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Opinion: Dominic Cummings Should Be Sacked

Aaron Bastani

Dominic Cummings broke the lockdown because he thought the rules didn’t apply to him. Aaron Bastani argues he should be sacked - and if the prime minister can’t bring himself to do that, then he should go too.

Novara Live: RULE BREAKER

No new information. No apology. Dominic Cummings has made it clear it’s one rule for him and another for the rest of us.

Ash Wednesday: Dear Lobby: Keep It Simple. Stick to Facts. Don’t Fuck It Up

The stakes have just been raised in the government’s daily press conference. Can Westminster journalists rise to the challenge?

Novara Live: Cummings… STAYS?!

Dominic Cummings has broken the lockdown, but Johnson won’t let him go. Will the government get away with taking us all for FOOLS?!

The Bastani Factor: Britain and the Coronavirus: a Timeline of Failure

Despite previous claims by the government that it was well-prepared for the Coronavirus, Britain is now expected to have one of the highest death tolls in the world. In this video Aaron Bastani examines precisely what happened in recent months, and how public authorities – broadly unchallenged by the media – let a tragedy unfold.

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: 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.

How the Long, Slow Death of Neoliberalism Sent the Conservative Party Into Crisis

Eleanor Penny

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.

No Such Thing As Society? Soon There May Be No Such Thing As the Conservative Party

Aaron Bastani

Boris Johnson's first six weeks as prime minister, and especially his first week back in parliament, have exposed the deep mediocrity of his political abilities. But his premiership is a product of a wider trend in the Tories which could soon eat the party up, argues Aaron Bastani.

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