How the British Establishment Really Works
Aaron Bastani talks to Simon Kuper
In his latest book, ‘Good Chaps: How Corrupt Politicians Broke Our Law and Institutions’, Kuper chronicles changes in the instincts of Britain’s ruling class – and how corruption came to be increasingly normalised. What do these elites believe? When did those beliefs change? And who are the people, places and policies that led to such shifts?
Israel Assassinates Hamas Leader in Iran
Lammy Faces Grilling on Palestine for First Foreign Office Questions
Rachel Reeves Announces Cuts, Government Settles With Doctors
Tommy Robinson and His Supporters ‘Take Over the Streets’
Richard Hames reports from Tommy Robinson’s Central London protest and from Stand Up To Racism’s counter protest.
Labour Set Stage for Tax Rises
UK Poised to Halt Arms to Israel & Withdraw Objections to Netanyahu’s Arrest Warrant
Starmer Suspends 7 Left MPs for Voting to Scrap Benefits Cap
Palestine Protestors Block Entrance to UK Foreign Office
They’re calling on new foreign secretary David Lammy to suspend arms sales to Israel.
Starmer Could See First Rebellion Tonight Over Two Child Benefits Cap
Democrats Unite Around Kamala Harris After Joe Biden Drops Out
Arab Jews: the Hidden History
Ash Sarkar Meets Avi Shlaim
Avi Shlaim is a historian and author of “Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew”. He joined Ash to talk about the Israeli right, Mossad’s covert operations in Baghdad and what it means to have hyphenated identities.