Editorial Ten years for democracy

Democratic futures What would an observer in the year 2050 make of constitutional reform. Looking back from our future, how would a historian in 2050 write about our era?

Turning Blue? In recent months the Conservative Party has drastically revised its thinking on constitutional reform. Greg Power spoke to Dr Liam Fox, the Conservative's constitutional spokesman about the thinking behind this new approach.

Then and now! Hindsight is a wonderful thing. There's a revealing contrast between what was said when Charter88 was created and what has been said recently. It's a mark of how far we've come and how much the political climate has changed.

Birth of a new politics Accident, will and judgement came together to create Charter88, says the campaign's first organiser and co-founder, Anthony Barnet. Here he remembers where it all started and analyses its initial impact

Letters Worse than Westminster and religious bigotry

In search of a rich mosaic As Britain embarks on its democratic voyage it should look to South Africa for direction, argues Richard Calland. The new democracy has been developing an experimental network of constitutional and institutional arrangements.

Books This Time and others reviewed

Blurred Vision Labour's ambiguity allows the other parties to present their own interpretations of the reforms' significance

Make votes count a new campaign working to deliver a 'yes' vote in the fast-approaching referendum on changing the voting system for general elections, is preparing to spring into action as soon as the independent Commission reports.