Why are women more afraid of violence from strangers on the street when – statistically speaking – home is the place where they’re most unsafe? Ash Sarkar takes a look at how rational fears are used to justify irrational policy decisions, and what we miss when we talk about ‘rape culture’.
As Met police chief Cressida Dick is forced to resign, we assess her career so far and discuss who might replace her.
Boris Johnson has announced his plan to end all Covid-19 restrictions by the end of the month. Is this how we learn to live with coronavirus, or a risky political stunt?
Boris Johnson’s new chief spin doctor has decided the way to win back the trust of an insulted public is to increase the level of banter.
Michael Walker & Ash Sarkar try to make it make sense.
Boris Johnson’s attempt to “shake up” Number 10 has turned into a mass exodus. What’s the story behind the Downing Street Meltdown?
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Sue Gray’s report has been shorn of any factual findings, but remains damning about the Prime Minister. Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial explain the report’s contents and analyse reaction to it.
After originally refusing to investigate Downing Street Parties, the Met Police have now spiked the report that was supposed to tell us all the truth. Has Cressida Dick saved Boris Johnson?
How far would you go to get famous and escape poverty? Ash Sarkar is joined by Symeon Brown to discuss how the democratic promise of the internet has reinvented the pyramid scheme. From cryptocurrencies to botched Brazilian butt lifts, they look at how the new clout economy has created a digital lumpenproletariat.
Boris Johnson has launched an investigation into Nusrat Ghani’s claims she was sacked for her “muslimness”. Will it lead to a light finally be shone on Tory Islamophobia?
A Tory MP has exposed how the government blackmail MPs to get their way. Is a light finally being shone on the sinister machinations that take place in Westminster?
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
In a last gasp bid to save his career Boris Johnson is planning a cull of top staff, and a flurry of right wing policy announcement. Will operation the so-called ‘Save Big Dog’ pay dividends?
What’s worse than partying while people suffer under lockdown rules? For the Tory grassroots, it might well be offending Her Majesty the Queen.
Boris Johnson has admitted attending a lockdown party, but won’t stop repeating his ridiculous excuses. Is it now time up for the PM?
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