Novara Live: Israelis Hit Rafah With Most Intense Bombing Yet
Israel has conducted it’s most severe night of bombing yet in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah. With Michael Walker and @NoJusticeMTG .
Novara Live: Netanyahu Orders Evacuation of Rafah Ahead of Ground Invasion
Rafah is the last area of the Gaza strip to have been subjected to a ground invasion – but Benjamin Netanyahu has now ordered its evacuation. Plus: Piers Morgan is leaving TalkTV; and Labour is using the language of austerity following the scrapping of their £8bn pledge. With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani and Ben Jamal.
Novara Live: Keir Starmer Officially Dumps Big Green Policy Commitment
Labour have officially dropped their 28 billion pound green investment pledge, prompting criticism from both wings of the party. Plus: Sunak is still refusing to apologise for his transphobic joke in the presence of Brianna Ghey’s mother; and Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis have reportedly been subjected to abuse at Israeli checkpoints. With Moya Lothian-McLean and […]
Novara Live: Hamas Proposes Ceasefire Plan As Israeli Offensive in Rafah Looms
Hamas has responded to Israel’s proposals for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, and the group setting out their own red lines. Plus: Rishi Sunak makes a vile joke about Trans people while the mother of Brianna Ghey is present; a new NHS dental surgery has seen people queuing for days. With Michael Walker and Femi […]
Novara Live: Tories Launch yet Another Right-Wing Splinter Group
Prominent right-wing Tory MP’s have met in London to launch a new group – Popular Conservatism. Plus: experts have warned that the Pension age needs to be increased to 71; and McDonalds have admitted a hit to their sales after a boycott linked to the war in Gaza. With Aaron Bastani and Mike Bankole.
Novara Live: Former UNWRA Spokesperson Says UK & US Complicit in Gaza Genocide
We speak to former UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness who believes the UK and US should be subject to an independent investigation over their withdrawing of funds to the aid agency. Plus: elections in El Salvador see radical president Nayib Bukele re-elected with a large majority; and Labour continue to lose support from British Muslims over […]
Downstream: We’re Living on Stolen Money | Ash Sarkar Meets Ingrid Robeyns
If you’re serious about alleviating poverty, as most liberals claim to be, should there be a cap on how wealthy one person can be? To discuss this, Ash sat down with Ingrid Robeyns – author of ‘Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth’ – to talk about why she’s reluctant to call herself a communist, a […]
Novara Live: Reform UK on Highest Ever Red Wall Support, Brianna Ghey Murderers Named
Support for right-wing party Reform UK has hit a new high in the Red Wall with 14% of the vote, posing a further threat to the Conservative party’s chances at the next general election. Plus: the killers of Brianna Ghey have been named during sentencing; and republican senator Tom Cotton goes after the CEO of […]
Novara Live: Daniel Levy Interview, Gaza Ceasefire Deal Reportedly Given Initial Approval
Ceasefire negotiations are currently taking place in Cairo that could see a new deal agreed between Hamas and Israel. We speak to Daniel Levy – a former Israeli peace negotiator who is now president of the U.S-Middle East Project. With Moya Lothian-McLean and @NoJusticeMTG .
Novara Live: Hamas Deliberate Ceasefire Deal, but Netanyahu Publicly Rules It Out
Hamas are reportedly considering a new ceasefire proposal. but Israeli prime minister has vowed only ‘total victory’ will end the war in Gaza. Plus: Migration is back in the headlines after new projections from the ONS; and an update on the story of rail bosses bragging about free government cash. With Michael Walker and Dalia […]
Novara Live: The West Attacks UNRWA in Sick Response to ICJ, Israeli Convention on Resettling Gaza
Western nations have pulled funding from the UN Refugee agency in Gaza after Israeli accusations that 12 of the 13,000 workforce have links to Hamas. Plus: Labour have suspended another left-wing MP; and the Israeli far-right have held a ‘return to Gaza’ convention. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Downstream: Would the World Be Better Without Religion? | Ash Sarkar Talks to Aaron Bastani
Twenty years ago, it was taken for granted that on average, globally, people were shrugging off the shackles of organised religion. The world was destined for secularism. But with demographics trends in many countries pointing towards a growing religious population and with secular liberal politics failing to offer solace from falling living standards, we no […]
Novara Live: Israel Suffers Damning Ruling From International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice has delivered its interim ruling on the genocide case brought against Israel by South Africa. We speak to Human Rights Watch’s Israel Palestine director Omar Shakir. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Novara Live: Sunak Greenlights the End of British Steel
Britain’s biggest steel employer has announced plans to cut nearly three thousand jobs at its main steelworks in Port Talbot, Wales. Plus: Labour leader Keir Starmer refuses to say a war crime is a war crime; and the Covid inquiry goes to Scotland. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Polly Smythe.
Novara Live: Trump Wins New Hampshire, Set to Clinch to Republican Nomination
Donald Trump has won the Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire – his second electoral victory of the race to become the party’s presidential nominee. Plus: shocking and tragic footage exposes the IDF’s brutality in Gaza; and a Tory MP has called for Sunak to resign. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Novara Live: Britain Bombs Yemen Again
Britain and the U.S have jointly bombed multiple sites in Yemen’s Capital. We examine Rishi Sunak’s bizarre justification for the attack. Plus: Israel has suffered its highest number of military casualties since the war in Gaza began; and UK interest rates are finally down. With Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar.
Novara Live: Gaza Death Toll Hits 25,000, Israeli Parents Storm Knesset
25,000 Palestinians have now been killed during Israel’s war on Gaza. Plus: families of Israeli hostages have stormed Israeli parliament; and the shadow foreign secretary David Lammy is confronted about Labour’s position on Palestine. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Downstream: Everything You Know About the Global Economy Is Wrong
We are in a drastically different world from the one most of us grew up in. This has been proven by the rapid escalation in the events in the middle east over the last six weeks. No longer are we in a world where, essentially, the US run the show – and this has huge […]