ACFM: Trip 39: Protest
What did an A-to-B march ever achieve? The gang consider the necessity and futility of protest, with music from Lowkey and Dylan.
Novara Live: Piers Morgan Denies Knowing About Phone Hacking, Judge Says He Knew
Piers Morgan has denied that he knew of phone hacking at the Daily Mirror whilst he was editor after a judge ruled that he did. Plus: the Palestinian ambassador responds after the Israeli ambassadors said “absolutely no” to a two-state solution. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Novara FM: Palestine 2048
Palestinian sci-fi predicts the dystopias of now, not tomorrow, as editor Basma Ghalayini explains.
Novara Live: David Cameron Bans “Extremist” Israeli Settlers From UK
Foreign secretary David Cameron has announced “extremist settlers” from Israel will be banned from entering Britain. Plus: the Tory government has yet again spat in the face of disabled people by scrapping the disability ministerial brief. With Dalia Gebrial and Ash Sarkar.
Novara Live: Biden Tells Netanyahu: “You’re Losing Support”
Joe Biden has warned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is losing global support and he should change his government. Plus: Outrage after Israeli solider upload disgusting videos to social media; and tens of thousands of children will not have a permanent home this Christmas. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Report: Government Advisor Suggests Palestine Protests Could Be Treated Like Sectarian Parades in Northern Ireland
Simon Childs
John Woodcock told a select committee about a proposal to create a new body to clamp down on protests.
Report: University Forced to Back Down After ‘Rogue’ Outsourcing Company Tries to Ban Protest
Polly Smythe
UCL asked the private subcontracting company to ‘retract’ its policy which had been used as an ‘obvious’ intimidation tactic against workers.
Red Flags: How Do I Make Friends in the ‘Cold Heart of the Capitalist Machine’?
Sophie K Rosa
It's tough to make meaningful connections in a big city, laments a lonely reader in this instalment of advice column Red Flags. Sophie K Rosa says the answer could lie in reimagining what friendship means.
Novara Live: Tories Fight Over Rwanda Bill, Asylum Seeker Dies on Bibby Stockholm
Conservative MPs are divided over the government’s Rwanda bill, with right-wing factions likely to cause a headache for Rishi Sunak over the issue. Plus: At least two dozen have been killed by Israeli airstrikes on Rafah; and with a general election year incoming, who will you vote for? With Moya Lothian-McLean and @NoJusticeMTG .
Novara Live: Zarah Sultana Launches Israeli Arms Ban Bill
Labour MP Zarah Sultana has launched a private members bill to ban weapons exports to countries breaking international law such as Israel. Plus: European geopolitics plays out at the inauguration of the new Argentinian president; and the latest propaganda stunt from the Israeli military. With Michael Walker and David Adler.
Feature: Spies, Surveillance and a ‘State Within the State’: How France’s Richest Man Built His Luxury Empire
Olly Haynes
France’s wealthiest tycoon has a history of scandal and direct access to Macron’s neoliberal elite.
Analysis: What’s Up With Germany’s Pro-Israel ‘Left’?
James Jackson
Germany's anti-Deutsch used to be 'fringe weirdos'. Now their pro-Israel ideology has gone mainstream.
Downstream: Former Israeli Advisor on Netanyahu, Qatar and Irreversible Damage in Gaza
From advising former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak to heading up the U.S. / Middle East Peace Project, Daniel Levy has had a front row seat at some of the most consequential peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine in the last two decades. He sat down with Ash to talk about genocide, the central role […]
Novara Live: Interview With Omar Baddar, Israel Murders Palestinian Poet
Footage of the IDF detaining Palestinian men has gone viral online. We speak to Omar Baddar about the latest developments in Gaza. Plus: Israel have killed a renowned Palestinian poet and academic; and George Monbiot has given a fiery rebuttal of the Rwanda Bill on BBC Question Time. With Michael Walker and Mike Bankole.
Obituary: Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet and Anti-Racism Campaigner, Dies Aged 65
Simon Childs
The legendary poet who used his platform to speak out against racism passed away after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Novara Live: Boris Johnson Appears Before the Covid Inquiry
Former prime minister Boris Johnson has appeared before the Covid inquiry to give evidence on his government’s handling of the pandemic. Plus: the latest on Israel’s war on Gaza; and a look at the reporting on claims of sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7th. With Michael Walker and @NoJusticeMTG .
Report: Revealed: A British Charity Gave Over £1m to ‘Israel’s Largest Militia’
Rivkah Brown
Between 2011 and 2018 The Jewish National Fund UK gave £1.1m to HaShomer HaChadash, a ‘neo-nationalist’ organisation that uses military tactics to expand illegal settlements and defend Israeli land from Palestinians. Rivkah Brown reports.
Interview: Norman Finkelstein on Israel’s Illegal War
Michael speaks to American political scientist and activist Norman Finkelstein about events since October 7th, Israel’s assault on Gaza and the events that have led up to this latest round of aggression.