The Worst Public Health Failure Ever
An official report has judged the UK’s delayed lockdown to be Britain’s worst ever public health failure. Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial breakdown the key findings.
Tories Bully People Back to the Office
In a bid to get Britons back into the office, cabinet ministers have alleged that civil servants working remotely hindered the fight against the Taliban. What will be next in the Tory war on working from home?
Operation Legacy: How the British Elite Re-Wrote World History
Tories Suffer Backlash Over Chaos and Cuts
After energy shortages, benefits cuts, and a tax hike on national insurance, the public have turned against the Tories on the economy. How long will Johnson’s post-conference hangover last?
Johnson’s Nasty Cut Trashes Promise to “Level Up”
Boris Johnson’s pun-filled conference speech promised to “level up” the country, but on the day that millions are hit by a cruel cut to universal credit, his pitch to workers is a sick joke.
If Neoliberalism Is Over, What Next?
Boris Johnson Hails Higher Wages at Tory Conference
At Tory party conference Boris Johnson is promising higher wages in a post-brexit Britain. How seriously should we take the pledge?
Could Donald Trump Win in 2024?
Met Police Shamed Over Institutionalised Misogyny
#TyskySour returns on Friday with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Ash Sarkar Meets Zarah Sultana. Downstream-on-Sea
Starmer Rejects Corbyn Legacy in Conference Speech
Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial break down Keir Starmer’s conference speech.
Keir Starmer Rigs the Rules
Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar discuss Keir Starmer’s contempt for democracy and other conference news.
Labour Prepare for Battle in Brighton
Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar preview Labour Party Conference 2021.
Is Labour a Lost Cause for Socialists?
For five years socialists in Britain united under the project of electing a Labour government with Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister. Since that project failed, Labour has been taken over by a new leader who has stripped the party of ideology and is rigging the rules so that the left will never have influence again.
Boris Johnson’s Tory Party and the Blue Wall
The last two years of Boris Johnson’s leadership have been defined by a heady mix of disaster and triumph: Brexit, a landslide election victory, a catastrophic pandemic, by-election wins and one surprising loss. What makes Johnsonism different from the Conservatism of yesteryear, and what’s coming next?
Revolt Against Starmer’s Anti-Democratic Leadership Rules
Starmer’s attempt to rig the rules for any future leadership challenge is facing a backlash from trade unions, party activists and left-wing MPs. We speak to NEC member Lara McNeil.
The Great British Gas Crisis
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.