Billionaires Control the Media
Billionaires control the media, and it’s undermining our democracy. The broadcast media amplify the right-wing print media meaning the political agenda is always set by, you guessed it, billionaires.
Tag: conservatives
GE2019: Are Anti-Corbyn Groups Buying up Facebook Ads on Behalf of the Conservative Party?
In a reversal of previous trends, the Conservatives are currently spending less on Facebook ads than either Labour or the Liberal Democrats. Yet at the same time, there has been an increase in spending by obscure campaign groups pushing an anti-Corbyn agenda without being clear about which party they support. Charlotte England takes a closer look.
What Is the Deficit?
Paul Mason – former economics editor for BBC Newsnight and Channel 4, outlines the difference between debt and deficit.
Is Boris Going to Sell the NHS to Trump?
GE2019: Asymmetric Advertising Is the New Fake News, and the Tories May Be Using It to Hijack Your Social Media
Social media could win this election and the Tories know they are at a disadvantage, with users skewing young and leftwing. Researcher Stuart Mills thinks the Conservatives may have come up with a hack: using deliberately bad or contentious content to try and bait us into sharing their posts.
GE2019: Green Tories? Don’t Believe the Hype
Boris Johnson claims his party is taking action on climate change. He's lying, argues Adrienne Buller; any decrease in fossil fuel emissions in the last decade has happened in spite of Tory policies, not because of them.
We Have Lift Off!
Labour’s election campaign has lift off! On this episode of TyskySour Michael and Ash discuss Corbyn’s first speech, bogus tactical voting sites, and Trump’s chat with his pal Farage.
GE2019: This Election Is Where We Decide the Planet’s Future
With vast swathes of the planet quite literally on fire, 71% of Britons agree climate crisis is a more pressing issue than Brexit, writes Eleanor Penny.
But while Labour is offering a potentially transformative Green New Deal, the Tories have an actual fracking lobbyist writing their manifesto.
3 Things About Project Boris
Ash watched Boris Johnson’s speech so you don’t have to. Here are 3 things she learned about the bumbler-in-chief.
The Imagined Genius of Dominic Cummings
While there seems to be no stopping the obsession with Dominic Cummings we must not join the establishment media in embracing the mythology of his genius, writes Joe Duffy.
Johnson’s Nigerian Prison Has Been Scrapped, but His Law and Order Agenda Is Still Racist
Boris Johnson’s plan to pay for the expansion of a Nigerian prison has fallen through, according to information obtained by FOI request. While the project's cancellation exemplifies Johnson’s habit of making ill-conceived promises he can't keep, the proposal itself offers important insight into our new prime minister's wider carceral colonial vision of “law and order” - a vision he is currently trying to implement in the UK.
How the Long, Slow Death of Neoliberalism Sent the Conservative Party Into Crisis
Long read: In a matter of weeks the Tories have lost their flimsy grip on parliament, a historic six votes, any remaining confidence of EU negotiators and the plot entirely. But while it's difficult to look beyond Boris, Eleanor Penny argues the problem has far deeper roots.
Homelessness Activists Occupy Tunnel, After MPs Ask for Gate to Stop Rough Sleepers
Over 320,000 people are homeless in Britain - up 169% since the Conservatives came to power. Yet 'hostile architecture' that keeps rough sleepers out of public spaces is on the rise. As the weather turns cold, a gate has just been installed in a Westminster underpass to lock homeless people out at night - allegedly after MPs complained about having to walk past them.
Please Leave My Town
Johnson’s own brother has quit, and now he’s trapped in office without power. On this episode of #TyskySour, Aaron and Michael discuss the week Boris Johnson unravelled.
Dude, Where’s My Majority?
Johnson has a majority of minus 43 and is pushing for an election. Will labour oblige? Economist and former advisor to John McDonnell James Meadway joins us to discuss.
The Path to a Majority Runs Through Chingford
In light of Boris Johnson's recent proroguing of parliament, Novara's own Michael Walker spent the day canvassing with Faiza Shaheen, left-wing prospective parliamentary candidate for marginal seat Chingford and Woodford Green. Together, they talk the tactics necessary for a Labour win at the next general election.
Party Leaders, READY!
This summer Johnson, Corbyn and Swinson have been preparing for battle. But who has best positioned themselves to come out on top? Michael Walker is back and will be joined by Ash Sarkar and James Butler.
Boris Johnson: the Cystitis of Politics
Boris Johnson is the worst person in Parliament to be Prime Minister. And yet, here he is.