Novara Live: “I Was Sacked for Being a Muslim”, Tory Ex-Minister Claims
Boris Johnson has launched an investigation into Nusrat Ghani's claims she was sacked for her “muslimness”. Will it lead to a light finally be shone on Tory Islamophobia?
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Opinion: Tory MPs Calling Out the Whip Only Care About Ousting Boris, Not Changing the Corrupt System
Ash Sarkar
Don’t mistake rebel Tory MPs' sudden interest in the brutality of the whipping system for a desire to see it meaningfully reformed, writes Ash Sarkar; the problem being highlighted is the incompetence of the whip’s office under Boris Johnson, not its existence.
Novara Live: Johnson’s Desperate Plan to Survive
In a last gasp bid to save his career Boris Johnson is planning a cull of top staff, and a flurry of right wing policy announcement. Will operation the so-called ‘Save Big Dog’ pay dividends?
Novara Live: Corbyn Considers Forming New Party
The Telegraph have reported that Jeremy Corbyn is considering launching a new party. Is the story plausible and, if so, would it be a good idea?
Ash Wednesday: Why Do Rich People in Cities Drive Gas Guzzling SUVs?
SUVs are polluting, tacky, and more likely to result in a fatal collision than any other kind of car. So why do rich people like them so much? Ash Sarkar goes to Kensington and Chelsea – home to more SUVs than any other part of the country – to find out whether posh people can […]
Novara Live: Will the UK Lockdown Again This Xmas?
Boris Johnson is considering banning household mixing for a month after Christmas. Is it necessary, and why are the government again trading early action for extreme measures later?
Novara Live: Johnson’s Phoney Drug War
Boris Johnson spent today posing in front of police vans & talking tough on drugs. It's hypocritical and it won't work.
Novara Live: Britain Prepares for Omicron
Omicron is here. Is Britain ready? Plus, we speak to Fatima Hassan in South Africa about how vaccine apartheid left us vulnerable to new variants.
Novara Live: Johnson Under Pressure As Tory Corruption Scandal Deepens
As MPs debate Tory corruption, Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure to clean up parliament. How do we make MPs honest, & should we abolish the House of Lords?
Novara Live: Corruption Runs Through the Veins of the Tory Party
Threats to withdraw funding from rebel MPs' constituencies, a potential peerage for Paterson and the PM refuses to come clean on lavish getaways. It's just another week for a government rotten to the core.
Novara Live: Owen Paterson Resigns Amid Johnson’s Embarrassing U-Turn
Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar explore the embarrassing U-turn performed by Boris Johnson over the Owen Paterson scandal and the resignation of the Tory MP at the centre of it all.
Novara Live: Everything You Need to Know About COP26
Leaders and diplomats from 197 countries have descended on Glasgow for a conference billed as the "last chance" to save the planet. Michael Walker is joined by Simon Lewis to explain everything you need to know about COP26.
Novara Live: John McDonnell’s Message to Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak will this week deliver a budget and spending review that will shape how Britain rebuilds following Covid-19. We speak to former shadow chancellor John McDonnell about what he thinks should be in it.
Novara Live: Amess Death Sparks Debate Safety of MPs
The death of David Amess has renewed debates about the safety of MPs, social media anonymity, online radicalisation & civility in politics. Where are changes needed, and where is the media missing the point?
Ash Wednesday: Why Owning Stuff Is Better Than Working
Is there such a thing as a good landlord? Britain is being held hostage by a class of people whose only talent is owning stuff, and extracting money from people who don’t. Rents have doubled in the decade following the financial crisis, and the average house price is between 8 and 14 times the average […]
Novara Live: 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?
Novara Live: 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?
Opinion: Sarah Everard’s Killer Isn’t One Bad Apple – The Whole Police Force is Rotten
Ash Sarkar
Contrary to what the Met would have us believe, Wayne Couzens’ employment as a police officer wasn’t incidental to his murder of Sarah Everard – it was central to it.