‘Freedom Day’ Won’t Set Us Free
Keir Milburn
Populist masterstroke? More like unmitigated disaster.
Tag: covid-19
Clubs Open and Restrictions Lifted for ‘Freedom Day’
The abandonment of coronavirus restrictions has brought about freedom for some, unfreedom for others, and fear for many more. We discuss the implications of Boris Johnson’s ‘freedom day’ with Deepti Gurdasani. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Johnson Announces End of England’s Covid Restrictions
Boris Johnson has confirmed that most remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England will be removed on 19 July. Is this the right move? or is it more government complacency that risks variants emerging? With Ash Sarkar and Dalia Gebrial.
An Eviction Crisis Looms. Can Renters Resist It?
Eloise Barry
Nearly half a million renting households are at risk of eviction.
Dance Music Took to the Streets This Weekend, But for What?
Ed Gillett
Ravers have reason to be angry, but 'no politics, just music' won't get them anywhere.
The Tories’ Covid-19 Strategy Pits Young and Old Against Each Other
Ameya Tripathi
For the Tories, retaining power is far more important than managing the pandemic.
Johnson Announces Covid-19 Restrictions to Continue
Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar respond to Johnson’s press briefing confirming a four week delay to further easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
Tories Announce Pathetic Covid-19 Catch Up Plans
The Tories’ own education tsar has recommended £15bn will be needed to help fund catch up programmes for kids who missed school due to Covid-19. So why have the government only proposed £1.4bn?
Cummings’ Inquiry Hearing Was a Chance for Centrists To Do What They Do Best: Rehabilitate Rightwingers
Jamie Medwell
A few mea culpas later and all is forgiven and forgotten.
Did Covid-19 Leak From a Lab?
The idea that Covid-19 leaked from a Wuhan lab was once dismissed as a conspiracy theory. However, it now has widespread appeal among mainstream politicians and scientists. What changed? We speak to Stephen Buranyi.
Dominic Cummings Testifies on Johnson’s Covid-19 Response
Dominic Cummings has launched an extraordinary attack on Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and the entire British establishment in hours of evidence to MPs.
You’re On Your Own, Kids: How the Indian State Abandoned Its People to Covid-19
Aruna Chandrasekhar
India is in the grip of a horrific second wave – and Narendra Modi has blood on his hands.
‘How Can I Use This, Rather Than It Use Me?’ A New Campaign Takes Aim at Screen Addiction
Sophie K Rosa
Last year the average person spent 40% of their waking hours on a phone, TV or laptop.
Why It’s Eco-Socialism or Collapse
Climate change is better understood as climate systems breakdown, and it’s only through the lens of the latter that we can grasp the scale of the crisis ahead. On this episode of Downstream, Aaron Bastani is joined by Mat Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton to discuss their new book, Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the […]
Lula’s Back, and Bolsonaro is Feeling the Heat
Benjamin Fogel
The former president’s return is one of many things making his rival sweat.
No, Covid-19 Isn’t a Chance to ‘End HIV’
Ben Weil
This kind of thinking didn’t get us anywhere in the 1980s, and it won’t now.
Changing Attitudes to Death Could Help Us Create a Fairer Society
Sophie K Rosa
'There is a tendency in our culture to avoid death at all costs.'
Even Without the ‘Vaccine Bounce’, Boris Johnson Would Still Be Winning
Samuel Earle
The pandemic has shown just how much the prime minister is able to get away with.