Is There a Plan?!
As the COVID-19 crisis intensifies it increasingly seems like the government don’t have a plan. Is progress actually being made with testing and protective equipment?
- Published 1 April 2020
- Subscribe on YouTube
Support Us
Become a regular donor and support Novara Media monthly:
Or you can give us a one-off donation:
Related
Opinion: Covid-19 Has Shown University Isn’t About Educating Young People – It’s About Exploiting Them
The spectacle of student lockdowns at British universities may seem absurd. But it’s just the logical conclusion of a system in which everything - including higher education - is subordinated to the interests of rentiers, landlords and big business, writes Aaron Bastani.
Analysis: Money Alone Won’t Fix the Care Crisis – We Need a Radical Rethink
Perma-austerity and the persistent devaluation of care work have left social care in a deficit of millions. But throwing money at the problem won’t make it go away. What we need is a radical rethink, writes Emma Dowling - one that puts care workers and the communities they serve at the helm.
Locked In
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the wave of lockdowns at British universities. Plus, anti-capitalism banned in English schools, Paul Dacre and Charles Moore tipped for top BBC jobs, Lawfare in Ecuador (w/ Guillaume Long) and Labour seeks to woo back rich donors.
Where’s the Support, Sunak?
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss Sunak’s lacklustre Job Support Scheme. Plus COVID chaos on UK campuses, why casual sex is still banned, Whittome sacked for opposing Torture.
Analysis: The Tories’ New Support Scheme Shows They’re Adapting to Our New Reality. The Left Must Do the Same
While the Tories' new Job Support Scheme is in no way sufficient in meeting the challenge of rebuilding the economy, it does, however, signal a tentative acceptance of the need for developing a longer-term strategy in adapting to our new Covid reality. It is therefore vital, writes James Meadway, that the left forms a response of its own.
Starmer’s Address to the Nation
Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial Respond to Keir Starmer’s Address to the Nation on Covid-19. Plus, top scientists say Johnson’s new restrictions aren’t good enough, China commits to carbon neutrality by 2060 and RLB’s replacement gets Labour in trouble.
Report: ‘It Scares Me to Think Where We’ll End Up’: The Renters Facing Homelessness Now the Eviction Ban Has Lifted
With the eviction ban lifted this week, thousands of renters have found themselves faced with the prospect of being made homeless during a global pandemic. Joining calls from activists and campaign groups, they are demanding that they be protected, reports Hannah Green.
Opinion: ‘Family Values’ Without Class is a Dead End for Labour
The family is often seen as the political territory of the right. But with child poverty skyrocketing and families forced into increasingly abysmal living conditions, it’s right that Starmer wishes to reclaim it. To do so, argues Aaron Bastani, he must move beyond platitudes to a message that puts class politics at its heart.