The Burner: The Burner Episode #221: Of Cows and Coffee
How bad could the economic crisis get? Who will it touch? What hope of recovery – and what shape will it take? And does political leadership really matter?
Analysis: What Keir Starmer’s Ambition of ‘Unity’ Really Means
Oliver Eagleton
Achieving 'unity' in a party that encompasses irreconcilable traditions is an unlikely feat - but that doesn't mean the left shouldn't see a role for itself in setting the party's agenda under Starmer, says Oliver Eagleton.
‘Don’t talk about class’: Under Starmer, Labour Is Reverting Back to Its Old Ways
Ben Tippet
As Keir Starmer takes the helm as Labour leader, judging by his suspected new appointments, we are set to see the party revert back to its pre-Corbyn position on class: namely, that it is not to be talked about, writes Ben Tippet.
Domestic Abuse Refuges Need Proper Funding – Not a Social Media Campaign
Jessie Williams
Domestic abuse campaigners are criticising the government for its tone-deaf response to tackling the rise in domestic violence during lockdown. A social media campaign may make people feel less alone, but what is desperately needed is substantial funding to ensure that all victims are protected, writes Jessie Williams.
The Burner: The Burner Episode #220: They Knew
An explosive story over the weekend exposed just some of the government’s failures in dealing with the pandemic. James Butler asks: what did they know? And what do we know?
Novara Live: John McDonnell on the #LabourLeaks and COVID-19
An exclusive interview with former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell on COVID-19, the #LabourLeaks, and the future of the left under Keir Starmer.
The Truth Comes Out. a Month Too Late.
The truths revealed in today’s Sunday Times point the finger squarely at Boris Johnson and the government. But if we had a media that tried to hold the government to account when it mattered, Michael Walker argues, it could have saved lives.
Opinion: C4’s Dispatches Programme on the ‘Truth About Traveller Crime’ Was a Pack of Lies
Jake Bowers
Romani journalist and broadcaster Jake Bowers argues Channel 4's latest broadcast about the Gypsy and Traveller community amounts to inciting racial hatred against one of Britain’s most marginalised ethnic communities.
Novara Live: Unequal Burden
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani are joined by Dr Sonia Adesara to discuss why BAME communities are hardest hit by coronavirus. Plus the latest on the #LabourLeaks
Report: Labour Official Who Undermined Party and Mocked Staff Was in Running for General Secretary Under Starmer
Aaron Bastani
Exclusive: Emilie Oldknow, a former senior official at Labour HQ and a union executive, who plotted to undermine Jeremy Corbyn and called colleagues 'pube head' and 'smelly cow', was in the running for Labour's top job. Aaron Bastani reports.
Novara FM: The Economy Goes on Holiday
James Butler is joined by Will Davies, to discuss the 'holiday of exchange value' and the political economy of the pandemic.
The Burner: The Burner Episode #219: Steer Calmer With Keir Starmer
Can Keir Starmer's opposition strategy enable a pro-social lifting of the lockdown measures? Plus, a look into New Zealand's response to the lockdown.
Novara Live: Bigger Than Bernie (With Megan Day and Micah Uetricht)
Jacobin’s Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht join Michael Walker to talk about their new book ‘Bigger than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism’
Coronavirus Means Unpaid Domestic Labour Might Finally Get the Recognition It Deserves
Grace Blakeley
As the coronavirus crisis wears on, it will become increasingly difficult to ignore the gendered division of labour in our society, which sees the work undertaken, mostly by women, sidelined and devalued. Perhaps, in the aftermath, that will change, writes Grace Blakeley.
International: Locked Down But Not Out: 15,000 Sign Up to Rent Strike Campaign in Spain
Coordinadora de Vivienda de Madrid
Despite the country having become a pandemic hotspot with over 18,000 deaths, Spanish landlords are continuing to force evictions upon people who are unable to make rental payments, or who are forced to squat by long waiting lists. But tenants' unions and mutual aid groups are fighting back.
The Burner: The Burner Episode #218: Dystopia Now?
The lockdown is about to be renewed – but what do we actually know about the scientific group advising on it? Plus, why is dystopia in such easy reach in responses to the pandemic?
Report: Labour Staff Members Express Dismay With Union’s Response to Leaked Documents
Aaron Bastani
Rank-and-file Labour staffers have told Novara Media they feel “stunned” at their branch executive’s choice to emphasise the fact of the leak over its extraordinary contents, writes Aaron Bastani.
Novara Live: Forensic Opposition
Why is Keir Starmer focused on an “exit strategy”, and how will he respond to the #LabourLeaks? Plus, COVID-19 and Donald Trump defunding the World Health Organisation.