Opinion: No 10’s Toxic Covid Culture Didn’t Just Vanish With the Tories
Ash Sarkar
The conditions that enabled Tory failures in the pandemic are still present in Keir Starmer’s government, writes Ash Sarkar.
Tag: dominic cummings
Novara Live: The Shady Mercenaries Behind Israel’s Fake Aid Org
A controversial U.S. and Israel-backed organisation has begun delivering aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and it is not going well. Michael talks to podcaster Kaiser Kuo about what the West gets wrong about China. Also: Dominic Cummings is back, and Sangita Myska has finally called out James O’Brien. With Michael Walker and Helena NoJustice(MTG). Kaiser […]
Novara Live: Europe Reels at Trump’s New World Order
Trump’s foreign policy shift is unsettling Europe, the Gaza ceasefire narrowly avoided collapse, and Dominic Cummings wants to DOGE the UK. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani
Novara Live: Tory MP Stabbed in Essex Attack | #TyskySour
For the second time in six years a British MP has been violently killed while doing their job. We discuss the circumstances of the tragic death of Sir David Amess, and why it seems Britain cannot keep its politicians safe from harm. Also on the show – Dominic Cummings Attacks Keir Starmer as an “Uber […]
Opinion: Cummings’ Inquiry Hearing Was a Chance for Centrists To Do What They Do Best: Rehabilitate Rightwingers
Jamie Medwell
The man who just a few months ago was public enemy number one is now a harmless whistleblower. It's a frightening sign of how willing the centrist media is to let the right off the hook, writes Jamie Medwell.
Novara Live: Matt Hancock Fights for His Job After Cummings Testimony
Matt Hancock has come out fighting after his honesty and competence was attacked by Dominic Cummings. With a renewed focus on failures over care homes, can the health secretary survive?
Novara Live: 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.
Novara Live: Boris Johnson’s Outrageous Covid-19 Comments
Did Boris Johnson say he'd "let the bodies pile high in their thousands" rather than implement a third Covid-19 lockdown? If he did, will it do any damage to his premiership? With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Novara Live: Christmas Cancelled?
Despite concerns from scientists, the UK government’s rules for Christmas Covid will not change. Will Boris Johnson’s call for us to have a “merry little Christmas” stop the spread? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Downstream: Can Britain Become an ‘Innovation Superpower’ After Brexit? Aaron Bastani Meets David Edgerton
For Brexiteers Britain’s departure from the EU offers a shot at national renewal, with the country once more becoming a free trade and innovation superpower. But how likely is that, and are the Tories really serious about a break with the politics of the last 40 years? Aaron Bastani interviews Professor David Edgerton, author of […]
Opinion: Liberals Are Obsessed With Dominic Cummings Because It Lets Them Pretend Everything Else is OK
Aaron Bastani
In a world set to be increasingly defined by climate change, inequality, technological innovation and a crisis of elderly care, perceiving political outcomes as the result of bad people making bad decisions is an easy way out, argues Aaron Bastani.
Novara Live: Life After Cummings
Love him or loathe him, Dominic Cummings was the driving force of Johnson’s government. It was Cummings that masterminded the election campaign that pitched the people vs politicians and won Johnson his majority. Then, by combining culture wars with promises to ‘level up’ the country he transformed the Tories too. So, now he’s gone what […]
Opinion: Conservative ‘Common Sense’ Lets Men Like Dominic Cummings Do What They Want
Ameya Tripathi
We must stay alert to the Conservatives' concept of ‘common sense’ - a libertarian worldview imbued with whiteness and patriarchal values, that promotes individual freedom for some, at the expense of others, writes Ameya Tripathi.
Novara Live: Furloughing the Science
Rishi Sunak adjusts furlough scheme, the government ignores the science to ease the lockdown, and a CNN reporter arrested at the Minneapolis protests.
Opinion: Dominic Cummings is a Glorified Shitposter
Phil Jones
As demonstrated by Dominic Cummings' absurd press conference, the government is turning official statements into curated acts of drivel designed to clutter the airwaves and distract the public from its failings, writes Phil Jones.
The Burner: The Burner #241: Dangerous Liaisons
Ash Sarkar breaks down Boris Johnson's first appearance at the Commons liaison committee. Plus the danger of false negatives.
Novara Live: Herd Impunity
Boris Johnson’s blind defence of Cummings is undermining the lockdown, but will it seriously undermine his government? Michael Walker is joined by Owen Jones and Dalia Gebrial to discuss.
The Burner: The Burner #240: Squid Ink + Prison Viruses
Cummings splashes round the squid ink: will it be enough to escape the consequences? Gary McQuiggin takes a deep dive into the impact of the virus in the prison system in conversation with Oonagh Ryder.