February | 2020 | Novara Media

Opinion: Labour Must Take Welsh Independence Seriously

Harriet Protheroe Davis

With the appetite for sovereignty growing across the country, the way Labour and the wider left choose to engage with the issue will determine their place in Welsh politics, writes Harriet Protheroe Davis.

Novara Live: Keenie Meenie: British Mercenaries at War

Aaron Bastani is joined by investigative journalist Phil Miller to discuss his new book, Keenie Meenie, and how British mercenaries got away with war crimes.

Radical Compassion? Why the West Midlands Needs to Know About Liam Byrne’s Record on Immigration

Charles Garry

Liam Byrne's campaign to become Labour's mayoral candidate in the West Midlands pledges 'radical compassion', but his record on immigration and asylum suggests otherwise, writes Charles Garry.

Novara Live: Interview With Rebecca Long-Bailey

Labour Party Leadership Candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey joins Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani to discuss her vision for Labour, and why she thinks she deserves members’ votes.

Don’t EU Want Me Huawei? What Plans for Our 5G Network Signal About Post-Brexit Britain

James Meadway

Boris Johnson’s approval of Huawei for use in (parts of) the UK’s developing 5G network is a more decisive moment in our post-Brexit future than is perhaps realised, says James Meadway. Not least because it points towards an increasingly large role for the state in the digital economy.

Novara Live: A Whole New World

On the evening of the Iowa caucus Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani ask what Bernie Sanders and his supporters can learn from the experience of Britain’s Labour party in recent years.