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’.
- Published 30th May 2017
- Subscribe to Podcast
- Download mp3
Support Us
Become a subscriber and support Novara Media monthly:
Or you can give us a one-off donation:
Related
Mosques Are Being Advised to Increase Security and Expect Hate Crime During Ramadan
A profound shift is taking place with new cameras, fences, and guards going up at mosques around the country to protect worshippers in the wake of shootings in Christchurch and at a time of year when hate crime tends to spike. Kieron Monks reports from a security session in London.
British Tabloids Amplified Terrorist Propaganda Following Christchurch Attack, Analysis Finds
Exclusive: Analysis by campaign group estimates the Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror and the Sun may have helped disseminate white supremacist propaganda to more than 1 million people in the aftermath of shootings at two New Zealand mosques.
Stansted 15: Activists Who Stopped Deportation Charter Flight Convicted of Terror-Related Charges
In an exclusive interview with Novara Media, activists who took direct action to prevent 60 people being deported to Nigeria and Ghana speak out about why they stopped the plane and what it was like to spend nine weeks on trial charged with an offence created in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing.
Tommy Robinson and His Mates Don’t Really Care About Abused Kids or Terrorism
Tommy Robinson doesn’t care about preventing child abuse, fighting terrorism or protecting free speech. He only cares about pushing his racist agenda and using the suffering of others to advance his own career, argues Benjamin Walters.
A Century of Suffrage?
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Zoe Williams, Ash Sarkar and Eleanor Penny to discuss the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which offered limited suffrage to women, and discuss the changing face of feminism in the past century.
Why Is the Met Trying to Imprison an Ex-Squaddie Who Fought Isis?
Jim Matthews, a 43-year-old ex-soldier who fought Isis in northern Syria alongside the YPG, is being charged by the Met with attending a terrorist training camp. Why are the police nicking ex-squaddies for doing the right thing?
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
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.