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David Hayes

David Hayes, Inside Story’s UK correspondent, was a co-founder of openDemocracy. He has written textbooks on human rights and terrorism, and was a contributor to Town and Country (Jonathan Cape, 1998). His work has been published in PN Review, the Irish Times, El Pais, the Iran Times International, the Canberra Times, the Scotsman, the New Statesman and The Absolute Game. He has edited five print collections of material from the openDemocracy website, and edited Fred Halliday’s Political Journeys: The openDemocracy Essays (Saqi, 2011).

Correspondents David Hayes 11 April 2016 The Panama Papers have thwacked Britain’s prime minister. But he’s not out yet, says David Hayes in London
From the archive David Hayes 25 March 2016 The last print run of a once vital newspaper has been hailed as a digital ascent. But it’s more complicated than that Correspondents David Hayes 15 March 2016 Harold Wilson, born a century ago this month, imprinted himself on the public imagination Correspondents David Hayes 1 March 2016 Six years after his death, the work of a protean internationalist scholar has never been more relevant, writes David Hayes Books & arts David Hayes 12 January 2016 A multilayered portrait of divided Britain is trapped by its animating spirit
Correspondents David Hayes 14 December 2015 The allure of the secret service in the British imagination is also the entry code to citizens’ data, writes David Hayes in London 
Correspondents David Hayes 16 November 2015 The “13/11” massacre reveals the scale of the ISIS threat, writes David Hayes in London. That makes a coherent response vital Correspondents David Hayes 24 October 2015 Britain’s prime minister is a proven winner at the polls. Now he faces an even bigger test, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 14 September 2015 British Labour has chosen its most left-wing leader ever, writes David Hayes in London. The lessons for democracy are profound Correspondents David Hayes 8 September 2015 An influx of neighbours is testing Europe’s unity and values, and Britain’s instinct for semi-detachment, writes David Hayes in London
Correspondents David Hayes 7 August 2015 National treasure to be defended or imperial behemoth to be tamed? A war over the BBC’s future is taking shape, says David Hayes
Correspondents David Hayes 12 July 2015 After five years in a bunker a wounded party faces a choice of exits, says David Hayes   Correspondents David Hayes 5 June 2015 After eight centuries the revered document of liberty still grips the political imagination, says David Hayes in London Correspondents David Hayes 9 May 2015 A purgative election has cleared the way for even bigger contests to come, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 6 May 2015 An odd election campaign ends with nationalists becoming unionists and radicals conservatives, writes David Hayes
Correspondents David Hayes 2 May 2015 A wary, data-driven, Scotland-focused contest gives voters no lead, says David Hayes  
Correspondents David Hayes 22 April 2015 Britain’s election is a blind date with destiny, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 6 April 2015 A spate of disclosures of child sexual abuse sets a challenging test for British society, writes David Hayes in London International David Hayes 10 March 2015 The firebombing of March 1945 lives on the margins of public remembrance Correspondents David Hayes 5 March 2015 No foreign policy, mute diplomacy and a weak military, goes the mantra. In London, David Hayes tests the alarm
Correspondents David Hayes 18 February 2015 A statutory five-year term has reset Britain’s political dynamics. But not in a good way, says David Hayes
Correspondents David Hayes 22 December 2014 A dynamic metropolis resented by the country it governs is exploring its own political options, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 27 October 2014 Democracy’s decline always makes a good story. But like the country itself, British politics might be adapting rather than decaying, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 29 September 2014 The ripples of an unlikely row over a parliamentary appointment reach from London to Canberra, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 19 September 2014 A clear vote against Scotland’s independence closes a national argument but opens a UK-wide one, says David Hayes in Edinburgh
Correspondents David Hayes 15 September 2014 Scots hold the United Kingdom’s future in their hands. No wonder nerves are fraying, says David Hayes
Correspondents David Hayes 31 August 2014 Dublin and London are finding common diplomatic ground just as politics is sweeping them off their feet Correspondents David Hayes 24 July 2014 The Commonwealth Games meet a host city in flux, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 17 July 2014 The centenary of the 1914–18 war reveals Britain to be a country of permanent involution, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 12 June 2014 The identity of Britain’s largest nation is a live question during every World Cup, says David Hayes