Furloughing the Science
Rishi Sunak adjusts furlough scheme, the government ignores the science to ease the lockdown, and a CNN reporter arrested at the Minneapolis protests.
BAME People Are More Likely to Have Been Fined for Breaking Lockdown Across the Country, FOI Data Shows
Nic Murray
Dominic Cummings is a Glorified Shitposter
Phil Jones
The Burner #242: ‘And You Have to Do It All the Time’
Cummings survives: but what’s the wreckage? Lockdown eases, but R is high: so why? Plus, James Butler wonders about political hope in difficult times.
The ‘radical nannies’ Organising to Support Each Other Through Covid-19
Veronica Deutsch
A Migrant With No Recourse to Public Funds on Being Made Homeless During a Pandemic
Mohammed, as told to Benjamin Morgan
The Burner #241: Dangerous Liaisons
Ash Sarkar breaks down Boris Johnson’s first appearance at the Commons liaison committee. Plus the danger of false negatives.
Herd Impunity
Boris Johnson’s blind defence of Cummings is undermining the lockdown, but will it seriously undermine his government? Michael Walker is joined by Owen Jones and Dalia Gebrial to discuss.
Humankind: A Hopeful History with Rutger Bregman
Last year Davos viral sensation Rutger Bregman toured the tv studios of Britain finding that “on average, British journalists are the least curious of all.” He found just one exception to this rule, his interview with Aaron Bastani for Novara Media. Rutger is back, this time promoting his new book Humankind which argues that altruism […]
Humankind: a Hopeful History – With Rutger Bregman
Last year Davos viral sensation Rutger Bregman toured the tv studios of Britain finding that “on average, British journalists are the least curious of all.” He found just one exception to this rule, his interview with Aaron Bastani for Novara Media. Rutger is back, this time promoting his new book Humankind which argues that altruism […]
The Burner #240: Squid Ink + Prison Viruses
Cummings splashes round the squid ink: will it be enough to escape the consequences? Gary McQuiggin takes a deep dive into the impact of the virus in the prison system in conversation with Oonagh Ryder.
Dominic Cummings Should Be Sacked
Aaron Bastani
RULE BREAKER
No new information. No apology. Dominic Cummings has made it clear it’s one rule for him and another for the rest of us.
Dear Lobby: Keep It Simple. Stick to Facts. Don’t Fuck It Up
The stakes have just been raised in the government’s daily press conference. Can Westminster journalists rise to the challenge?
Detained Migrants Are Workers. They Belong in the Trade Union Movement
Isaac Ricca-Richardson and Franck Magennis
Teachers Are Rediscovering Their Collective Power
James McAsh
Cummings… STAYS?!
Dominic Cummings has broken the lockdown, but Johnson won’t let him go. Will the government get away with taking us all for FOOLS?!