Benjamin Ramm Explained

Benjamin Ramm FRSA (born 12 June 1982) is a writer and journalist for the BBC and openDemocracy. He is former editor of The Liberal magazine.

In December 2005, as editor of The Liberal, Ramm organised a "Kennedy Must Go" campaign to unseat Liberal Democrat party leader Charles Kennedy.[1] After the formation of the UK coalition government in 2010, Ramm argued that the party provided cover – as "the cloak that hides the dagger"[2] – for policies that damaged liberalism. He criticized the coalition on spending cuts,[3] the reforms to the NHS,[4] civil liberties,[5] the rise in VAT,[6] and the increase in tuition fees.[7]

In May 2011, he published the pamphlet Citizens: A Manifesto, featuring endorsements from Naomi Wolf, Philip Pullman, Ariel Dorfman and Peter Tatchell.[8]

Ramm is editor-at-large of openDemocracy.[9] He presents documentaries for BBC Radio 4[10] and the BBC World Service,[11] and is a regular feature writer for BBC Culture.[12] [13] [14]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kennedy hits back over quit call. 1 June 2012. BBC News. 30 December 2006.
  2. News: Stevenson. Alex. Tuition fee rebels slash coalition majority. 9 April 2011. Politics.co.uk. 9 December 2010.
  3. News: Morris. Nigel. Lib Dems made sure cuts were fair, Clegg tells party members. 9 April 2011. The Independent. 21 October 2010.
  4. News: Press Association. NHS Reforms – Liberal Democrat Spring Conference Vote Bid Fails. 11 March 2012. HuffPost. UK. 10 March 2012.
  5. News: Mulholland. Hélène. Plans for greater email and web monitoring powers spark privacy fears. 8 April 2012. The Guardian. 2 April 2012.
  6. News: Mixed reactions to Budget from grassroots Lib Dems. 9 April 2011. BBC News. 22 June 2010.
  7. News: Grice. Andrew. Victory – but at what price?. 9 April 2011. The Independent. 10 December 2010.
  8. Web site: Citizens: A Manifesto – Reception. citizensmanifesto.net. en. 2017-05-19.
  9. Web site: openDemocracy's Team. 2014-09-01. openDemocracy. en. 2017-05-19.
  10. Web site: Mao's Golden Mangoes – BBC Radio 4. BBC. 2017-05-19.
  11. Web site: Terror and Technology: The Unabomber, The Documentary – BBC World Service. BBC. 2017-05-19.
  12. Web site: The LSD cult that transformed America. Ramm. Benjamin. 2017-05-19.
  13. Web site: The Irish novel that seduced the USSR. Ramm. Benjamin. 2017-05-19.
  14. Web site: A passport from a country that doesn't exist. Ramm. Benjamin. 2017-05-19.

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