lively London market offers a fresh view of the old story of England as a "heritage in danger"
How can the internet strengthen representative democracy? Join a unique worldwide online discussion, run by OurKingdom
The map of world statehood is creatively fissuring, as globalisation breeds self-confident ambition among its underlings
The theology and history of Islamic law are important, but more must be known about its practice
When a careful lecture on legal pluralism is drowned in prejudice, it’s time to restate the principles of a shared civic space
An argument over sharia highlights the difference between Christian and Muslim visions of law
England's leading churchman exposes a larger national-identity crisis
The recurrent political and media spasms over “sharia" or“Islamic law” too often avoid looking at the reality the terms purportto describe
"Dumb down" or be damned? When a debate about religion and law is hijacked by fury, everyone loses
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