Is the Left Failing on Free Speech? Interview With Ronan Burtenshaw
Does the right actually care about free speech? Why should free speech matter to the left? Aaron Bastani speaks to editor of Tribune Magazine, Ronan Burtenshaw.
The Exit Plan
Boris Johnson delivers his roadmap out of lockdown. Do his plans for students to all return on the 8th March risk a resurgence? With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Starmer’s Reboot Speech
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial
Starmer Called Out by Key Ally
Tom Kibasi weighs in on Keir Starmer’s Leadership of the Labour party.
Maybe Don’t Defund the BBC? Interview With Nish Kumar
This week on Downstream Ash Sarkar met with Nish Kumar – comedian and host of The Mash Report – to talk about how he became the accidental face of the Defund the BBC movement, and why rightwing comics are the real snowflakes.
When Should Lockdown End?
Does the successful vaccine rollout mean lockdown restrictions should be lifted?
Fired From the Guardian
The Guardian is supposed to be Britain’s leading liberal newspaper. However, its US arm this week fired a columnist for tweeting a joke about Israel. We speak to the journalist in question, Nathan J Robinson With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Jail Time for Travel Breaches
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the health secretary’s announcement of 10 year-jail sentences for breaching Covid travel restrictions.
Can Capitalism Solve Its Crises? Interview With Mariana Mazzucato
What can the Apollo Missions teach us about dealing with the major crises of the 21st century? And why are politicians so eager to dwell on caricatures of the public rather than engage in problem-solving – from climate change to housing and education? Aaron Bastani speaks to author and academic Mariana Mazzucato to find out.
The Oxford Vaccine Setback
The Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine is already being rolled out in the UK, and is the most ordered jab in the developing world. However, this weekend results from trials showed the vaccine is ineffective against the South African strain of the virus. How big a blow is this news to the global fight against coronavirus? We […]
Starmer’s Worst Week
As commentators question if he’s up for the job, we discuss Keir Starmer’s worst week.
Clap for the Captain
Boris Johnson has called for a nationwide clap to remember Sir Captain Tom Moore, who on Tuesday passed away from covid-19. Given the Prime Minister has presided over 109,000 deaths and leads a party that cut the NHS to the bone, is he simply exploiting a tragedy for his own partisan end?
Why Has Britain Failed on Covid? Richard Horton
A year after the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic, with Britain enduring more than a 100,000 deaths since, a number of major questions remain unanswered. Why was the response of the UK among the worst in the world? How is it possible that the death toll of countries in Europe and North America […]
Closing the Borders
The UK transmission of the South African Covid strain demonstrates how the vaccine rollout could be undermined. Are Labour right to call for closed borders? With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
The GameStop Stock Surge
As GameStop shares keep rising while hedge funds lick their wounds, are Reddit users a real threat to the power of Wall Street? Plus, Ben Smoke speaks about the Stanstead15 on the day they have seen their convictions overturned in the Court of Appeal. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Johnson Is to Blame
Boris Johnson has claimed that his government “did everything” they could to protect lives and tackle the coronavirus pandemic. As the death toll exceeds 100,000 people, we explain why Boris Johnson was lying. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
The Influencer Industrial Complex. Interview With Moya Lothian-McLean
The last few years have heralded the rise of the influencer: social media users who have, in essence, found a way to get paid for being themselves on the internet. But has this commodification of the self poisoned the public sphere? Or are we witnessing the end of gatekeeping – and the beginnings of a […]
Schools Out Till Easter?
Government briefings suggest schools will stay closed until Easter. Is this a policy progressives should support? With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar and Chloe Tomlinson