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OurKingdom is an editorial project run by openDemocracy, a global web magazine based in London. We have two full time staff, and a large list of regular and occasional contributors. Please direct all queries to Guy Aitchison at: guy.aitchison@opendemocracy.net

Staff

Anthony Barnett

Editor

A social entrepreneur of wide experience, Anthony helped launch Charter 88 in 1988 and was its first Director. Anthony is also a writer and journalist. He is the author of Iron Britannia; Soviet Freedom and This Time; and co-author and editor of among other books, Aftermath: the Struggle of Vietnam and Cambodia; Power and the Throne, Town and Country and a considerable range of articles and pamphlets covering politics and culture, such as (with Peter Carty), The Athenian Option – radical reform for the House of Lords (Demos, 1998) and the television film, England's Henry Moore. He founded openDemocracy, and regularly contributes to many of its debates.

Guy Aitchison

Managing Editor

Born and raised in Bristol, Guy was drawn to the politics of OurKingdom through a background in History and Political Theory. Guy is Managing Editor at OK. If you have any enquiries or suggestions please email guy.aitchison(AT)opendemocracy.net

Jon Bright

Contributing and Technical Editor

Jon Bright holds a BSc in Computer Science from Bristol University and an MSc in International Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has worked for openDemocracy since May 2006. He was Managing Editor of OurKingdom from May 2007 to May 2008. At present he with Fride in Madrid (lucky man). He is also a Contributing Editor at MusicOMH.com.

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Regular contributors

Andrew Blick - London, The Democratic Audit

James Graham - London, Unlock Democracy

Tom Griffin - London, The Green Ribbon

John Jackson - London, Charter 88

John Osmond - Cardiff, IWA

Mike Small - Fife, Bella Caledonia

Stuart Weir - Cambridge, The Democratic Audit

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Occasional contributors

Saul Albert - London, The People Speak

Neal Ascherson - Argyll

Simon Barrow - London, Ekklesia

Ron Bailey - London, Local Works

Mark Bell - London, CentreForum

Mark Bell - Brighton, votewise.co.uk

Christine Berberich - Derby, University of Derby

Geoffrey Bindman - London, BIHR

Philip Blond - Lancaster, University of Cumbria

Alex Buchan - Leicester

Alice Casey - London, Involve

Jonathan Church - London, The Federal Trust

David Clouter - Cambridge, LeaveThemKidsAlone

Felix Cohen - London, openDemocracy

Stella Creasy - London, Involve

Tony Curzon Price - London, openDemocracy

Suzy Dean - London, The Manifesto Club

Kiran Dhami - London, Women's Resource Centre

Paul Dorfman - Warwick, University of Warwick

Bill Emmott - London

Peter Facey - London, Unlock Democracy

Zac Goldsmith - London, Conservative Party

Jill Grieve - London, Countryside Alliance

Christopher Harvie - Fife, MSP

Robert Hazell - London, The Constitution Unit

Bettany Hughes - London, Lion Television

Sunny Hundal - London, Pickled Politics

Paul Hilder - London, Avaaz.org

Philip Hosking - Penryn, The Cornish Democrat

Bethan Jenkins - Neath, Welsh Assembly

Pat Kane - Glasgow, Scottish Futures

Sunder Katwala - London, The Fabian Society

Michael Keith - London, Goldsmiths

Paul Kingsnorth - Oxford

Daniel Leighton - London, The Power Inquiry

Jean Lambert - London, MEP

Guy Lodge - London, ippr

David Marquand - Oxford

Rick Muir - London, ippr

Alasdair Murray - London, CentreForum

Tom Nairn - London, RMIT University

Peter Oborne - London, The Daily Mail

Adrian Pabst - Nottingham, University of Nottingham

John Palmer - London

Akash Paun - London, The Constitution Unit

Mats Persson - London, Open Europe

Rupert Read - Norwich, The Green Party

Alexandra Runswick - London, Unlock Democracy

Hugo Robinson - London, Open Europe

Roger Scruton

Nan Sloane - Leeds, Centre for Women and Democracy

David Smith - Weymouth, Saving Democracy

Trevor Smith - York, House of Lords

Sue Stirling - Newcastle, ippr North

Tristan Stubbs - London, ERS

Stephen Taylor - London, 5jt

Kanishk Tharoor - London, terrorism.openDemocracy

Ben Ward - London, Human Rights Watch

Lee Waters - Cardiff, former Chief Political Correspondent for ITV Wales

Richard Wilson - London, Involve

Robin Wilson - Belfast, Democratic Dialogue

Martin Wolf - London, Financial Times

Gavin Yates - Edinburgh, Gymedia

Gareth Young - Lewes, CEP

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