Politics & Government

11 Nov 08 Chomsky at 80

Celebrate the life and work of libertarian socialist dissident Noam Chomsky

e-Parliament Initiative

The e-Parliament is the first world institution whose members are elected by the people.

Electoral Reform Society

The Electoral Reform Society is a membership organisation which campaigns for the strengthening of our democracy through changes to the voting system and electoral arrangements.

European Democracies

The European Democracies website provides detailed information about elections at all levels of Government in all European Union countries.

25 Feb 08 Independent Police Complaints Commission in Crisis

More than a hundred lawyers who specialise in handling police complaints resigned from the advisory body of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in protest at the “consistently poor qua

22 Apr 08 Make noise against racism!

Join the march to the Victoria Park Love Music Hate Racism festival

Release the Pro-Democracy Campaigners in Cairo Now !

Help free imprisoned Egyptian Activist, Blogger, and Friend, Alaa Abd El-Fatah and the 47 other protesters.

Their crime - peacefully demonstrating in support of the independence of the judiciary in Egypt.
Alaa is one of Egypt's most prominent bloggers and free
speech advocates. His work on open source advocacy in Egypt has been an inspiration to us all.

27 Feb 09 UK Government backs Open Source

The UK government has finally come to terms with the fact that spending over £600 million per year and being locked into proprietary software licences is a complete waste of the public’s money.

Network news and actions

19 Nov 09 Sh!t Matters

– especially on World Toilet Day. CLTS is using the opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable and safe sanitation systems around the world.

17 Nov 09 Delays show fragility of Nigeria's oil delta amnesty

YENEGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria has yet to begin the process of educating and reintegrating thousands of former militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta, prompting some to question their decision to lay down arms for clemency.

14 Oct 09 Twitter can't be gagged: online outcry over Guardian/Trafigura order

Trafigura, a London-based oil trader connected with dumping toxic waste in Ivory Coast in 2006, was the most used word on micro-blogging site Twitter this morning.