Statues Tell Us Nothing About Our Colonial History
Statues like that of Edward Colston don’t teach us about Britain’s past. They stand in the way.
Incompetence UNMASKED
The Tories have announced masks will now be mandatory on public transport. What took so long? Plus, Howard Beckett on British Airways vs Unite, Labour’s shift on welfare, and Juliet Jacques on the media’s coverage of trans rights.
Military Rule
Trump threatens to call in the army. Are pandemic protests safe? And the UK government censor a report on BAME deaths. With Michael Walker, Dalia Gebrial, Sarah Jaffe and Timesh Pillay
America in Flames (w/ Nelini Stamp)
The US is being rocked by its biggest uprising since the 1960s. We are joined by National Organizing Director at the Working Families Party Nelini Stamp, live from New York, to discuss racist policing and anti-racist strategy. Plus, is Britain easing the lockdown too soon?
The End of Policing With Alex Vitale
The killing of George Floyd has catalysed a wave of protest across the United States, with police violence central to the message of the powerful #BlackLivesMatter movement. Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done […]
Furloughing the Science
Rishi Sunak adjusts furlough scheme, the government ignores the science to ease the lockdown, and a CNN reporter arrested at the Minneapolis protests.
Herd Impunity
Boris Johnson’s blind defence of Cummings is undermining the lockdown, but will it seriously undermine his government? Michael Walker is joined by Owen Jones and Dalia Gebrial to discuss.
Humankind: a Hopeful History – With Rutger Bregman
Last year Davos viral sensation Rutger Bregman toured the tv studios of Britain finding that “on average, British journalists are the least curious of all.” He found just one exception to this rule, his interview with Aaron Bastani for Novara Media. Rutger is back, this time promoting his new book Humankind which argues that altruism […]
RULE BREAKER
No new information. No apology. Dominic Cummings has made it clear it’s one rule for him and another for the rest of us.
Dear Lobby: Keep It Simple. Stick to Facts. Don’t Fuck It Up
The stakes have just been raised in the government’s daily press conference. Can Westminster journalists rise to the challenge?
Cummings… STAYS?!
Dominic Cummings has broken the lockdown, but Johnson won’t let him go. Will the government get away with taking us all for FOOLS?!
Dominic Cummings PROVES We Have a Rotten Establishment
Dominic Cummings broke a lockdown he helped implement. Those defending his actions prove our establishment is rotten to the core.
Johnson in Retreat
Boris Johnson has been forced to make two U-turns this week. Is he a prime minister in retreat? Plus, James Meadway on whether Britain’s record debt will ever have to be paid back. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani
When Will They Learn?
Former Public Health Chief John Ashton was one of the first experts to sound the alarm on the government’s coronavirus strategy. Does he believe they have learnt from their mistakes? Plus, CLASS Director Faiza Shaheen on new unemployment figures and the depths of the COVID-19 economic crisis.
A Turning Point in Trust?
For the first time since this crisis began polls are showing the public dissatisfied with the government’s handling of Covid-19. Could this be a turning point in the politics of coronavirus?
Reclaiming Work
Cycle courier cooperatives are turning technology on the gig economy giants.
For the Landlords, Not the Many?
Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister has called rent cancellation “un-Labour”. Are we back to the bad old days Blairism? Plus, why the Tory press have gone to war with teachers and how the government are ending the lockdown BEFORE they’ve introduced test-and-trace.
A Tough Act to Furlough
Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell joins Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial to discuss Rishi Sunak’s furlough scheme.