March | 2019 | Novara Media

“We Refuse to Be Intimidated by Our University”: the King’s College Activists Fighting Back Against Racial Profiling

by King's students

Earlier this month, King's College London was accused of banning a number of student activists from campus for posing a “security risk” during a visit from the Queen and Duchess of Cambridge. Writing anonymously, some of the students in question argue that what happened to them is part of a far bigger picture.

After Work?

James Butler is joined by Will Stronge, director of the think tank Autonomy, to discuss the future of work.

Long Read: A Design for Life: How Platforms Are Weaving Their Way Into the Fabric of Capitalism

by James Meadway

With platform companies such as Apple and Facebook running up against the limits of their business models, they are turning to new ways to leverage your data for profit. In this week's column, James Meadway examines the measures platforms are taking and asks what it means for the future of capitalism.

Privatisation Is Creating Unfair Access to Immigration Services

by Rachel Connolly

The government recently outsourced visa application centres to private company Sopra Steria. Inconsistencies in the service – which is free in some parts of the country and not in others – and inadequate customer care highlight the dangers of privatising a vital public service.

The Public, Not the Tory Party, Must Decide Britain’s Next Prime Minister

by Aaron Bastani

It now seems certain Theresa May will resign as prime minister in the coming months, if not weeks. Aaron Bastani argues that if, amid such historic turbulence, her successor is chosen without the explicit consent of the country, it will discredit the very notion that Britain is a functioning democracy.

Don’t Join the Euro, Join the Euro-Shanly Movement

Matt Zarb-Cousin and Max Shanly aka “EuroShanly” Labour’s prospective Lexiteer MEP (if needed) chat about Brexit, booting scabs off select committees and the racism of the British press 🚮 thanks and all the best.

Red Plenty? Labour for a Green New Deal

Aaron Bastani is joined by Clare Hymer and Chris Saltmarsh to discuss the recent launch of 'Labour for a Green New Deal'. Could a Labour government allow Britain to transition from fossil fuels?

Economist Frédéric Lordon’s Letter to Emmanuel Macron: “Hand Over the Keys”

by Frédéric Lordon

On 18 March, president Macron hosted a hand-picked group of 64 intellectuals at the presidential palace to discuss the challenges the country faced. One invitee who refused to attend was economist and philosopher Frédéric Lordon. Gabriel Bristow translates his response.

‘Work Sucks, I Know’: It’s Time We Moved to a Four-Day Week

by James Meadway

Government spin would have you believe the world of work is looking rosier than ever - were it not for the fact that it defines our actual daily existence. In a new column, James Meadway - former economics editor to John McDonnell - argues a four-day week could be the solution we've been desiring all along.

Reflections on Christchurch

A week after the tragic events in Christchurch New Zealand, Ash shares some reflections.

Here’s All the Times Brandon Lewis Failed to Address Tory Islamophobia

by Beth Perkin

Despite his claims to the contrary, Conservative party chairman Brandon Lewis has - according to members of his own party - repeatedly failed to address complaints of Islamophobic abuse.

Israeli Apartheid Week: Why We Need to Reject the Commodification of Anti-Racist Heroes

by Nkosi Zwelivelile

With apartheid very much alive in Israel, the history of the anti-apartheid movement and the legacies of anti-apartheid activists must be remembered and drawn on in fighting against these systems of racism and discrimination, writes Nelson Mandela's grandson, Nkosi Zwelivelile.

To Overcome Despair, We Need to Build a Fighting Corbyn Movement

by Holly Rigby

As the soft coup against Jeremy Corbyn grinds on, in recent months the Labour membership has become increasingly paralysed by despair. To overcome this, we need a fighting left capable of taking on the establishment both inside and outside the Labour party, argues Holly Rigby.

A Crisis of the Imagination | Aaron Meets Rutger Bregman

“Taxes” was the word on everyone’s lips after the annual Davos conference this year. The man who had dared utter it amongst the financial elite was Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian whose no nonsense savaging of the establishment brought him viral fame. His latest book ‘Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There’ argues […]

She Wants to Leave… but He’s Keeping the House!

Bercow’s bombshell puts Brexit on hold and May’s government in meltdown. On tonight’s #TyskySour Paul Mason surveys a country in consititutional chaos.

Farage’s Ukip Must Not Be Rehabilitated

by George Newth

Recent media coverage of the UK Independence Party has drawn stark comparisons between the party under Nigel Farage and so-called 'Ukip 2.0' under successor Gerard Batten. George Newth argues this discontinuity is being greatly exaggerated, and is only aiding Farage's self-reinvention as a moderate politician.

What Next? Brexit Deadlock and Beyond

James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Michael Walker to break apart the week's parliamentary manoeuvrings on Brexit and the politics of the negotiations.

As Isis Falls, a Humanitarian Crisis Is Rapidly Unfolding in North-Eastern Syria

by Dani Ellis in Deir-ez-Zor, Syria

As the media fixates on 'Isis brides', the Syrian Democratic Forces are struggling to keep thousands of people alive in the desert, with little help from international aid groups. Novara Media and the Rojava Information Centre report from the frontline.