Mike Davis
Mike Davis is editor of Chartist.
New economy, new democracy
Mike Davis reflects on the virtual Labour conference fringe and Starmer’s speech while highlighting key ideas for a future without the Tories
Test, trace, isolate, treat and build solidarity
Mike Davis finds the government playing catch-up with its pronouncements in the face of a devastating virus
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Mike Davis, editor, on Chartist past, present and future
Labour beware false optimism
Labour squeezed through the middle of two Brexit parties to win the Peterborough by-election, but the European elections tell a different...
Million march for putting it to the people
It’s time for Labour to create time for a public vote and prepare for elections to win in Europe, writes Mike...
Approaching B-Day
As we approach Brexit-Day Mike Davis says Labour needs to both embrace its public vote commitment and ensure reform and remain...
Martin Rowson reads ‘The Iron Mash of Anarchy’
Chartist's cartoonist, Martin Rowson, reads 'The Iron Mash of Anarchy' at Bookmarks bookshop:
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Chartist Editor’s Report 2018
Political context & Brexit Blues
Brexit continues to dominate the domestic political agenda. This is the fundamental issue of a generation and probably the most...
Mike Davis on a message for May
We said it would be Tory own goals (Chartist 286, ‘Corbyn in Downing Street?’) and a steady consistent, straight-talking narrative from Labour that could...
Gunning for tax avoiders
As the United Nations agrees to convene a global conference on ending tax havens and tax avoidance Labour published the first stage of its...
Trump, white nativism and economic populism: a new (r)age for western politics
Trump's victory smashed Obama's blue wall. It demands the American and European left learn uncomfortable lessons
Throw it all out. The model and rule book we...