Novara FM: Safety, Security, Terrorism
On #NovaraFM Aaron Bastani, James Butler and Ash Sarkar discuss recent events in Manchester and their relationship to the 'War on Terror'.
Power to the People? Devolution, Metro Mayors and the North East
Nick Dowson
The North East voted in force for the ringing Brexit slogan, 'Take Back Control', so why has the region repeatedly snubbed Westminster proposals for bringing power closer to home with a regional 'metro mayor'?
TyskySour Audio: Security and a Labour Surge
In the first of a two-parter, Aaron and Michael are joined by Stephen Bush to discuss the restart of election campaigning after the Manchester attack.
Long Read: The Uses of Innocence: Terror, Surveillance and the Manchester Attack
Clare Hymer and Eleanor Penny
The Manchester attack has widely been framed as an attack on innocence. But rather than protecting children, the government’s response to the bombing smacks of a cynical attempt to weaponise the victims' innocence for the purposes of racist nation-building.
Long Read: What Is Effeminacy and How Can We Celebrate It?
Jules Gleeson
Mainstream society's conception of what it means to be a man leaves no room for the celebration and cherishing of a more feminine kind of manhood.
IMOBastani: We Have to Get Rid of Tuition Fees
Labour have pledged to abolish tuition fees. Aaron Bastani serves up 8 reasons why this is an excellent policy.
Labour After the Election: 3 Ways the Left Could Keep Hold of the Reins
J. A. Smith
If Labour loses the general election, Jeremy Corbyn will face pressure to resign as leader. In the case of this eventuality, how can the left hold onto the reins of the party?
Falling Between the Gaps: Two-Tiered Humanitarian Aid System Leaves Non-Refugees Desperate
James Jeffrey
The response to the drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region is under severe strain due to the vagaries of domestic and international humanitarian aid processes that favour refugee drama over the nuances of internally displaced persons.
The War on Terror Isn’t Making Us Safer
Dr David Wearing explains why British foreign policy regarding Libya, Iraq, Egypt and Yemen isn’t making us any safer.
No Passport, No Vote.
Recently, the Tories revealed their immigrant-bashing, dementia taxing, uncosted nonsense manifesto. Maya Goodfellow explains why Theresa May’s plan to make photo ID compulsory at polling stations will bar millions of poor voters and Labour supporters from British elections.
England’s Indyref? 5 Ways GE2017 Could Transform the Political Landscape
Steve Rushton
The Scottish independence referendum provoked unprecedented political engagement. Yet despite the ultimate failure of the Yes campaign, lessons can be learned from the way progressives were able to change the course of Scottish politics.
Long Read: Uncertain Futures: Trump’s Foreign Policy in Asia
Isabel Barrios Pérez-Coca
Isabel Barrios Pérez-Coca examines relations between the Trump administration and East Asian countries, explaining why the future looks so unsure.
‘A Battle for the Soul of UCL’: The Academics Confronting Corporatisation in Higher Education
Charlie Macnamara
A group of senior UCL academics have successfully challenged an attempt by management to wrest even more democratic control of the university from those who work there. But with the corporatisation of higher education sweeping across the UK, this fight will need to be taken beyond UCL.
Living a Feminist Life: An Interview With Sara Ahmed
Sara Ahmed joins Ray Filar to talk about her new book, being a feminist killjoy, the use of theory, working inside and outside the academy, lesbian feminism of colour, snapping, Leona Lewis and her survival kit.
What Can Labour Learn From Michael Foot’s 1983 General Election Defeat?
James Smith
For better or worse, comparisons between Jeremy Corbyn and Labour’s leader in the early 1980s have become commonplace for the commentariat. James Smith reads Michael Foot’s memoir of his election defeat and considers its impact.
Novara FM: The Meaning of Manifestos
On #NovaraFM James Butler and Aaron Bastani review the party's election manifestos. What do manifestos tell us more generally about the limits of modern politics?
Report From #RentersVote
ACORN in Bristol are a community union with a special interest in housing. They have been organising on the streets to help those with no fixed abode register to vote. This includes the homeless, women in refuges and the traveller community.
Interview: “The Height of Arrogance” – Caroline Lucas on Theresa May, Brexit and the General Election
Aaron Bastani interviews Caroline Lucas, co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.