Novara FM: A Simple Plan to Save the World
Mass rewilding, worldwide socialist planning and universal veganism? It won't be easy but it's our best shot at the good life, say the authors of Half-Earth Socialism.
Tag: Aaron Bastani
Novara Live: Labour’s Right Wing Election, Porn Tory Named, Nadine Dorries’ Latest Gaffe
Keir Starmer appears to have chosen a strategy to win next week's local elections: become really right wing.
Analysis: Student Loans Are Now Even More of a Scam
Aaron Bastani
The student loan system is changing again. What do the prospective reforms mean? And will they undermine the economic value of going to university? Aaron Bastani takes a look.
Opinion: Musk Buying Twitter Would Be the Defining Deal of Our Era
Aaron Bastani
Elon Musk buying Twitter, even more than Jeff Bezos flying into space, would perhaps be the greatest statement of plutocratic intent in history, argues Aaron Bastani.
Novara Live: Tories Turn on Johnson; Baker Says Resign; Kwarteng’s Insult to Earth Day
Influential Tories have publicly called for Johnson to resign. With a Commons select committee set to investigate whether he deliberately misled parliament, are the walls finally closing in on the prime minister? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Downstream: Something Sinister Is Happening in the Labour Party. Aaron Bastani Meets Len McCluskey
Known for his steadfast support of Jeremy Corbyn whilst heading up the biggest private sector union in the country, Len McCluskey has a uniquely intimate knowledge of both Labour Party politics and the organised labour movement.
Novara Live: Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
As Russian troops have withdrawn from areas around Kyiv, evidence is emerging of possible war crimes.
Novara Live: Sunak’s Energy Price Hike Hits Millions
Energy bills have increased by 54% plunging millions of Brits into poverty. How long can the Tories ignore Britain’s cost-of-living crisis? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Downstream: Liberalism Is in Trouble. Aaron Bastani Meets Francis Fukuyama
Few political thinkers exert such an influence that their work becomes synonymous with a historic era. Francis Fukuyama's declaration of "the end of history" after the fall of the Soviet Union made him one. Aaron Bastani speaks to Fukuyama on the publication of his new book, Liberalism and its Discontents.
Novara Live: Sunak Comes Unstuck
Rishi Sunak has got used to being the golden boy of UK politics. But the media have now turned on him after a spring statement that left Britons poorer. Has he been found out?
Opinion: How Long Can Faith in ‘Market Solutions’ Survive?
Aaron Bastani
Britain is facing the biggest fall in living standards since records began, and neither Labour nor the Tories know what to do about it, argues Aaron Bastani. The question is: how long can faith in ‘market solutions’ continue?
Novara Live: Has China Shifted on Russia?
China has been considered Russia’s most important ally in its war on Ukraine. But could Xi Jinping be about to change course? Plus: P&O Ferries fire hundreds of workers, and the Telegraph are forced to apologise. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani
Novara Live: Putin’s Chemical Weapon False Flag, or US Cover Up?
Western leaders have suggested that Putin is planning a false flag operation using biological or chemical weapons. Should they be believed?
Novara FM: Putin’s Philosopher and the Global Far Right
Who is Aleksandr Dugin? Benjamin Teitelbaum introduces the spiritual leader of traditionalism, an idea that unites illiberal regimes around the world.
Novara Live: Putin Shells Cities in Bid to Break Ukraine
Faced with a stronger than expected Ukrainian resistance, Putin has returned to a familiar tactic of urban warfare: Indiscriminate shelling & siege. We speak to Anatol Lieven who has reported on Russia's military actions in Syria and Chechnya.
Novara Live: Will Putin’s Donbas Escalation Lead to All Out War?
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Novara Live: Russia and West Fight Info War Over Ukraine
In the standoff over Ukraine, it's not just Russia leaking dodgy intelligence. How do we make sense of a conflict when we're stuck in an information war?
Novara Live: Met Chief Cressida Dick Forced to Quit
As Met police chief Cressida Dick is forced to resign, we assess her career so far and discuss who might replace her.