After a decade of Tory under-investment, ambulance workers are the latest group to strike to defend the NHS. We speak to one of them.#tyskysour. Plus: Two Tory MPs go on mad rants; and Mick Lynch tells a Tory MP the reality of Britain’s railways. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Meetings between government ministers and union leaders have ended in deadlock. Have the Tories quashed any hope of avoiding months of public sector strikes? Plus: Supporters of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro storm Brazil’s Congress. We speak to David Adler in Sao Paulo. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Rishi Sunak’s proposed new anti-strike laws have provoked outrage from the labour movement. Tonight we speak to Riccardo La Torre from the FBU. Plus: Prince Harry’s has drawn criticism after saying he killed 25 people in Afghanistan; and Keir Starmer makes a bizarre election pledge. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Rishi Sunak’s promise of more maths education is a pitiful response to Britain’s new status as an international basket case. Plus: Mick Lynch calls out more Tory lies regurgitated by transport secretary Mark Harper; and shocking reports arrive of record breaking temperatures across Europe. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Ash is joined by Aaron Bastani, Moya Lothian-McLean, Michael Walker and James Butler to discuss the year 2022.
2022 saw three prime ministers, two monarchs and a shed load of industrial action. In this special episode of Tysky Sour, Michael Walker and Owen Jones discuss the year that was.
With more strikes announced, December is now the biggest month for walkouts since 1989. Plus, the Scottish parliament debates historic gender recognition reforms and Piers Morgan platforms Andrew Tate.
Britain’s High Court has ruled that it is legal for the government to send migrants to Rwanda. Will it now actually happen? Plus, Twitter users want Elon Musk gone and Jeremy Clarkson makes a vile attack on Meghan Markle. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Throughout his 30-year career, Billy Bragg has never shied away from politics. From playing benefit gigs for miners in the 1980s to clashing with the BNP in his hometown of Barking, he has always used his influence to help those who need it. Ash recently sat down with Billy to discuss his 2006 book, The […]
With the media furore around the world cup being held in Qatar, one might think that the mission to launder their reputation and establish themselves as a player on the world stage has failed. One might also think that the arguments about LGBT rights, migrant labour and FIFA corruption haven’t actually bothered the Qatari elites […]
Mick Lynch explains the details of the RMT’s dispute, Malcolm X’s insights into government negotiations and why Keir Starmer needs to tackle the scourge of outsourcing for all our sakes. Reporting by Polly Smythe
Four tragic migrant deaths in the Channel, a Qatar corruption scandal and the London Fire Brigade in ‘special measures’. Plus an exclusive interview with one Mr Mick Lynch of the RMT union. With Moya Lothian-McLean, Aaron Bastani and Polly Smythe
Instead of negotiating with striking workers, the Tories are calling in the army. A report backed by Michael Gove takes aim at Novara Media. Plus, Jonathan Portes debunks Tory economic lies. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
What is it about social media that turns us into such objectionable creatures? To discuss this, Jorts The Cat and why people want pics of Ash’s feet, Ash is joined by Richard Seymour, author of The Twittering Machine.
As Rishi Sunak threatens to crack down on striking workers, he’s giving a bung to millionaires in the city. Plus, renters getting screwed and the right wing backlash to Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Another day, another wave of strikes. UK Border Force, the Fire Brigades Union and ambulance workers are just some of the many strikes set to clash with Christmas. Plus Rishi Sunak u-turns on his pledge not to build onshore wind farms.
Keir Starmer has today committed Labour to abolishing the House of Lords. How radical will Labour be when it comes to the UK constitution? Plus, Nadhim Zahawi hits a new low and we ask Aghileh Djafari-Marbini if Iran will follow through with disbanding the morality police. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Humans have existed for at least 200,000 years. Yet until recently, historians believed that cities, astronomy, architecture and numeracy did not arrive until agriculture emerged some 12,000 years ago. But what if that was wrong? What if cities existed before agriculture and our hunter gatherer ancestors enjoyed a far more complex existence than we thought? […]
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