Revolt Against Starmer’s Anti-Democratic Leadership Rules
Starmer’s attempt to rig the rules for any future leadership challenge is facing a backlash from trade unions, party activists and left-wing MPs. We speak to NEC member Lara McNeil.
Starmer’s attempt to rig the rules for any future leadership challenge is facing a backlash from trade unions, party activists and left-wing MPs. We speak to NEC member Lara McNeil.
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
The first real Labour conference with Keir Starmer as leader will pitch party bosses against the left. Is there any hope of preventing a stitch up?
Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss the Tory cabinet reshuffle.
Johnson’s Covid winter plan includes jabs for teenagers and boosters for the vulnerable, but wider measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are set to be absent. Will it be enough to avoid another nightmare winter?
A YouGov poll has shown Labour in front of the Conservatives for the first time since January after an unpopular hike to national insurance. Has Johnson blown it, and can Starmer take advantage?
As MPs vote on Boris Johnson’s manifesto breaking tax hike on workers, Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss why the rise is regressive, and why it won’t fix Britain’s care crisis.
Boris Johnson faces a backlash for breaking a manifesto promise as he prepares to raise national insurance. Should the move be opposed and, if so, how else should social care be funded?
The JCVI has surprised parents and politicians by advising against Covid-19 vaccines for most 12 to 15 year olds. Will health secretary Sajid Javid now overrule them?
Joe Biden has pledged to give up on “nation-building” wars following the removal of the last remaining US troops from Afghanistan. Is he right to make that pledge, and should we believe him?
Are anti-vaxxers a threat to the free press? Ash Sarkar is joined by Owen Jones to discuss the protest outside ITN, another ‘rare’ intervention from Tony Blair, and the Mail on Sunday’s absurd hit-piece against Jess Brammar.
Debating defeat in Afghanistan, MPs have argued the war could be won if only the West stayed longer. Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the Westminster consensus, & speak to Obaidullah Baheer from Kabul.
After their lightning sweep across the country, Kabul has fallen to the Taliban. What’s the future for Afghanistan? We speak to Ali M Latifi in Kabul, and Professor Paul Rogers.
As numerous cities fall to the Taliban, why has the US-backed Afghan government been so quick to crumble? We speak to Gulwali Passarlay and Anatol Lieven.
The gap between students at private and state schools receiving A/A* grades has hit record levels. We speak to Jeevun Sandher about the statistics behind Britain’s educational divide.
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
In the latest of his perpetual relaunches, Keir Starmer has urged Labour members to embrace Tony Blair’s legacy. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
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