Tag: china
Accused, Convicted, Protected?
Over the last five days a former Tory MP has been convicted of sexual assault, an unnamed ex-Tory Minister has been arrested, and Prince Andrew faces a wave of new allegations of his involvement in sexual abuse. All the men involved have one thing in common. They have been protected by our establishment. Plus, we speak […]
UK & China Stand Off
Dr Lee Jones speaks to Michael Walker about the stand-off between UK and China. Plus, Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar on a new coronavirus vaccine, the gagged chief nurse, and Dua Lipa’s advocacy of Albanian nationalism.
Sweating Yet?
Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest puts the spotlight back on our perverted and abusive elites. Plus, China’s clampdown in Hong Kong, the fallout from David Starkey’s racist outburst, and Britain goes back to the pub. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani
The Burner Episode #230: Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
How will the lockdown end? James Butler asks: why is the US so intent on blaming China? Do states need ‘official enemies’?
Filth: Racist Scaremongering Around Covid-19 Is Nothing New. We Have Always Blamed Racial Others for Disease
Eleanor Penny
It Wasn’t Me
The UK is blaming poor COVID-19 preparation on secrecy by China. The problem: the dates don’t add up! Plus, the Tories rediscover “society”; high-street collapse continues; and Orban suspends democracy.
Over 50 Offensive Coronavirus-Themed Products Pulled From Amazon
Joe Goodman
Don’t EU Want Me Huawei? What Plans for Our 5G Network Signal About Post-Brexit Britain
James Meadway
The UN’s Top Court Has Offered Myanmar’s Rohingya a Glimmer of Hope, but Justice Is Still a Distant Prospect
Yali Banton-Heath
Political Strikes in Hong Kong: Not the First, and Probably Not the Last
Fuk Ying Tse
Definitely Maybe: What People Are Missing About China’s ‘Imminent’ Financial Crisis
James Meadway
Are You Gonna Go Huawei? 5G and the Rise of AI Nationalism
James Meadway
In Search of the Chinese Dream
Kate Martyr
Tata Steel: Why Did the UK Government Block EU Attempts to Save the Steel Industry?
Leighton Evans
Worker Struggle in Asia and the Future of Capitalism
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Ashok Kumar as they discuss worker struggle in the Global South, the “organisational fix” and no next China for investment.
5 Reasons the Strike in China is Terrifying! (to Transnational Capitalism)
Ashok Kumar
Post-China and the Spatial Fix
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Ashok Kumar as they discuss increasing costs of labour in China and the ‘Japanification’ of the ‘BRIC’ economies.