Labour Crash in 2021 Elections
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani bring analysis of initial round of results from the May 2021 elections.
Keir Starmer’s First Big Test
Keir Starmer faces his first big test as Labour leader with elections across Britain on 6 May 2021. With Michael Walker, Owen Jones and Dalia Gebrial.
Is Line of Duty Copaganda?
What impact does the ubiquity of police dramas on our screens have on the real criminal justice system? And has Line of Duty been feeding us pure ideology all this time? Ben Smoke and Caspar Salmon join Ash Sarkar to interrogate the world of fictional police.
Manchester United Fans Shut Down Match Over Glazers
The #GlazersOut protest was the first time ever that a Premier League match has been postponed because of fans’ actions. Can the movement create a revolution in club ownership?
Death by Pollution
Do we all breathe the same air? Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah was a nine-year-old girl who lived in south-east London and died in 2013. The cause of death was listed as air pollution, now her mother is fighting to make clean air a human right.
Is the Covid-19 Pandemic Over in the UK?
With new ONS data showing Covid-19 case levels 20 times lower than their January peak, are we finally seeing the end of the UK pandemic? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Why It’s Eco-Socialism or Collapse
Climate change is better understood as climate systems breakdown, and it’s only through the lens of the latter that we can grasp the scale of the crisis ahead. On this episode of Downstream, Aaron Bastani is joined by Mat Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton to discuss their new book, Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the […]
Boris Johnson Under Investigation
The Electoral Commission have launched an investigation into the funding of Boris Johnson’s flat. Could the scandal bring down the Prime Minister? With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
How Radical Is President Joe Biden?
For some Joe Biden has already exceeded expectations. For others his economic programme is nowhere near enough to address the climate crisis and American decline. While his Covid relief package has seen billions dispensed immediately, the Jobs Plan proposes to invest $35 billion in green R&D over eight years – less than Americans spend annually […]
Boris Johnson’s Outrageous Covid-19 Comments
Did Boris Johnson say he’d “let the bodies pile high in their thousands” rather than implement a third Covid-19 lockdown? If he did, will it do any damage to his premiership? With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
The Real Reason for the European Super League
There is no future for the financialised, debt-driven model of football so adored by the Glazers and Florentino Pérez.
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Not Over
While it may seem the Covid-19 pandemic in Britain is ending, this week saw global case levels higher than ever before. We speak to Deepti Gurdasani about the ongoing global coronavirus crisis.
Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges for the murder of George Floyd. Does the verdict move the US closer towards racial justice?
A Super League for the Super Rich
Ash Sarkar is joined by Laurence McKenna talk about how a sport created by the poor was stolen by the rich – and just what can be done to take it back.
The End of Football As We Know It
Proposals for a European Super League have provoked a backlash among fans, players and politicians. Can the plans to cartelise the game be reversed?
Biden Announces Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Joe Biden has announced all US troops will leave Afghanistan by September. After 20 years of war, in what state do the US and their British allies leave the country and its people?
Tory Sleaze Row Gathers Pace
Keir Starmer has called on the PM to launch a full inquiry into Greensill and said “sleaze is now at heart of this Tory government”. Will the allegations stick?
‘Dodgy Dave’? the Facts on the Greensill Saga. Interview with Gabriel Pogrund
Political scandal no longer seems to cut through, but is the unfolding saga around Max Greensill and David Cameron an exception? On this week’s Downstream Aaron Bastani is joined by Sunday Times journalist Gabriel Pogrund to discuss the implications of a story which is only set to grow.