Month: July 2023 | Novara Media

Hundreds of Oil & Gas Licenses Announced, Tensions Between Starmer & Labour Mayors

Rishi Sunak has announced the government will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses. Plus: should Labour get a free pass just to get the Tories out of power? and rifts begin to emerge between the Labour leadership and the parties mayors in devolved English regions. With Ash Sarkar and Maurice Mcleod.

Social Mobility Is a Lie. Aaron Bastani Meets Dan Evans.

With more strikes taking place and ever rising inequality, you’d think the left would be well-placed to talk about class with authority. But what if the movement had made a disastrous error when trying to understand the state of our nation? And what if we’re still missing a fundamental bit of understanding? Sociologist and trade […]

Sadiq Khan Sees Down the ULEZ-Haters With High Court Ruling

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has won a high court battle brought against his expanded ULEZ scheme. Plus: the home office are preparing yet another awful way to treat migrants; and wild claims are coming out of a congressional hearing in the United States. With Ash Sarkar and Mike Bankole.

Opinion

Tony Blair and Keir Starmer look unhappy

Keir Starmer’s Position on Austerity Is Almost Identical to the Tories’

Aaron Bastani

The difference? Labour is less honest about it.

Photo by Ryan McGuire

The Empty Promise of Ethical Meat

Eleanor Penny finds out what sustains our desire for flesh with Meat Love author Amber Husain.

UN Chief Says “Global Boiling” Has Arrived As Energy Companies Record Profits

The parent company of Britain’s biggest energy supplier British Gas have recorded record profits. Plus: the allegation surrounding GB News presenter Dan Wootton reach shocking new levels; and the high court rule that the Home Office’s use of hotels for housing unaccompanied child asylum seekers is unlawful. With Dalia Gebrial and Kojo Koram.

Analysis

Explorer Robert Swan on a south pole expedition with a Shell-branded flask

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Paying Influencers to Do Their PR

Sam Bright

Unfortunately, it's working.

NatWest CEO Resigns Over Farage Debanking, UK Rental Hell

The CEO of the NatWest Group has resigned over the Nigel Farage debanking scandal. Plus: Jamie Driscoll hits back at Rachel Reeves; and new data lays bare the terrible state of the UK rental market. With Michael Walker and Mike Bankole.

Sunak Makes Toxic Tweet About Labour While He Wobbles on Climate Pledge

Rishi Sunak has said that the Labour party are on the “same-side” as criminal gangs in relation to channel crossings. Plus: the latest on the allegations facing GB News host Dan Wootton; and the BBC apologise to Nigel Farage over their coverage of his ‘de-banking’. With Aaron Bastani and Maurice Mcleod.

Report

Members of the Acorn union. Acorn

Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts

Andrew Kersley

There's a 'factory line' of council cases being handed to private debt collection firms.

Sunak & Starmer Wobble on Climate As World Burns, Michael Gove’s Housing Plans

As the world exceeds multiple heat records, our politicians are going backward on climate. Was this weekend final proof that our politics is broken? Plus: Spanish elections have ended in deadlock with neither major block receiving a governing majority. We speak to the Progressive International’s David Adler in Madrid. With Michael Walker and James Meadway.

Opinion

A screenshot of TikTok videos about ADHD, autism and trauma

Mental Health Diagnoses Are Capitalist Constructs

Micha Frazer-Carroll

Your experience is real. But the way we label it is influenced by systems of power.

Going Undercover With Neo-Nazis. Aaron Bastani Meets Julia Ebner

Since 2016 we’ve seen mainstream politics take a turn for the weird, epitomised by the surprise success of populist projects like Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. And fringe views have continued to muscle into the middle ground, with conspiracy theories and far-right talking points trickling into political discourse. Julia Ebner has been charting […]

Tories Clobbered in Triple Byelection, Labour Fail to Take Uxbridge

Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani break down the results from three byelections across England.

Byelection Preview: Triple-Threat Thursday for Sunak

Rishi Sunak is facing a potentially historic bruising today as voters go to the polls in three English constituencies. Plus: JSO are counterprotested and even violently attacked; and former Labour leaders Blair and Corbyn both weigh in on the two-child benefit cap. With Moya Lothian-Mclean and Rivkah Brown.

Interview

Assa Traore leads a march for Adama Traore

Seven Years After Cops Killed Her Brother, Assa Traoré is at the Frontline of France’s Fight Against Police Violence

Olly Haynes

She's helping other Black activists ‘recycle pain into fuel for the fight’.

We Were Promised Robot Butlers

Why does domestic drudgery persist? Nick Srnicek and Helen Hester take up the fight for free time.

Labour Attacked on Child Benefit Plan by SNP, European Heatwave Causes Havoc

The SNP have attacked Labour’s continued stance over child benefits after Starmer refused to abolish the two-child cap.

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