Stopping Evictions Is Not Enough. We Need a Rent Freeze Now
Charlotte England
Boris Johnson's new law lets landlords profit from the coronavirus crisis, but Britain's tenants' unions are organising to demand a rent freeze. Charlotte England reports.
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7 Pandemic Demands to Make Sure Everyone Is Protected
Flannán Shell
With the government consistently failing to offer a meaningful response, Flannán Shell presents a list of demands to ensure everyone, no matter their situation, is protected in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Opinion: Coronavirus: Make Private Hospitals Public Now
Callum Cant
In this moment of crisis, we have a choice: either protect private profits, or save lives, writes Callum Cant.
Opinion: The 2020 Budget Shows the Tories Are Playing by New Rules
Aaron Bastani
Did Rishi Sunak just end austerity? No. Is Britain adequately preparing for the panoply of crises set to define the coming decades? Also no. But make no mistake, writes Aaron Bastani, this was the first Tory budget since 2010 to abandon the neoliberal frame of ‘necessity', demonstrating how Labour under Corbyn won certain arguments.
Opinion: Taxing Times: With the Economy Unravelling, We Need a Budget for the Green New Deal
Adrienne Buller and Miriam Brett
Released amid a collapsing stock market and plunging oil prices, Wednesday's budget is unlikely to meet the challenges ahead, particularly on the climate, write Adrienne Buller and Miriam Brett. A systems crisis demands a systems response, and overhauling the design of the tax system is central to this.
Opinion: No Wonder Priti Patel Is a Bully, She’s Just Practicing Her Politics
Harriet Williamson
Priti Patel has been accused of bullying staff in several government departments. But news of the home secretary's bad behaviour should come as no surprise; abuse is an inherent part of the Conservative ideology, argues Harriet Williamson.
Opinion: With a US Trade Deal Threatening NHS Drug Prices, could Public Pharma Save Us From Big Pharma?
Sammy Luney
Donald Trump wants the NHS to pay more for drugs. Instead we should make our own, argues junior doctor Sammy Luney.
Opinion: Populist Austerity – This Is the Real Johnsonomics
Phil Jones
With the government nationalising Northern Rail and floating the idea of a mansion tax, what looks to some like a move to the left for the Conservatives, is in fact populist austerity in action, argues Phil Jones.
Novara FM: No Going Back: Defeat, the Far Right, and the Press
James Butler is joined by Owen Jones to take stock as the Left faces 2020.
Labour’s Next Leader Must Be Able to Talk About Class and Climate Justice
Chris Saltmarsh
As Boris Johnson’s government inevitably fails to take action on climate change we will begin to experience harsher climate shocks. Labour needs a leader comfortable stepping up to interpret these events by laying the blame at Johnson’s feet and articulating a compelling socialist response.
Electionsesh2019
From 9:30pm til 5am Novara Media stayed with you for the GE2019 election results.
Long Read: The Centrist Delusion: ‘Middle Ground’ Politics Aren’t Moderate, They’re Dangerous
Raoul Martinez
In every civilisation, the centre ground of political opinion has been home to dangerous, inaccurate and oppressive ideas. The toxic centrism currently pervading Britain and rest of the world requires a rapid, bold, ambitious change of direction, writes Raoul Martinez.
The Bastani Factor: How to Get Brexit Done ✅
Boris Johnson says that if you give him and his Conservative party a majority at the general election he’ll be able to ‘get Brexit done’. But is that actually true?
GE2019: Predatory, Poisonous, Vacuous. To Understand Boris Johnson Start With the Spectator
Aaron Bastani
The Spectator, like Johnson, reveals much that is wrong with British politics, argues Aaron Bastani. Elite capture by the billionaire class; the disintegration of any barrier, and thus accountability, between media and politics; the evacuation of any core values beyond opportunism and self-enrichment; a predatory disposition to the public at large.
The Bastani Factor: Are the Tories Actually Strong on the Economy? 🤔
The Tories like to present themselves as the party of economic credibility. But after nine years in power is that really true?
GE2019: We Need to Change the Way We Talk About Climate Breakdown. It Shouldn’t Be This Boring
Adrienne Buller
Last night's climate debate was disappointing. Climate breakdown is a product of the same destructive economic logic that has pushed 14 million people in the UK into poverty, driven record waiting times at A&E, and left the working people of this country overwhelmed by private debt. We must be clear about this, rather than concentrating on boring technocratic details and personal responsibility.
Explainers: We Asked NHS Doctors About the Trade Documents Corbyn Revealed
This week Corbyn revealed un-redacted trade documents detailing talks between the Conservative government and the Trump administration between 2016 – now. He argued they prove the NHS is indeed up for sale, contradicting Boris Johnson. We asked two medical doctors to explain the papers. Featuring Dr Rita Issa and Dr Timesh Pillay.
Explainers: Get Brexit Done IS a SCAM
Eleanor Penny explains why the Tories’ rallying cry to Get Brexit Done is a complete and utter SCAM.