‘Are we going to be the next Grenfell?’: The People in Lockdown in Buildings With Fire Risks
James Moules
A Tough Act to Furlough
Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell joins Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial to discuss Rishi Sunak’s furlough scheme.
The Burner Episode #237: Remembering Emanuel Gomes
Ash Sarkar on class and coronavirus risk. Plus, is lockdown unfair on the young?
Now Is the Time for Labour to Completely Reject Austerity
Aaron Bastani
Pandemic Labour and the Politics of Job Guarantees
James Meadway
The Burner Episode #236: Tick, Tick, Tick – and Technocracy
Sunak softens his economic instincts: so what does that say about what’s coming? Is organised labour really in a position of strength? Plus – what does the pandemic mean for the future of technocracy?
Labour’s New Left: From Benn to 2024
For some the rise of Jeremy Corbyn was an expression of the ‘old left’. But Leo Panitch disagrees, saying its roots can be traced to a ‘new left’ that starts with Tony Benn. Aaron Bastani interviews the author of ‘Searching For Socialism’ asking about the past, and future, of the new left in Britain’s Labour […]
‘It’s more difficult than ever’: A Volunteer on the Situation in Calais Under Coronavirus
Shona Walne
The Left’s Approach to Keir Starmer Isn’t Working
David Wearing
Clear As Mud
The government’s new slogan to tackle to the coronavirus pandemic might be clear as mud, but its consequences are clear. The lockdown is over if you’re working class. Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar discuss the Tories’ shifting message, and the consequences of a loosening of the lockdown.
The Burner Episode #235: Your Fault
Boris Johnson changes the lockdown rules – but is he also trying to shift the blame?
#ACFM Trip 10: How It Feels to Be Free
Nadia, Jeremy and Keir search for the feeling of freedom, moving from Nina Simone to Buddhist House via Jeremy Clarkson.
Independent and DIY Venues Offer Us Steps Towards a Lived Socialist Culture
Luke Cartledge
Literally Just Vibing: How Music Streaming Platforms Manipulate History, Legacy and Emotion
Fred M-G
Set up to Fail? Labour’s Not so Independent Inquiry
Nick Fitzpatrick
Lifting the Lockdown (with Owen Jones)
Owen Jones joins Michael Walker to talk about the Tories mixed up lockdown messaging, VE Day and Keir Starmer getting smeared. Plus, Allyson Pollock on why we need an independent SAGE.
The Burner Episode #234: on Victory
James Butler considers the 75th anniversary of VE Day: what are the politics of memory? Plus, Georgia Anderson catches us up on the story of the Nightingale hospitals.