Carillion – a Bailout by Any Other Name
At PMQs today, Theresa May’s arguments, like Carillion’s finances, were on the verge of collapse.
Carillion Shows the System Is Rigged
From hedge funds profiting to government negligence, when ‘business leaders’ talk about economic competence, they mean keeping the system rigged: for them.
Tech Can’t Solve Rape Culture
Consent isn’t a contract – the allegations against Aziz Ansari show that men can’t rely on an over-simplistic tech solution to challenge rape culture.
President Shithole and Nige the Remoaner
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani talk Labour’s NEC election, Farage’s second referendum pitch, the Carillion collapse and President Shithole.
Cabinet Reshambles
This week on The Fix Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss Theresa May’s latest reshuffle, Toby Young and more.
What Is Homonationalism?
Is society always progressing towards acceptance and tolerance? Does history always overcome the oppressor? Or is queer liberation always built on the back of someone else? Shon Faye examines the concept of ‘homonationalism’, first proposed by Jasbir Puar in 2007. Puar argued that Western LGBT movements are often bound up with upholding the racist sovereignty […]
Interview With Jonathon Shafi
Last week after our #FixLive debate on nationalism Aaron Bastani caught up with Jonathon Shafi, co-founder of the Radical Independence campaign in Scotland.
Merry Fixmas: What a Year It Was!
In a special edition of The Fix Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar review the year 2017 in politics.
The Fix Debates: Socialism Via Nationalism?
Tonight on a special episode of The Fix Aaron Bastani, Jonathon Shafi, Michael Chessum and Dalia Gebrial debate nationalism. Is nationalism always a force of reaction? What does internationalism actually mean?
The Fix: Carry on Brexit and Crank Centrists
This week’s #FixLive discussed Labour melts in meltdown, walking at work and lying Dylan Jones.
Donald Trump: Friend of Murdering Nazis
Last year a Labour MP, Jo Cox, was murdered by a far-right extremist who shouted the words ‘Britain First’ as he shot and stabbed her. He’d been previously involved in the organisation which went by the same name. Today Donald Trump retweeted three posts by their deputy leader.
We Need to Tackle Gambling Addiction
How have we got to a situation where some ofthe biggest companies in our economy are gambling companies?
The Budget & the IWGB
On this episode of #FixLive Clare Hymer discusses the environmental policies announced in last week’s budget, Dalia Ed looks at the Tories’ housing policies and Eleanor Kate interviews IWGB Vice-President Mags Dewhurst about organising precarious workers.
Climate, Military and Global Solidarity
Whilst in Bonn Dalia Gebrial had the pleasure of interviewing Tetet Lauron of IBON International on a subject seldom discussed in UK discourses on climate change. The relationship between climate justice and the role of the military in climate catastrophe.
Interview With Laura Pidcock MP
We had the enormous pleasure of being joined by Laura Pidcock MP on Monday’s Fix. We talked about whether you can be friends with Tories, why the media have gone for her and lessons that can be learned from the failures of New Labour.
The Budget Special With Laura Pidcock MP
Tonight on The Fix join Laura Pidcock MP, Aaron Bastani, Eleanor Penny and Michael Walker to discuss the upcoming budget and the recent BMJ reports on deaths from Austerity.
The Bitter Fruit of Andalucia
Visible from space, the vast concentration of plastic greenhouses in Almeria supply more than half of Europe’s fruit and vegetables. An economic boom in this previously poor region of Andalucia has come at the expense of the African migrants who work in these greenhouses, under slave-like conditions. Approximately 200 workers live there during peak season. […]
