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Long Read: Under a Blue Moon: Reflections on the Last UK General Election

Alex Niven

"You began to sense that something had been let out of the bag." For a brief moment, the 2017 election result seemed to puncture a hole in a nationwide malaise. In a touching memoir, Alex Niven recalls the emotional journey of the last election and how it signalled new possibilities.

Novara Live: Interview With John McDonnell

On an extra special #TyskySour, Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani are joined by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell to talk about the campaign trail, free broadband, and the last 30 days before Britain has a socialist government.

Novara FM: Paying for the Planet? Ann Pettifor on the Green New Deal

James Butler is joined by Ann Pettifor, author of The Case for the Green New Deal.

GE2019: ‘It Absolutely Needs to Go’: We Asked People Affected by Universal Credit If It Should Be Scrapped

Natalie Leal

The Conservative government’s flagship welfare reform, Universal Credit, has been besieged by problems from the very start, driving thousands into debt and to foodbanks. We asked recipients and people who work with them what they think of Labour's plan to scrap the system entirely.

GE2019: This Election, Labour Should Lead the Way in Defending Immigration

Ana Oppenheim

If Labour can debunk the idea that we need austerity, it should be able to challenge anti-migrant policies. Instead of taking lessons from the Tories on immigration, Labour should be principled in making the case for free movement, argues Ana Oppenheim.

Explainers: Is Boris Going to Sell the NHS to Trump?

Novara Live: The Great Distraction

On this episode of TyskySour, Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss Tory “Fake News”, the NHS in crisis and the Farage/Johnson flame war.

GE2019: Activists Are Helping Homeless People and Mental Health Patients Register to Vote

Sophie K Rosa

Just 2% of homeless people are registered to vote - most don't know they're able to. Sophie K Rosa reports on how after a decade of austerity cuts, the most marginalised in society are often the most disenfranchised, and on efforts to change this.

GE2019: Labour Needs a Bold Climate Vision in This Election – Including a 2030 Decarbonisation Target

Aliya Yule

In what is being touted as the UK's first 'climate election', Aliya Yule argues it's up to the Labour party to put forward the strong vision required to tackle the climate crisis.

Novara Live: 1.2 Trillion Dollars… Mwahaha

The Tories have been spreading scare stories about the ‘Cost of Corbyn’, but do the sums add up? James Meadway joins Michael to discuss this and the latest on the Johnson/Farage love-in. Plus Vicky Pryce is also in the studio to talk about her new book ‘Women vs Capitalism’.

Report: Universal Credit Is Riddled With Issues, but Have Some Flaws Been Deliberately Designed Into the System?

Natalie Leal

Universal credit has proved so unfit for purpose that Labour has said it will replace it entirely if elected next month. But perhaps the most controversial element of the policy is mounting evidence that suggests some of its cruellest flaws aren't accidental failings; the Tories may have deliberately built them in to the system to deter claimants.

Ash Wednesday: Why Is It so Expensive to Be Poor?

Utilities, tax, rent and work – charging people for poverty is an industry worth billions.

International: Bolivia’s Coup Threatens the Struggle for Social Liberation and Economic Justice

Olivia Arigho-Stiles

Driven by the urban middle classes and ultra-right regional elites, the coup currently taking place in Bolivia is in large part a backlash against nearly a decade and a half of redistributive and pro-indigenous policies. Olivia Arigho-Stiles explains.

GE2019: Nigel Farage’s Climbdown Has Made This Election Clearer. Only Labour Can Defeat the Right

Aaron Bastani

News that the Brexit party will not be running against 317 Tory MPs has thrown this election into stark relief. For the Liberal Democrats and particularly the Greens it poses a question - what do you stand for? For Labour it means something important: it can only win this election fighting on class politics and against the elite - and Farage just made that a whole lot easier.

GE2019: Asymmetric Advertising Is the New Fake News, and the Tories May Be Using It to Hijack Your Social Media

Stuart Mills

Social media could win this election and the Tories know they are at a disadvantage, with users skewing young and leftwing. Researcher Stuart Mills thinks the Conservatives may have come up with a hack: using deliberately bad or contentious content to try and bait us into sharing their posts.

Long Read: Under a Blue Moon: Reflections on the Last UK General Election

Alex Niven

Novara Live: Interview With John McDonnell

Novara FM: Paying for the Planet? Ann Pettifor on the Green New Deal

GE2019: ‘It Absolutely Needs to Go’: We Asked People Affected by Universal Credit If It Should Be Scrapped

Natalie Leal

GE2019: This Election, Labour Should Lead the Way in Defending Immigration

Ana Oppenheim

Explainers: Is Boris Going to Sell the NHS to Trump?

Novara Live: The Great Distraction

GE2019: Activists Are Helping Homeless People and Mental Health Patients Register to Vote

Sophie K Rosa

GE2019: Labour Needs a Bold Climate Vision in This Election – Including a 2030 Decarbonisation Target

Aliya Yule

Novara Live: 1.2 Trillion Dollars… Mwahaha

Report: Universal Credit Is Riddled With Issues, but Have Some Flaws Been Deliberately Designed Into the System?

Natalie Leal

Ash Wednesday: Why Is It so Expensive to Be Poor?

International: Bolivia’s Coup Threatens the Struggle for Social Liberation and Economic Justice

Olivia Arigho-Stiles

GE2019: Nigel Farage’s Climbdown Has Made This Election Clearer. Only Labour Can Defeat the Right

Aaron Bastani

Explainers: There’s Something Wrong With Remembrance

Opinion: The Guardians of the Jewish ‘Mainstream’ Have Their Own Questions to Answer Over Jews’ Corbyn Fears

Douglas Gerrard

Novara FM: Where Will We Live?

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Long Read: Under a Blue Moon: Reflections on the Last UK General Election

Alex Niven

Novara Live: Interview With John McDonnell

Novara FM: Paying for the Planet? Ann Pettifor on the Green New Deal

GE2019: ‘It Absolutely Needs to Go’: We Asked People Affected by Universal Credit If It Should Be Scrapped

Natalie Leal

GE2019: This Election, Labour Should Lead the Way in Defending Immigration

Ana Oppenheim

Explainers: Is Boris Going to Sell the NHS to Trump?

Novara Live: The Great Distraction

GE2019: Activists Are Helping Homeless People and Mental Health Patients Register to Vote

Sophie K Rosa

GE2019: Labour Needs a Bold Climate Vision in This Election – Including a 2030 Decarbonisation Target

Aliya Yule

Novara Live: 1.2 Trillion Dollars… Mwahaha

Report: Universal Credit Is Riddled With Issues, but Have Some Flaws Been Deliberately Designed Into the System?

Natalie Leal

Ash Wednesday: Why Is It so Expensive to Be Poor?

International: Bolivia’s Coup Threatens the Struggle for Social Liberation and Economic Justice

Olivia Arigho-Stiles

GE2019: Nigel Farage’s Climbdown Has Made This Election Clearer. Only Labour Can Defeat the Right

Aaron Bastani

GE2019: Asymmetric Advertising Is the New Fake News, and the Tories May Be Using It to Hijack Your Social Media

Stuart Mills

Explainers: There’s Something Wrong With Remembrance

Opinion: The Guardians of the Jewish ‘Mainstream’ Have Their Own Questions to Answer Over Jews’ Corbyn Fears

Douglas Gerrard

Novara FM: Where Will We Live?

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