Policing Bill Sparks Riots in Bristol
The Tories’ draconian policing bill sparks riots in Bristol. Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar discuss the fallout from the protests, and the utility of riots.
Stop Asian Hate
Zing Tsjeng on why east Asian hate is also a problem in the UK.
Rishi Sunak Found the Magic Money Tree
After 2010 British politics was shaped by one idea above all others: austerity. We were told that there wasn’t enough money to pay for EMA, university fees, council housing or even the existing range of benefits. And yet the government’s response to Covid-19 demonstrates the extent to which that was a political choice rather than […]
Banning Your Right to Protest
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Why All Drugs Should Be Decriminalised. Interview With David Nutt
The criminalisation of drugs has almost no impact on drug use, denies access to proven medical treatments and disproportionately targets people of colour. Yet the idea that drugs are ‘evil’ and that drug users are criminals is entrenched in international and domestic law. How can we begin to shift this point of view? What are […]
Outrage at Met Police Handling of Sarah Everard Vigil
After the Met’s outrageous handling of Saturday’s vigil for Sarah Everard, and as MPs debate the draconian policing bill, we speak to Gracie Mae Bradley, interim Director of Liberty, about policing and protest in Britain.
Women Protest Police Brutality in Westminster
After a vigil for Sarah Everard was violently shut down by police, protestors came to Westminster to grieve and to resist overreaching police power. Rivkah Brown reports.
Sarah Everard & Violence Against Women
The disappearance and death of Sarah Everard has shone a spotlight on the epidemic of violence against women in Britain, and has provoked an outpouring from women on social media sharing their own experience of harassment, threats and violence at the hands of men. Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss the case and the response […]
Meghan Takes Out Morgan
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the media fallout from the Oprah interview.
Abolish the Monarchy
Will Harry and Meghan bring down the monarchy? Ash Sarkar is joined by gal dem political editor Moya Lothian-Mclean and Novara Media’s very own James Butler to discuss how we ended up with a family of dysfunctional aristocrats at the very top of British society, why republicanism is still so marginal, and the collision course […]
Meghan and Harry’s Oprah Interview
Will Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Oprah interview end the Royals?
Slap for Carers
How did Boris Johnson go from clapping for carers to giving them a slap in the face?
Is Your Boss Spying On You?
More than half of us think we’re being watched at work. We are, and we always have been.
What’s in Rishi Sunak’s Budget?
Does Rishi Sunak’s budget speech show the Tories have finally dumped Osbornomics to instead channel John McDonnell?
Should We All Be Vegan? Interview with Peter Singer
Should we all be vegan or vegetarian? Does climate change require a new relationship to nature and non-human animals? And will Covid-19 be the moment when we realise industrial farming carries devastating, unacceptable risks? Aaron Bastani speaks to author of ‘Animal Liberation’ and professor of Bioethics at Princeton University Peter Singer.
Johnson’s Travel Rules Under Strain
Does the arrival of the Brazil variant in Britain show Johnson’s travel rules aren’t fit for purpose?
Shamima Begum Can’t Come Home
The Supreme Court have ruled Shamima Begum has no right to return to Britain to appeal the removal of her citizenship. Is the UK abdicating responsibility?
Starmer Outflanked by Tories on Corporation Tax
Labour have confirmed that if Rishi Sunak raises corporation tax at next week’s budget, they will vote against it.