Malcolm Chase

Malcolm Chase is Professor of Social History at the University of Leeds. He is the author of Chartism: A New History (Manchester University Press, 2007) and of The Chartists: Perspectives and Legacies to be published by Merlin Press later this year.

The Great Charter of Liberties

Looking at the distance between the Westminster parliamentary system and those to whom elected representatives are ultimately accountable, the Chartists had a point – in fact, at least six points.

By Malcolm Chase

/ 8 Apr 2015