September | 2014 | Novara Media

Radical Lives: George Padmore

Dan Whittall

Having risen through the ranks and then broken acrimoniously with the international Communist movement, George Padmore was at the front of a radical global movement against both colonialism and fascism in all their forms.

Introducing… Novara Wire Radical Lives

Novara Reporters

The history of the radical left is so often told through a focus on 'big names'. Radical Lives, a new Novara Wire series, is an attempt to revive some of the pivotal figures who have been hidden from history.

Novara FM: #Payback2015? Labour, Miliband and Managed Misery

On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the ongoing Labour Party conference and what might happen were Labour to form a government in 2015.

4 Lessons We Should Learn From the Focus E15 Mothers

Tom Gillespie

While 20,000 are waiting to be housed in the London Borough of Newham, 600 homes stand empty on one estate alone. Rid of tenants and put up for sale, Labour-run Newham Council has used the rising land prices of the area around the Olympic Park to cash in while thousands go without homes. The Focus E15 Mothers campaign is attempting to turn the tide in Newham and beyond by highlighting the stark injustice of London's housing crisis.

Focus E15 Mothers: Meet the Carpenters Estate’s Newest Occupiers

Oscar Webb

Since launching in response to the closure of a hostel-based mother and baby unit in October 2013, the Focus E15 Mothers campaign has gone from strength to strength, from a thousands-strong petition to keep the families in Newham, East London, to holding a series of occupations and forcing Newham Council to find them homes. On 21 September the group held a family fun day on the Carpenters estate which culminated in a new occupation.

#YesScotland: 5 Ways to Continue the Fight

Miriam Dobson

With 55% voting against Scottish independence, it might seem that all is lost and the campaign is over. Here, Miriam Dobson argues that we should build on the connections forged throughout the Yes campaign, and that the rallying cry of building a better Scotland shouldn't diminish.

Novara FM: WTF Indyref?

On this week's show, the first episode of series 4, James Butler and Aaron Bastani analyse the results of the referendum on Scottish Independence.

An Open Letter to the Everyday Sexist

Alia Al Ghussain

The Everyday Sexist. You know the one: that guy who insolently demands your smile, who expects you to perform like a doll while you're minding your own business, who pinches your arse on the dancefloor and gets angry when you won't say 'hello' back. He's just one reason women need feminism, and why men need it too.

6 Considerations on Rotherham, Racism and the Right

Craig McVegas

Alexis Jay's damning inquiry exposing a covered-up 16 year long child sexual exploitation ring affecting 1400 children has rocked Rotherham council, South Yorkshire police and the Labour party. The far-right's response has apparently thrown the town into turmoil and commentators across the spectrum are continuing to debate the (de)merits of political correctness, multiculturalism and whether the abusers were 'real Muslims' or not. Here are six considerations on racism, class and the far-right.

4 Things the ‘Socialist’ App Tells Us About Capitalist Appropriation

Adam Stoneman

Socialist. What comes to mind? Marx and Engels? The Soviet bloc? Owen Jones? Those bloody paper sellers at every demo? Or a new app helping you make and share lists of 'the things you love'? The latest in a long line of associations with the S-word might make you sigh with mild irritation, but here are the things we can learn from the swanky new socialite app.

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