Analysis: Imagine Starmer is Polling Badly. Now Times That by Ten
Ell Folan
On virtually no measure is Sir Keir doing well in the polls, writes data journalist and Stats for Lefties founder Ell Folan.
Analysis: Labour Has a Problem With Sex Work
Sophie K Rosa
From supporting a strip club ban in Bristol to attempting to use the sinister new police bill as a vehicle to smuggle through an amendment that would further criminalise sex work, a certain set of Labour MPs seem fixated on a crackdown that women in the industry say would put them in danger.
Novara Live: 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.
Downstream: 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 […]
Long Read: We Already Know Starmer’s Labour Ends in Tears – Just Look at the West of England
Aaron Bastani
Rulebook-burning, a leftist purge plus a mayoral candidate nobody wants to campaign for have produced disaffection and despondency. We don't need a crystal ball to see what the future holds for Keir Starmer - it's happening right now in Bristol.
Novara Live: 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.
Novara Live: The Suez Canal Blockage
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: With Our Right to Protest Under Threat, Collective Struggle Is the Only Way We Can Win
Ilyas Nagdee & Azfar Shafi
By drawing on the historic techniques of Black community organisers, recent protests have served as a reminder that we must approach our struggles collectively rather than as individuals, write Ilyas Nagdee and Azfar Shafi.
Novara FM: 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.
Report: Clearsprings: The Worst Asylum Housing Provider You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Sophie K Rosa
You’ve never heard of them, but asylum seekers have. Clearsprings is one of the many companies to which the government outsources asylum accommodation, and widely known to be the worst.
Long Read: Who Dreamt Up the Police Bill? The Police, Of Course
Sam Knights
The police, crime, sentencing and courts bill didn't come from nowhere. It is the result of years of lobbying by the police, helped by an authoritarian state, rightwing press and pliant opposition. Sam Knights takes a closer look at how it came into being.
Novara Live: 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.
Opinion: Erdogan’s Attempt to Ban Pro-Kurdish Parties Will Only Fuel the Resistance
Rosa Gilbert
The HDP is facing its most extreme threat to date. But the broad coalition the party has convened isn't going anywhere, writes Rosa Gilbert.
Review: Can We Solve the Climate Crisis Without Ending Capitalism?
Aaron Bastani
Bill Gates has written a book on how to avoid climate catastrophe. He claims that capitalism, with a historic dose of state intervention, can help us rapidly decarbonise. He might be wrong, but in approaching ‘net zero’ as an engineering problem - rather than a political question - he offers an important perspective from which the left can benefit.
Downstream: 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 […]
Opinion: You’ve Been Fined by the Police. What Can You Do About It?
David Renton
Don’t panic, lawyer up.
Opinion: Even Without the ‘Vaccine Bounce’, Boris Johnson Would Still Be Winning
Samuel Earle
Boris Johnson's catastrophic mishandling of the pandemic has led Britain to one of the highest death rates per capita in the world. But it hasn't lost him voters. In fact, he’s gained new ones. In the first of a new series on the Tories and power, Samuel Earle looks at how the prime minister gets away with it.
Novara Live: 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.