Novara Live: UK Has Worst Inflation in G7, the Latest Housing Scandal
Inflation is still high, food prices have rocketed, and Britain looks like the sick man of Europe. We speak to economist James Medway.
Opinion: The Culture War Doesn’t Exist
Amardeep Singh Dhillon
Why, asks Amardeep Singh Dhillon, do we reduce trans and minority rights to questions of culture as if their impacts weren't grimly material?
Novara Live: SNP Treasurer Arrested, JSO’s Big Break Into the Media Cycle
The SNP’s treasurer Colin Beattie has been arrested amidst an investigation into the party’s finances. Plus, Just Stop Oil activists disrupt the World Snooker Championship and Ofgem still won’t ban prepayment meters. With Aaron Bastani and Barnaby Raine.
Report: French Leftwing Publisher Detained by UK Counter-Terrorism Police
Olly Haynes
Publishers have criticised the ‘outrageous and unjustifiable infringements of basic principles of the freedom of expression’.
Feature: Is Extinction Rebellion Still ‘Beyond Politics’?
Diyora Shadijanova
Extinction Rebellion once claimed it’s “not a socialist movement”, and is “beyond politics”. But by aligning itself more and more closely with the left, is this really still the case? Diyora Shadijanova investigates.
Novara Live: Rishi Sunak Under Investigation; Nurses Strike W/ Dave Carr
Has Rishi Sunak’s flagship maths policy been a massive miscalculation? Plus an ethics investigation into the prime minister, maternity mortality rates and more nurses strikes loom. With Moya Lothian-Mclean and Dave Carr.
Interview: Is Hate Politically Useful?
Harry Stopes
We’re often told that hate is no basis for a leftwing politics. But is this really the case? Harry Stopes spoke to German writer Şeyda Kurt about the value of hate as a political emotion.
Novara Live: Fresh Nurses Strikes After Pay Offer Rejected, Pentagon Leaks Suspect Arrested
Members of the Royal College of Nursing have voted to reject the government’s latest pay offer, defying the advice of union leaders. Plus, the FBI have arrested a 21-year-old national air guardsman on suspicion of leaking classified Pentagon documents and Keir Starmer faces an expenses scandal. With Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar
Novara FM: Eat Sleep Protest Repeat
What's it going to take to save the planet? Clare Hymer gets strategic with activists from XR, Just Stop Oil and Ende Gelände.
Report: Palestine Activists Are Planning to Besiege an Israeli Weapons Factory
Rivkah Brown
First they shut down one in Oldham. Now they’re coming for one in Leicester. Rivkah Brown reports on the rise and rise of Palestine Action.
Novara Live: Sunak Won’t Rule Out Return of Johnson, French Protestors Storm Luxury Store
Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out the return of Boris Johnson to cabinet. Plus: French protesters destroy a luxury store owned by the world’s richest man. With Moya Lothian-Mclean and Shon Faye.
Opinion: Our Elites Are on Autopilot and I Think I Know Why
Aaron Bastani
Despite two lost decades, an indifferent political and media elite still offers nothing but inertia. Aaron Bastani went to an M&S cafe and discovered why.
Novara Live: Joe Biden Speaks in Northern Ireland, Liz Truss Gives Bizarre Speech
As Joe Biden visits Northern Ireland to commemorate the Good Friday Agreement, we speak to Sarah Creighton about its legacy, and the current strains on peace. Plus: former prime minister Liz Truss gives a bizarre speech in Washington; and we speak to Dr Parth Patel on the junior doctors strike. With Michael Walker and Dalia […]
Feature: Extinction Rebellion Has a Whole New Strategy. Will It Work?
Clare Hymer
On New Year’s Eve, Extinction Rebellion hit pause on its tactic of public disruption. But as it prepares for its most ambitious mobilisation yet, will the gamble pay off?
Novara Live: Steve Barclay Refuses to Stop Junior Doctors’ Strike
Junior doctors are on strike, but Health Secretary Steve Barclay says he isn’t prepared to negotiate. Plus, CBI boss Tony Danker has been sacked amid allegations of misconduct. With Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: There’s No Coming Back From the SNP Crisis
Jonathon Shafi
For the SNP, a period of unrivalled political power, organic internal discipline and the semblance of a united forward march to independence is over, argues Jonathon Shafi.
Novara Live: Keir Starmer Doubles Down, Elon Musk Vs BBC Again
Keir Starmer has doubled down on his misleading Tory attack ad and “tough on crime” rhetoric. Will it pay off for Labour? Plus: Elon Musk winds up the BBC; and a new research project has found ethnic and religious minorities in the UK are experiencing “strikingly high” levels of abuse. With Michael Walker and Mike […]
Report: People Are Shoplifting Their Way Out of the Cost of Living Crisis
Sophie K Rosa
As the price of food and other basics soars, more people are shoplifting. While some see stealing as necessary, for others it’s a form of resistance. Sophie K Rosa reports.