Month: September 2023 | Novara Media

Rishi Sunak’s Bizarre Car Culture War, GB News in Civil War

Rishi Sunak’s first conference speech as Tory Party leader will reportedly be a big pitch to motorists. Plus: GB News descends into civil war; and Suella Braverman has been caught out telling racist lies. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

Report

A man hugs a child besides a firetruck, with smoke and fire visible in the distance

Years Later, Wildfires Blaze on in Survivors’ Minds

Charlie Hertzog Young

Post-fire PTSD levels can resemble war veterans’.

Wootton Sacked by MailOnline, Moya Lothian-McLean Exposes Media Misogyny

Following a misogynistic rant by Laurence Fox on his GB News show, Dan Wootton has been sacked as a MailOnline columnist. Plus: Labour make yet another U-turn; and police forces have been found to be misusing their bodycams. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Emma Dabiri.

The Other Enlightenment

What does the Haitian Revolution have to do with the current furore over identity politics? Kenan Malik explains.

Opinion

Police officers arrest someone on the ground, spilling McDonald's food

The Biggest Gang in Britain: How Police Solidarity Facilitates Violence and Abuse

Maya Oppenheim

Cops stick up for other cops - even when they’re rapists or murderers.

Dan Wootton and Laurence Fox Suspended by GB News After Misogynistic Rant

Dan Wootton has been suspended by GB News following a segment that featured a misogynistic rant by Laurence Fox. Plus: Tens of thousand of Armenian refugees have been displaced following a military operation by Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. With Michael Walker and Rivkah Brown.

Report

London Underground. Nicolas Economou via Reuters Connect

Free Travel Is Being Used to Make Outsourced Transport Staff Work Harder

Polly Smythe

‘Giving with one hand and taking with the other.’

Suella Braverman Wants to Rip-Up International Rules on Refugees

Suella Braverman has called illegal migration an “existential threat” in a speech to a right-wing U.S. think tank. Plus, Labour set out plans to blitz independent schools and Avanti West Coast lands a lucrative government rail contract despite catastrophic failures. With Aaron Bastani and Rivkah Brown.

Armed Police Hand in Weapons, Braverman Backs the Cops

Nearly 300 firearms officers have handed in their gun permits following the murder charge brought against the met police officer who killed Chris Kaba. Plus: whole swathes of HS2 look set to be cut by Rishi Sunak’s government; and the Canadian parliament are looking stupid after applauding a Nazi veteran. With Michael Walker and Ash […]

Opinion

Jamie Driscoll

Are Actual Leftwing Parties About to Give Labour a Run for Its Money?

Michael Chessum

There’s a first time for everything.

“There Is No Money in Helping Poor People”. Aaron Bastani Meets Nick Dearden

Nick Dearden has been an economic justice campaigner for over 20 years. His attention was focused on the pharmaceutical industry just as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the globe. But as the world started to sing the praises of ‘Big Pharma’, Nick saw an unprecedented PR coup. Giant corporations capitalised on the crisis, tightening their stranglehold […]

Starmer and Tories Battle Over Europe, Why Did the West Lose in Afghanistan?

Tories have reacted in horror over Keir Starmer pledging to rewrite the UK’s Brexit deal. Plus: Why did the west lose the war in Afghanistan? We speak to Nagieb Khaja and Martin Tamm Andersen – directors of a new documentary on the subject. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

Photo by Prashanth Vishwanathan (IWMI)

Is It Time For Post-Doom Politics?

Capitalism won’t solve the climate crisis – our only hope is ‘deep adaptation’, says Jem Bendell. Is he right to be a ‘doomster’?

Opinion

How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown

Nadine El-Enany

The 2010 student protests marked a resurgence in the use of criminal offences against protesters.

Rupert Murdoch Quits Fox & News Corp, Sunak Tries Defending Climate Pledge Bonfire

Billionaire Media-baron Rupert Murdoch has resigned from Fox and NewsCorp. How will this affect the British media? Plus: the Bank of England decide to hold interest rates; and good news coming out of Greater Manchester on public transport. With Moya Lothian-McLean and James Meadway.

Rishi Sunak Speech Sees Him Drop Climate Pledges, Officer Charged for Chris Kaba Killing

Rishi Sunak has used a speech from Downing Street to announce he is dropping a number of climate change commitments. Plus: an update on the killing of Chris Kaba; and Diane Abbott accuses the Labour party of running a fraudulent inquiry against her. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

Analysis

a white woman with blonde hair, sunglasses and a thermos holds up a fake number plate with the words 'NO 2 ULEZ' written on it

The Public Wants to Save the Planet – As Long As It Doesn’t Personally Inconvenience Them

Ell Folan

Not our precious petrol cars!

Red Flags

A baby looks away from the camera. The image has a red tinge

My Friend Thinks I Want to Steal Her Baby

Sophie K Rosa

She’s in nuclear family lockdown.

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