‘Selfish, spineless, worst of all, no plan’ – Hilary Benn’s Post-Brexit Coup
Aaron responds to Hilary Benn’s sacking and the plotting from MPs on the Labour right.
Tag: Elections
Clinton Vs Trump: ‘The Lesser of Two Evils’
Can progressives mourning the Bern stomach switching their allegiances to Clinton? Tom Goulding went to Burlington, Vermont to find out.
From Apathy to Outrage: Why Political Corruption Matters to the Left
Tom Scriven
Did the Tories Rig the Election?
New revelations suggest that the Conservatives may have overspent on campaign resources in key marginal seats at last years election and the preceding by-elections. Aaron Bastani looks closer at the allegations and how this ‘admin error’ could have made all the difference.
Is Corbyn’s Labour Party “Unelectable”?
On this edition of The Fix we evaluate May’s local elections and consider whether Jeremy Corbyn offers Labour – and the left – a route to government. We also visit the swing seats of Thurrock and Ilford North to ask residents their thoughts.
#EUref – Can there be a left-wing Brexit?
Can the EU ever be a genuinely democratic and useful? Do progressives have a shot at mobilising around the upcoming referendum or is it merely a battleground for different sides of the right?
Corbyn and Sanders: How Different is the US Right Now?
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss what the ascent of both Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn have in common, while also trying to highlight differences, for better and worse, between the US and UK.
Much of the British public is like your pissed-up racist uncle
New polling on the re-introduction of national service shows that much of the British public, in general, is like your pissed-up racist uncle. But things are changing, what do these demographic shifts mean in UK?
#Reshuffle – What went down?
The media were up all night anticipating a ruthless purge from the Corbyn team – what followed was relatively minor but where does it leave the party ahead of 2020 and has anyone actually heard of the supposed Labour heavyweights who resigned in protest?
No We Khan’t? We Need to Talk About Sadiq
In this new years IMO, Aaron Bastani looks ahead to the London mayoral race and wonders what it can tell us about Corbyn’s chances in 2020 and whether Khan’s pro-business front will win him any goodwill from Londoners.
Terms of Engagement: Democracy
Democracy is something we can all agree on. But what does it actually mean? James Butler looks at the many ways the word gets used politically and what it means to attempt to run a government or an organisation ‘democratically’.
The Conservative Party Is Literally Dying!
Can a political party with no members except old rich people form a government when it’s just got the power of the city and the mainstream media behind it?
Interview: Caroline Lucas
The Green Party MP Caroline Lucas talks to Aaron Bastani about Corbyn, climate change and capitalism.
Labour Under Corbyn: Limits and Possibilities
On this week’s show James Butler, Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar are joined by Dawn Foster and Tom Youngman as they discuss Labour under Corbyn, limits and possibilities.
Why Are The UK Media Always Wrong?
Throughout the Corbyn surge the whole of the mainstream media has been in denial about his popularity, seeking to attack him at every turn, now they’ve been resoundingly proven wrong, is it time to reject these institutions for good?
Corbyn Wins! Where Next?
He has the biggest democratic mandate of any party Leader in British history but he isn’t so popular within the parliamentary wing of Labour. Aaron Bastani looks at the result and outlines what Corbyn would need to do to seal the deal in 2020.
The Labour Purge – A Closed Party?
As thousands of registered Labour Party supporters are having their votes disbarred for quite unclear reasons, Aaron asks what we can expect to happen to Labour if they try and close down their internal electoral processes.
Yes, Corbyn is a Centrist
Aaron Bastani on why Corbyn has become so popular and why his rivals have nothing to offer.