Nicola Sturgeon’s Conference Speech, Putin Retaliates to Bridge Bomb
Nicola Sturgeon has trashed the Tories and re-affirmed her commitment to a second independence referendum.
The Plan Is to Make You Permanently Poorer | Aaron Meets Gary Stevenson
In 2011, while working as a City trader, Gary Stevenson joined the ultra rich with a single bonus cheque. Not long after he was named one of Citibank’s highest performing traders worldwide. Stevenson made millions for his employer by betting on one thing: that the British and American economies would fail to recover from the […]
Liz Truss’s Energy Faceplant, Joe Biden Lightyears Ahead of UK on Marijuana
With the National Grid warning of energy shortages this winter, Liz Truss is refusing to act. Will Tory libertarianism lead to black-outs?
Truss’s Conference Speech Heckled by Greenpeace, Update on Chris Kaba Killing
Aaron Bastani and Dalia Gebrial discuss Liz Truss’s first conference speech as Prime Minister. Plus: Suella Braverman praises the British empire and dreams of deportations; Rees-Mogg’s fusion fantasies & the latest on the Chris Kaba killing.
Kwarteng Performs Screeching U-turn, Lula Faces Bolsonaro in Brazil
After a mini-budget that spooked the markets and outraged the public, Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have been forced into a humiliating U-turn. Are the wheels already coming off their government? Plus: Joana Ramiro reports from Sao Paulo on the Brazilian presidential election. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Conservative Party in Freefall, Putin’s Illegal Annexation, Labour Files Episode Three
Liz Truss’s premiership has set the Tories into freefall, but how much damage can the Conservatives do before we get the chance to kick them out?
Can Lula Take Brazil Back From Bolsonaro? Aaron Meets Sabrina Fernandes
On 2nd October, Brazil will be faced with a stark choice. The incumbent president, Jair Bolsonaro, has overseen economic calamity and nearly 700,000 Covid deaths in his first term. His challenger, Lula Da Silva, is hoping to regain the presidency – just three years since being freed from prison. To discuss the state of Brazilian […]
Britain Facing Financial Crisis, Starmer’s Conference Speech, Rupa Huq Loses Labour Whip
The Bank of England have been forced to intervene as Kwarteng’s mini-budget continues to cause economic meltdown.
People Used Anything to Attack Me
Jeremy Corbyn talks to Aaron Bastani about the mainstream media, the antisemitism crisis, Alistair Campbell and King Charles III.
Kwarteng’s Economic Chaos, Labour Conference Latest, Far-Right Win in Italy
Michael Walker interviews economist Jo Mitchell on the pound’s plunge.
Is Political Journalism Broken?
From Dominic Cummings’ cosy texts to Laura Kuenssberg, to Boris Johnson having the Telegraph’s editorial board on speed dial, the cohort of journalists who make up the ‘Lobby’ have got a bad rap. Is mainstream political journalism in terminal decline? Or will the rise of independent and alternative media redefine ‘political journalism’ forever? And how […]
Labour Vs the Unions
Is a stand-off between the trade unions and the party they founded now inevitable? With Michael Walker, Zarah Sultana, Mick Lynch and John McTernan.
Kwarteng’s Budget for the Rich, Putin’s Mobilisation, Apsana Begum & the Labour Files
Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget gives the rich their biggest tax cut in 50 years.
Apsana Begum: Labour Weaponised My Domestic Abuse to Get Rid of Me
Exclusive: Three months after the Labour party ‘weaponised’ abuse that left her in A&E, Britain’s first hijabi MP Apsana Begum returns to politics.
Truss’s Trickle Down Economics, Women’s Protests in Iran, Kay Burley Scared of Republicanism
Liz Truss wants the rich to get richer, and if you don’t like it, she doesn’t care.
The Queen’s State Funeral, Fake Royals Arrive in London, Scottish Football Fans Mock Royals
The queen’s state funeral had been planned for decades, with millions spent and thousands involved. Will the pomp of it all save the monarchy? Plus: Fake Royals rock up to the Queen’s funeral; the most surreal moments from the lying-in-state queue; and Scottish football fans mock the royals. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
The Mourners Who Queued for Hours to See the Queen
Thousands headed to central London this weekend to queue up and pay their respect to the Queen. Rivkah Brown went to get a better understanding of the kind of people drawn to pay their respect this way.
The Queen Bears Responsibility. Aaron & Ash Monarchy Special
On the 8th of September this year, Queen Elizabeth II died. In a special episode of Downstream, Aaron and Ash discuss her life and the aftermath of her death.