March | 2018 | Novara Media

Why Is Turkey Attacking Afrin?

Steve Rushton

The predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces have been the strongest force against Isis. So why is Turkey attacking Afrin, the westernmost canton of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (AKA Rojava)? And why is the UK supporting Turkey?

With University Staff Forced to Act like Border Guards, Striking Lecturers Must Show Solidarity with Yarl’s Wood

Dan Davison

UCU picketers must act in solidarity with hunger strikers in Yarl's Wood because their struggles are intrinsically linked. The inhumane border control system that makes international students fear failing to meet their visa requirements and puts the unwanted duty of immigration policing on to university staff, also creates detention centres.

“Why We Strike”: First-timers Give Their Reasons

Charlie Macnamara

In light of the ongoing strikes, university workers taking industrial action for the first time reflect on their experience.

Argentinian Women Might Finally Be Winning the Fight to Decriminalise Abortion

Adriano Mérola Marotta

Abortion is illegal in Argentina, but in recent years the country's strong feminist movement has made enormous strides in changing public opinion on the issue. As a decriminalisation bill travels through congress, International Women’s Day saw tens of thousands of women protest in Buenos Aires, with demands for free, safe and legal, abortion taking centre-stage.

So This Time It Probably Was Russia…

It started in the sleepy town of Salisbury, where an ex-Russian spy was poisoned… Join Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani for this latest episode of TyskySour.

All The Best: ATB: Stick Your Bipartisanship up Your Arse

Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin explore the phenomenon of issues being “politicised” by political parties in the mother of all Parliaments, and politicians who politicise events complaining when Jeremy Corbyn responds in kind. Enjoy and take care

67 Years Ago Today, a Democratic Revolution Began – and Britain Helped Stop It

Aaron Bastani

On 15 March 1951 the Iranian parliament voted to nationalise the country’s vast oil wealth in what should have been a founding moment for a modern, democratic nation. Aaron Bastani takes a look at why Britain and the US put a stop to Iran's experiment in self-government.

Corbyn Is No Traitor: When It Comes to Russia the Tories Are the Real Hypocrites

Paul Mason

The Tories have lambasted Corbyn for a reasonable and measured response to the Salisbury spy affair, but they are in no place to deal with Putin's ambitions to break further from multilateralism in favour of a 'multipolar' world.

#WomenStrike

On International Women’s Day 2018, women went on strike around the world. Here’s our report from the demonstration in London.

Cold Comfort: How the ‘Hostile Environment’ Reinforces Violence Against Women

Dr J

The government's 'hostile environment' policy forces health sector workers to act as Home Office informants. As a result, many migrant women are being kept in abusive relationships and denied access to safe abortion services.

Novara FM: Russia: Democracy, Oligarchy, Repression

James Butler is joined by Simon Pirani, author of 'Change in Putin's Russia', and Tom Rowley, editor of openDemocracy Russia, to discuss the nature of the Russian state, its politics, and the forthcoming elections.

5 Reasons the Left Should Support Leaving the Single Market

Fraser Watt

After Corbyn’s recent Brexit speech received unlikely praise from business leaders for backing a modified customs union with the EU post-Brexit, it was later confirmed this would take place outside the single market. Here are five reasons the UK left should support leaving the EU’s internal trading bloc.

Little Evidence Corporation Tax Scares Off Multinationals, Says Report

Grace Blakeley

A new report from IPPR exposes the myth that corporation tax hikes lead to big businesses relocating. Instead, the report argues, new measures - and higher taxes - are necessary to bring in the tax the public is owed.

A Dangerous Threat to Our Autonomy to Organise As Students

Hope Worsdale

University of Arts London students' union officer Sahaya James is facing dismissal from her role as campaigns officer, after leading a student campaign against the university's participation in gentrification. If James is sacked, it will set a dangerous precedent for the political autonomy of the student movement.

The Lockdown: The Lockdown: Justice in Films

Hosts Oonagh Ryder @Oonskie and Sam Swann @SamGSwann chat about how justice is portrayed in films with filmmaker and writer Joel Blackledge @TheGreatDamfino. They discuss the role of the prison in films and TV, which characters are deserving of our sympathy and how punishment is the backdrop to so much of our entertainment.

A Brief History of the Anglo-Saudi Military Pact

Ben Tippet and Jack Browne

As Theresa May welcomes Saudi crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the UK, Ben Tippet and Jack Browne trace the murky trading relationship between Britain and Saudi Arabia.

Solidarity With the Yarl’s Wood Hunger Strikers

Women in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre have now been on hunger strike for nearly two weeks. Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott expresses her solidarity with their fight for adequate healthcare provision, for improved legal access and an end to indefinite detention.

The Fix: WTF Is the Women’s Strike?

Dalia Ed hosts a special episode of The Fix, all about the upcoming Women’s Strike. She is joined by Nadine Houghton, Camille Barbagallo, Sam Siva and Molly Gerlach-Arthurs.

Why Is Turkey Attacking Afrin?

Steve Rushton

With University Staff Forced to Act like Border Guards, Striking Lecturers Must Show Solidarity with Yarl’s Wood

Dan Davison

“Why We Strike”: First-timers Give Their Reasons

Charlie Macnamara

Argentinian Women Might Finally Be Winning the Fight to Decriminalise Abortion

Adriano Mérola Marotta

So This Time It Probably Was Russia…

All The Best: ATB: Stick Your Bipartisanship up Your Arse

67 Years Ago Today, a Democratic Revolution Began – and Britain Helped Stop It

Aaron Bastani

Corbyn Is No Traitor: When It Comes to Russia the Tories Are the Real Hypocrites

Paul Mason

#WomenStrike

Cold Comfort: How the ‘Hostile Environment’ Reinforces Violence Against Women

Dr J

Novara FM: Russia: Democracy, Oligarchy, Repression

5 Reasons the Left Should Support Leaving the Single Market

Fraser Watt

Little Evidence Corporation Tax Scares Off Multinationals, Says Report

Grace Blakeley

A Dangerous Threat to Our Autonomy to Organise As Students

Hope Worsdale

The Lockdown: The Lockdown: Justice in Films

A Brief History of the Anglo-Saudi Military Pact

Ben Tippet and Jack Browne

Solidarity With the Yarl’s Wood Hunger Strikers

The Fix: WTF Is the Women’s Strike?

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Why Is Turkey Attacking Afrin?

Steve Rushton

With University Staff Forced to Act like Border Guards, Striking Lecturers Must Show Solidarity with Yarl’s Wood

Dan Davison

“Why We Strike”: First-timers Give Their Reasons

Charlie Macnamara

Argentinian Women Might Finally Be Winning the Fight to Decriminalise Abortion

Adriano Mérola Marotta

So This Time It Probably Was Russia…

All The Best: ATB: Stick Your Bipartisanship up Your Arse

67 Years Ago Today, a Democratic Revolution Began – and Britain Helped Stop It

Aaron Bastani

Corbyn Is No Traitor: When It Comes to Russia the Tories Are the Real Hypocrites

Paul Mason

#WomenStrike

Cold Comfort: How the ‘Hostile Environment’ Reinforces Violence Against Women

Dr J

Novara FM: Russia: Democracy, Oligarchy, Repression

5 Reasons the Left Should Support Leaving the Single Market

Fraser Watt

Little Evidence Corporation Tax Scares Off Multinationals, Says Report

Grace Blakeley

A Dangerous Threat to Our Autonomy to Organise As Students

Hope Worsdale

The Lockdown: The Lockdown: Justice in Films

A Brief History of the Anglo-Saudi Military Pact

Ben Tippet and Jack Browne

Solidarity With the Yarl’s Wood Hunger Strikers

The Fix: WTF Is the Women’s Strike?

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