Video | Novara Media

Video

Subscribe to our YouTube channel

The Batley & Spen Byelection Preview

TyskySour: The Batley & Spen Byelection Preview

With Batley & Spen looking likely to hand Keir Starmer another by-election defeat, Michael Walker and Owen Jones discuss the issues dominating the campaign and the implications a loss would have on the Labour Party.

Downstream: The Fight for Unite – Interview With Steve Turner

Since 2010 Len McCluskey has been the general secretary of Unite, one of Britain’s largest trade unions. That changes this year with the election of his successor – a three-way race between Gerard Coyne, Sharon Graham and today’s guest, Steve Turner.

TyskySour: Why Sajid Javid Is a Danger to the NHS

Sajid Javid has replaced Matt Hancock as health secretary, is a lockdown sceptic and a banker at JP Morgan. Should Britons trust their health in his hands?

TyskySour: Matt Hancock Caught Having Affair With Advisor

Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the hopeless health secretary Matt Hancock after he was caught having an affair with a key aide hired to tackle the pandemic.

TyskySour: Tories Blaming the Term ‘White Privilege’ for Underachievement in Schools

MPs have criticised the term 'white privilege' in a report on the underachievement of white working class students. Once again, the usual suspects are overlooking class to use kids as a front in their culture war.

TyskySour: Is Starmer’s Leadership About to End?

Defeat in Hartlepool and a historic low in Chesham & Amersham have caused a crisis of confidence in Keir Starmer. As advisors resigning and MPs speaking out, could his leadership be coming to an early end?

TyskySour: Lib Dems Beat Tories in Shock Byelection Win

Does a Lib Dem victory in Chesham & Amersham show Boris Johnson risks losing the 'blue wall'? And after Labour secured only 1.6% of the vote, what is next for Keir Starmer? With Michael Walker and Owen Jones.

TyskySour: Metropolitan Police Institutionally Corrupt

An independent panel into the murder Daniel Morgan has ruled the Metropolitan Police are "institutional corrupt." We speak to Peter Jukes on the significance of the findings.

TyskySour: Johnson Announces Covid-19 Restrictions to Continue

Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar respond to Johnson's press briefing confirming a four week delay to further easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

TyskySour: Johnson Delays Reopening

The prime minister is reportedly due to announce a delay to the planned 21 June reopening from coronavirus restrictions.

TyskySour: Gove Acted Unlawfully Over Covid-19 Contract, High Court Rules

The High Court has ruled that Michael Gove acted unlawfully when he gave a £570,000 contract to associates of Dominic Cummings. We speak to Jolyon Maugham from the Good Law Project who brought the case.

TyskySour: Tax Havens & Tech Giants Targeted in G7 Deal

The G7 have announced plans for a global minimum tax rate of 15%. Will this reign in big tech and tax havens, or is it all just hot air?

Downstream: The Daniel Morgan Murder Inquiry

The murder of Daniel Morgan in 1987 is back in the spotlight with the official inquiry report soon to be published. Ash Sarkar discusses the case with Daniel’s brother, Alastair Morgan.

The Bastani Factor: Why the Media Can’t Tell the Truth on Israel & Palestine

Whether it’s the filtering process of mainstream outlets – or the ‘electric fence’ approach of lobbying organisations – the biggest casualty is truth and the Palestinian people. Aaron Bastani on why the truth is rarely uttered when it comes to covering the occupation.

TyskySour: Experts Weigh in on Whether UK Should Unlock on 21 June

Public Health England have warned that the Delta variant of Covid-19 is more transmissible, more likely to lead to hospitalisations, and more resistant to vaccines than the variant from Kent.

TyskySour: Tories Announce Pathetic Covid-19 Catch Up Plans

The Tories' own education tsar has recommended £15bn will be needed to help fund catch up programmes for kids who missed school due to Covid-19. So why have the government only proposed £1.4bn?

Downstream: How Britain’s Police Spied on the Left | Downstream

The Undercover Policing Inquiry is examining the infiltration of more than 1,000 political groups by British police since 1968. How much has been disclosed? And will more revelations come to light? Aaron Bastani talks to Tom Fowler of the Spycops Info podcast.

TyskySour: Did Covid-19 Leak From a Lab?

The idea that Covid-19 leaked from a Wuhan lab was once dismissed as a conspiracy theory. However, it now has widespread appeal among mainstream politicians and scientists. What changed? We speak to Stephen Buranyi.