Anthony Giddens

Anthony Giddens is a Labour peer and the author or editor of 40 books translated into over 40 different languages

  • Spit and tell

    Anthony Giddens: The latest political memoirs are motivated by a settling of scores - with a sufficient edge of cattiness to get public attention

  • Understanding terror

    Anthony Giddens: Planes are not the most practical of terrorist targets but they do promise the glamour and retrospective prestige suicide bombers seek.

  • It really is the economy, stupid

    Anthony Giddens: David Cameron only has himself to blame - trying to win 'hearts and minds' while postponing hard policy debate was a dreadful mistake.

  • Liberty in the balance

    Anthony Giddens: Brown's security plans wisely look to safeguard freedoms, but he needs to be more open on risk.

  • Taking risks

    Anthony Giddens: Gordon Brown's approach to terrorism is better than Tony Blair's: he's more concerned with civil liberties.

  • Blog of all blogs

    Anthony Giddens: In a departure from the usual brief response, I am taking the opportunity to fully answer some queries on pieces I have written on Cif.

  • Calculating risk

    Anthony Giddens: Gordon Brown's anti-terror plans are realistic: civil liberties have to be balanced against security given this new threat.

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