Feature: Parents Are Having to Steal Formula Milk. Make It Free Again
Sarah Woolley
National Milk fed 85% of British babies in 1974. As £19 formula pushes parents to desperation, why aren’t we bringing it back? Sarah Woolley reports.
Novara Live: Britain’s Housing Nightmare, Braverman Wants More Stop & Search
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has refused to help mortgage holders with increased interest rates, saying that to do so would be “inflationary”. Plus: Online Misogynist Influencer Andrew Tate has been charged with sex trafficking; and The Sun attempt to thwart net zero climate efforts. With Michael Walker and Femi Nylander.
Report: Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians
Rivkah Brown
BREAKING: The Barbican cultural centre has apologised after one of its staffers advised a Palestinian speaker to avoid talking at length about Palestine – an intervention it has since described as “unacceptable”. Rivkah Brown reports.
Novara Live: Sunak Misses Vote Sanctioning Johnson, Starmer Fleshes Out Green Plans
MPs are debating the privileges committee report into Boris Johnson and partygate, but Rishi Sunak is nowhere to be seen. Plus: Keir Starmer gives a speech setting out Labour’s plans for a greener future; and David Cameron appears to give evidence to the Covid inquiry. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Report: Panama’s Workers Forced the Government to Negotiate Live on TV. What Was the Point?
Octavio García Soto
Last year, workers in the world’s sixth most unequal country dragged the state to the negotiating table - and won caps on fuel and food prices. Now, many are accusing the state of brazenly abandoning its promises. Octavio García Soto reports.
Downstream: This Man Predicted the Future. Aaron Bastani Meets Peter Turchin
History is not just one thing after another. Historians spend lifetimes figuring out how X event in medieval France impacted Y event in 20th century Polynesia – but none of these historians have truly ‘done the math’ like this week’s guest. Coming from a background in applied mathematics, Peter Turchin has gathered an unprecedented amount […]
Novara Live: Boris Johnson’s New Job, Hundreds Missing After Greek Boat Disaster
Less than a week after resigning as an MP, Boris Johnson has a new cushty job as a Daily Mail columnist. Plus: Hundreds are missing and dozens dead after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean sea near Greece With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted
Brendan Woodhouse
When on Monday a migrant boat began to sink in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard did nothing – in fact, there's evidence they may have caused the deadly shipwreck. They’re a stain on rescue services, writes firefighter Brendan Woodhouse.
Opinion: Humza Yousaf is Playing a Dangerous Game
Jonathon Shafi
In the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest, Humza Yousaf has told his MSPs to stand by the former leader or quit the SNP. It could be a grave mistake, writes Jonathon Shafi.
Novara Live: Liar Johnson Hit by Damning Report, Nadine Dorries Unresigns
Boris Johnson has been officially denounced as a liar in a privileges committee report into partygate. Plus: Abortion Laws in the UK are under scrutiny after a mother of three has been jailed; and former Labour MP and award winning actress Glenda Jackson has passed away; and Nadine Dorries has… unresigned? With Moya Lothian-Mclean and […]
Novara FM: Let’s Go Outside
Are the politics of rewilding all too tame? Richard Hames investigates.
Opinion: Banning Puberty Blockers Won’t Stop Young People Taking Them
Vic Parsons
NHS England’s plan to stop providing puberty blockers to trans teenagers will only force people to get them via illicit means, argues Vic Parsons.
Novara Live: Jeremy Hunt Says More Pain Ahead, NHS Doctors Walk-Out
Junior Doctors in the NHS have begun a 72-hour strike
Opinion: Centrist Influencers Are Dying Out
Aaron Bastani
The left has ideas and material conditions on its side. The right has money. The centre, meanwhile, has no plan for reproducing itself, argues Aaron Bastani.
Novara Live: Inquiry Into Shambolic Covid Response Begins, Hunt’s Austerity Delusion
The official inquiry into the government response to the Covid-19 pandemic has begun. Plus: Ofcom announce they will be assessing the situation with politicians presenting television news shows; and Nadine Dorries explains why she thinks she was blocked from becoming a peer. With Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.
Opinion: Harry V the Press? More Like the Establishment V the Rest of Us
Justin Schlosberg
Prince Harry’s testimony in the phone-hacking trial suggests a rift has opened up between the second and fourth estates. That couldn't be further from the truth, writes Justin Schlosberg.
Obituary: Berlusconi Didn’t Pave the Way for Italian Fascism – Liberal Technocrats Did
Matteo Tiratelli
Far more dangerous than the tangerine tyrant was Italian liberals' response to him, writes Matteo Tiratelli.
Novara Live: Bye Bye Boris Johnson, the Arrest of Nicola Sturgeon
Boris Johnson has formally resigned as an MP following the findings of the privileges committee. Plus: Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon is arrested and released without charge; and Labour’s scandal around Jamie Driscoll drags on. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.