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Lockdown Reloaded

10 million people in the UK now live under local restrictions, and a nationwide lockdown looks to be incoming. Will the government come to regret bullying us into our offices, and giving us all discounts in pubs? Plus: why no-one understands government testing figures (including Matt Hancock); Priti Patel’s War on Cocaine; Joe Biden’s Beef […]

Opinion: The Real Reason Lockdown is Ending? Our Broken Economic System Has No Alternative

As Britain feigns a return to normality, it’s increasingly clear that the economy matters more to this government than human life. Aaron Bastani argues we aren’t exiting lockdown because it’s safe, but because there's no other option for our already broken economic system.

Opinion: All Work, No Sex: Boris Johnson’s ‘Road Map’ for Leaving Lockdown Is Driven by Ideology Not Science

You can travel on packed public transport, but you can't protest police racism. You can go to work, but not to the home of a friend or family member - unless you're Dominic Cummings, of course. The government's plan for easing lockdown is as inadequate, ideological and inconsistent as Boris Johnson's overall handling of a pandemic in which he has presided over more than 50,000 deaths, writes Sophie Hemery.

Report: BAME People Are More Likely to Have Been Fined for Breaking Lockdown Across the Country, FOI Data Shows

Exclusive: New figures obtained by FOI request suggest police forces outside of London were 4.4 times more likely to issue £60 fines to BAME people than to white people during the first week of lockdown. Nic Murray reports.

Report: ‘He should never have been discharged’: How Mental Health Patients Are Being Failed During Lockdown

In the face of an already stretched mental health system, some patients' families are arguing that, in the rush to prepare for coronavirus, their relatives were let out too early and without sufficient safeguards and support in place, writes Natalie Leal.

Report: How Universal Credit Is Exacerbating Financial Abuse Under Lockdown

The way that universal credit is paid puts survivors of abuse at increased risk. With lockdown further exacerbating these issues, survivors and activists alike are calling for changes to the system to better protect those in danger, writes Lucy Whitehouse.

Report: ‘Are we going to be the next Grenfell?’: The People in Lockdown in Buildings With Fire Risks

Nearly three years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, dozens of buildings across the UK still have flammable cladding and other fire safety hazards. Under lockdown, people living in these buildings are terrified. James Moules reports from the north west.

Lifting the Lockdown (with Owen Jones)

Owen Jones joins Michael Walker to talk about the Tories mixed up lockdown messaging, VE Day and Keir Starmer getting smeared. Plus, Allyson Pollock on why we need an independent SAGE.

Lockdown Is Revealing the Need for Land Reform in the UK

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed issues concerning our access to land and housing, and the limits on our right to occupy common space. When lockdown is lifted, we must demand a land reform which affords space for us all, argues Yali Banton-Heath.

After the Lockdown (w/ Bill Hanage)

Dr Bill Hanage, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard University, joins Michael Walker to discuss global responses to Covid-19, and when and how we can exit coronavirus lockdowns.

#ACFM Microdose: Acid Lockdown

The #ACFM crew discuss life in lockdown including cheese care packs, the moral economy, and the crisis of liberalism.

The Lockdown: Arresting the Virus

Oonagh Ryder and Carl Cattermole speak to Kevin Blowe about the new police powers that the Coronavirus Act 2020 has brought in. They are also joined by Becka Hudson to discuss the government's focus on criminalisation over public health.

Eighteen Books to Read on Lockdown

From Antigone to afrofuturism, Eleanor Penny, Ash Sarkar, James Butler and Aaron Bastani's recommended reads to help you make the most of lockdown.

The Lockdown: Gangs and Violence: What’s Going On?

Hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Patrick Williams, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University, about the media and government focus on ‘gangs’, how this relates to the reality of violence and the impact this has on black and minority ethnic communities in Britain.

The Lockdown: the End of Policing

Sam Swann and guest host Connor White discuss the book, The End Of Policing with its author Alex S. Vitale. They discuss the ways that the police exacerbate social problems and what the alternatives might be.

The Lockdown: Justice in Films

Hosts Oonagh Ryder @Oonskie and Sam Swann @SamGSwann chat about how justice is portrayed in films with filmmaker and writer Joel Blackledge @TheGreatDamfino. They discuss the role of the prison in films and TV, which characters are deserving of our sympathy and how punishment is the backdrop to so much of our entertainment.

The Lockdown: the Myth of Rehabilitation

Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann discuss the myth of rehabilitation in prison and how the language of rehabilitation disguises the true nature of the criminal justice system.

The Lockdown: Containing Gender

The Lockdown hosts interview Chryssy Hunter, an activist with Bent Bars and researcher currently completing her PhD on neoliberal legislation and the lives of trans and gender non-conforming people.