Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover, Sunak Shuns COP Climate Talks, JHB’s Climate Nonsense
What does Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter mean for free speech, corporate power, and the next US presidential election?
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Rishi Sunak’s First PMQs Against Keir Starmer, Fracking Ban to Remain
Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss how Sunak fared in his first PMQs against Starmer.
Rishi Sunak Becomes PM, Suella Braverman Back As Home Secretary
Rishi Sunak has made his first speech as prime minister and picked his cabinet. What have we learned about how he’ll govern? Michael Walker and Owen Jones discuss.
Rishi Sunak Will Be the Next PM, Boris Johnson Crashes and Burns
Does a Rishi Sunak premiership mean we are about to be hit by austerity 2.0 from an unelected technocrat?
Boris Johnson Plots His Comeback, Britons Want a General Election Now
Boris Johnson is plotting his return to Downing Street. Could it really happen?
Liz Truss Finally Resigns As Prime Minister
Liz Truss has resigned as as prime minister. Who will be the next Tory leader to move into Downing Street? With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani.
Braverman Out As Home Secretary, Tory Party Descends Into Chaos
The Tory party descends into chaos amid a Commons vote on fracking and Suella Braverman resigns as home secretary
Jeremy Hunt Reverses Liz Truss & Kwasi Kwarteng’s Mini-Budget
Jeremy Hunt has overseen a decisive U-turn on the Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget. How long can Truss last as prime minister?
Liz Truss Sacks Kwasi Kwarteng & Appoints Jeremy Hunt As New Chancellor
Kwasi Kwarteng has become the second shortest serving chancellor in Britain’s history. Is Liz Truss about to become the shortest serving prime minister? Plus: Just Stop Oil throw a can of soup at a Van Gogh painting; the shady right-wing think-tanks who broke Britain. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Truss & Bailey Spark More Economic Chaos, WHO Gives Long-Covid Warning
As the Bank of England’s mixed messages have spooked the markets, Liz Truss’s contradictory statements in parliament have spooked just about everyone. We speak to James Meadway to make sense of the chaos.
Nicola Sturgeon’s Conference Speech, Putin Retaliates to Bridge Bomb
Nicola Sturgeon has trashed the Tories and re-affirmed her commitment to a second independence referendum.
Liz Truss’s Energy Faceplant, Joe Biden Lightyears Ahead of UK on Marijuana
With the National Grid warning of energy shortages this winter, Liz Truss is refusing to act. Will Tory libertarianism lead to black-outs?
Truss’s Conference Speech Heckled by Greenpeace, Update on Chris Kaba Killing
Aaron Bastani and Dalia Gebrial discuss Liz Truss’s first conference speech as Prime Minister. Plus: Suella Braverman praises the British empire and dreams of deportations; Rees-Mogg’s fusion fantasies & the latest on the Chris Kaba killing.
Kwarteng Performs Screeching U-turn, Lula Faces Bolsonaro in Brazil
After a mini-budget that spooked the markets and outraged the public, Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have been forced into a humiliating U-turn. Are the wheels already coming off their government? Plus: Joana Ramiro reports from Sao Paulo on the Brazilian presidential election. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Conservative Party in Freefall, Putin’s Illegal Annexation, Labour Files Episode Three
Liz Truss’s premiership has set the Tories into freefall, but how much damage can the Conservatives do before we get the chance to kick them out?
Britain Facing Financial Crisis, Starmer’s Conference Speech, Rupa Huq Loses Labour Whip
The Bank of England have been forced to intervene as Kwarteng’s mini-budget continues to cause economic meltdown.
Kwarteng’s Economic Chaos, Labour Conference Latest, Far-Right Win in Italy
Michael Walker interviews economist Jo Mitchell on the pound’s plunge.
Kwarteng’s Budget for the Rich, Putin’s Mobilisation, Apsana Begum & the Labour Files
Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget gives the rich their biggest tax cut in 50 years.