Novara Live: Biden Announces Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Joe Biden has announced all US troops will leave Afghanistan by September. After 20 years of war, in what state do the US and their British allies leave the country and its people?
Tag: Aaron Bastani
Novara Live: Northern Ireland Sees Riots From Loyalists
After a week of violence in Northern Ireland, we speak to Amanda Ferguson about the events that led to unrest among loyalist communities.
The Bastani Factor: Will Amazon Fresh Kill the High Street? | the Bastani Factor
Amazon already dominates online retail, but is it set to take over the high street? Last month, Jeff Bezos’ trillion-dollar company opened the UK’s first Amazon Fresh store, stocked with own brand groceries, including milk and meat, and cashiers replaced by an entirely automated process. Aaron Bastani visited the store in Ealing, West London, to […]
Downstream: When Will China Be the World’s Most Powerful Country? Interview With Martin Jacques
Will the 2020s be the decade when power decisively shifts from the United States to China? How important is the country’s rise in broader historic context – and is that why we are seeing an emerging Cold War between Washington and Beijing? And do appeals to a ‘civilisation-state’ undermine the power of universal values and […]
Long Read: We Already Know Starmer’s Labour Ends in Tears – Just Look at the West of England
Aaron Bastani
Rulebook-burning, a leftist purge plus a mayoral candidate nobody wants to campaign for have produced disaffection and despondency. We don't need a crystal ball to see what the future holds for Keir Starmer - it's happening right now in Bristol.
Novara Live: The Suez Canal Blockage
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Downstream: Independence for the North of England Interview With Philip Proudfoot
In recent years Scottish and Welsh independence, as well as Irish unification, have become increasingly plausible with Britain’s departure from the EU highlighting major points of difference, as well as economic imbalances, across the home nations. But could the break up of the UK ever include the North of England? And what would a sovereign […]
Novara Live: Banning Your Right to Protest
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Novara Live: Meghan Takes Out Morgan
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the media fallout from the Oprah interview.
Opinion: The Biden Administration Just Broke International Law. Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
Aaron Bastani
By authorising airstrikes on Syria without congressional approval, Biden is mimicking Trump’s foreign policy. Leading Democrats criticised the president then, notes Aaron Bastani – so why not now?
Novara Live: 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?
Opinion: Until He Starts Talking About Rent Caps, Keir Starmer Isn’t Serious About Championing Business
Aaron Bastani
For all his posturing, Keir Starmer’s efforts to recast Labour as the party of business are entirely cosmetic, argues Aaron Bastani. If he really wanted to address the challenges businesses face, he’d be talking about rent caps.
Novara Live: 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.
Downstream: 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.
Opinion: Why Should the BBC Licence Fee Fund Britain’s ‘Soft Power’?
Aaron Bastani
One of the reasons we should care about the BBC, we are told, is because the World Service allows Britain to punch above its weight on the world stage. Aaron Bastani asks: should the licence fee really be funding our country's obsessive pursuit of the illusion of global influence?
Novara Live: Starmer Called Out by Key Ally
Tom Kibasi weighs in on Keir Starmer's Leadership of the Labour party.
Opinion: Labour Only Has One Route to Power – And It Can’t Take ‘Generation Left’ for Granted
Aaron Bastani
The answer to Labour’s problems in the polls isn’t to double down on attacking the left within the party, or admonishing the Greens or even the Lib Dems. It’s to set out an electoral offer that will appeal to ‘generation left’ in 2024 - and to do it now, argues Aaron Bastani.
Novara Live: 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.