Imagine Starmer is Polling Badly. Now Times That by Ten
Ell Folan
The data doesn't look bad – it looks terrible.
Labour Has a Problem With Sex Work
Sophie K Rosa
From shutting down strip clubs to smuggling an anti-sex work amendment into the police bill, Labour MPs have it in for sex workers.
Britain Not Racist Says Government Report
Why the government report claiming Britain is “not institutional racist” is a whitewash, with Michael Walker, Kojo Karam and Dalia Gebrial.
When Will China Be the World’s Most Powerful Country? Interview With Martin Jacques
Will the 2020s be the decade when power decisively shifts from the United States to China? How important is the country’s rise in broader historic context – and is that why we are seeing an emerging Cold War between Washington and Beijing? And do appeals to a ‘civilisation-state’ undermine the power of universal values and […]
We Already Know Starmer’s Labour Ends in Tears – Just Look at the West of England
Aaron Bastani
Rulebook-burning, a leftist purge and a mayoral candidate nobody wants to campaign for have produced disaffection and despondency in Bristol.
Police Violence at Third Bristol Protest
On Friday Bristol saw its third protest against the policing bill in 6 days. We speak to Adam Cantwell-Corn, co-founder of The Bristol Cable, who reported from the scene.
The Suez Canal Blockage
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
With Our Right to Protest Under Threat, Collective Struggle Is the Only Way We Can Win
Ilyas Nagdee & Azfar Shafi
In an increasingly atomised world, we must recover the collective to successfully fight back.
Luddites, Hackers, Saboteurs
‘To be a good Marxist is to be a Luddite.’ Gavin Mueller joins James Butler to explore rebellions against technology and the seductions of technological thought.
Clearsprings: The Worst Asylum Housing Provider You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Sophie K Rosa
Critics say the company has placed migrants in "inappropriate and inhumane" accommodation.
Who Dreamt Up the Police Bill? The Police, Of Course
Sam Knights
It is the result of years of lobbying by the police, helped by an authoritarian state, rightwing press and pliant opposition.
Priti Patel’s Harsh New Asylum Rules
Priti Patel has announced harsh new plans to restrict people’s right to asylum in Britain. We speak to Maya Goodfellow about the Tory war on refugees.
Erdogan’s Attempt to Ban Pro-Kurdish Parties Will Only Fuel the Resistance
Rosa Gilbert
The HDP, Labour's sister party in Turkey, faces its most extreme threat to date. But the broad coalition it has convened isn't going anywhere.
Can We Solve the Climate Crisis Without Ending Capitalism?
Aaron Bastani
In approaching ‘net zero’ as an engineering problem, Bill Gates promises technical solutions to climate crisis. But does he deliver?
Independence for the North of England Interview With Philip Proudfoot
In recent years Scottish and Welsh independence, as well as Irish unification, have become increasingly plausible with Britain’s departure from the EU highlighting major points of difference, as well as economic imbalances, across the home nations. But could the break up of the UK ever include the North of England? And what would a sovereign […]
You’ve Been Fined by the Police. What Can You Do About It?
David Renton
Police issued 32,000 fixed penalty notices in the first nine months of lockdown. Here’s a lawyer’s advice on what to do if you get one.
Even Without the ‘Vaccine Bounce’, Boris Johnson Would Still Be Winning
Samuel Earle
The pandemic has shown just how much the prime minister is able to get away with.
Policing Bill Sparks Riots in Bristol
The Tories’ draconian policing bill sparks riots in Bristol. Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar discuss the fallout from the protests, and the utility of riots.