David Beetham
- 16 Jun 2008ByDavid Beetham
The legacy of the British state militates against democratic citizenship, says David Beetham. Any discussion of ‘Britishness’ that ignores this reality is bound to be incomplete
- 18 Dec 2007ByDavid Beetham
Gordon Brown is urging a debate on Britishness. But Britain is an essentially imperial project sustained today by subservience to the US, argues David Beetham, and judging by the new green paper on governance a democratic Britain is not about to be born.