This is a cross-post by William Heath – originally posted on the Political Innovation site here. If the big political innovation of the moment is to give power back to people, then a good place to do it is with personal data. Whose data is it anyway? Whose health, whose education, whose identity, whose shopping

AS A journalist and a political blogger I, of course, read a lot of political writing; from national to local newspapers, from political websites and blogs to magazines and periodicals. I think, despite what a lot of our elected representatives say about political journalism in this country, that we are in a very rich vein right now-with a real wealth of great writing to get our teeth into. Of cou...

Steve McQueen says his film is not political, yet it still shows us what people are capable of in pursuit of freedom and justice.

This website provides free access to 24 page report published by Freedom House in February 2009. It provides a useful overview of the state of political freedom, democracy and civil liberties in the region of sub-saharan Africa. Tables include historical comparisons of degrees of 'liberty' in Sub-Saharan Africa between 1980 and 2008; and case studies of changes in freedom in individual A...

One of the greatest challenges for those interested in politics is to decide where to draw the line between political and personal criticism. As a general rule, the higher someone climbs up the greasy pole of political power the more open he or she is to personal attack. Jeremy Clarkson famously described our current so-called Prime Minister a "one-eyed Scottish idiot", I suspect he would not have...

THE 5 BEST FOR A POLITICAL NOVICE: David Aaronovitch, Times columnist and political commentator: Alastair Campbell's The Blair Years "This is real insider politics by someone who knows how to write, and was there when big happened. It shows why...

Senior bishops have warned that the freedom of Christians to express their beliefs is being eroded following the introduction of equality laws.

Rupa Huq tagged me for this discussion of what bloggers were up to 30 years ago, and I thought I’d reply. Anything to help Newmania’s abiding interest in my personal history How old were you? Six. What are your personal political memories, if you have any? None at all. My first political memories are from the the 1983 General Election. In

This site was created by French daily newspaper l'Express to provide coverage of the 2009 European elections. It provides free access to news stories and analysis which offer a French perspective on the events, emphasising the activities of French political parties and voters. Other features of the site include political blogs covering the elections and some background information on the voti...

The black woman vicar appointed Chaplain to the House of Commons has said that she "abhors" the suggestion that she was chosen because of political correctness.