Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers
Ell Folan
57% of Londoners support the supposedly controversial scheme, writes Ell Folan.
Tag: policy
Ash Wednesday: Do I Think About Rape Too Much?
Why are women more afraid of violence from strangers on the street when - statistically speaking - home is the place where they're most unsafe? Ash Sarkar takes a look at how rational fears are used to justify irrational policy decisions, and what we miss when we talk about 'rape culture'.
Novara FM: Afterburn
Kate Aronoff explores climate denialism, oil companies' predictions of the future, and the fate of the Green New Deal.
Analysis: How We Win: The State
James Schneider
If we aren’t preparing to use power, we are preparing to have it used against us. The left needs a state strategy, starting with municipal socialism to lay the groundwork for a national programme.
Downstream: Can Capitalism Solve Its Crises? Interview With Mariana Mazzucato
What can the Apollo Missions teach us about dealing with the major crises of the 21st century? And why are politicians so eager to dwell on caricatures of the public rather than engage in problem-solving – from climate change to housing and education? Aaron Bastani speaks to author and academic Mariana Mazzucato to find out.
Analysis: The Rest of the World is Having a Trade Deal Party and Brexit Britain Isn’t Invited
James Meadway
The signing last week of a trade deal between 15 Asia-Pacific nations, led by China, signals a move away from US-led globalisation towards a brave new world, one in which “Global Britain” will struggle to situate itself, writes James Meadway.
Novara Live: Abolish Eton With Holly Rigby and Aaron Bastani
As the scandal-ridden Prime Minister gets ready for his conference address, Michael and Aaron are joined by Holly Rigby to discuss how a Labour government might go about abolishing his old school.
How ‘Public-Common Partnerships’ Can Help Us Take Back What’s Ours
Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell
What relationship should there be between social movements and public policy? That's the central question at the heart of a new report proposing 'public-common partnerships' as an alternative to the privatisation of community assets and resources. The report's authors, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell, explain the idea.
Explainers: #Crapitalism: Industrial Strategy
In this new series #Crapitalism: Grace Blakeley explains what industrial strategy is and argues that ‘building it in Britain’ could be a good thing.
Novara FM: After Windrush: Britain and Migration
On #NovaraFM, James Butler, Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar look at the politics of the recent Windrush crisis, the history of migration policy in the UK, and ask: what could a left-wing migration policy look like?
Novara FM: Housing: Crisis and Inequality
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Danny Dorling to discuss the housing crisis in contemporary Britain.
Novara FM: Politics, Power, Change: Will Davies on Corbyn and Beyond
James Butler and Eleanor Penny speak with Will Davies on Corbyn and beyond.