Tag: empire
The West is Dying – of Narcissism
Arun Kundnani
Of Course the Right Fears Demographic Change – It’s Going to Deliver a Progressive Majority
Ash Sarkar
The Brutish Museums W/ Dan Hicks
Britain’s museums are filled with objects from around the world which were stolen. Should they be given back? And what would a ‘decolonised’ museum actually look like? Aaron Bastani is joined by Professor Dan Hicks to discuss his new book “The Brutish Museums”.
The Tories Treat Britain’s Regions Like Dirt Because They Think They’re Still Governing an Empire
Aaron Bastani
To Tackle the Right’s ‘Culture War’, the Left Needs to Build New Forms of Solidarity
David Wearing
It’s Not Just Brexiteers Who Deal in British Exceptionalism – Centrists Do Too
Aaron Bastani
The Hundred Years War on Palestine With Rashid Khalidi
The imminent annexation of parts of the West Bank represents the latest episode in a century long war against the Palestinian people. Tonight Aaron Bastani is joined by author and academic, Rashid Khalidi, to discuss 100 years of settlement, occupation and struggle.
Insurgent Empire With Priyamvada Gopal
While anti-colonialism was driven by those in the global south, it was often in conversation with the imperial core. Aaron Bastani talks to Priya Gopal about her book ‘Insurgent Empire’ and the relationship between anti-colonial resistance and British dissent.
No, Britain Hasn’t Been a ‘Force for Good’ in the World
Aaron Bastani
Colston Should Have Stayed at the Bottom of the Harbour
Ameya Tripathi
Ignore the Cries of ‘Vandalism’ – Tearing Down the Colston Statue Was Pure Justice
Aaron Bastani
Pull Them All Down
Dalia Gebrial
George Floyd is Now a Household Name in Britain. Why Isn’t Jimmy Mubenga?
Aaron Bastani
What Does England’s Cricket World Cup Win Have to Do With Neoliberalism?
David Wearing
On Foreign Policy, the Independent Group Will Offer Nothing But the Elite Consensus
David Wearing
4 Reasons to Support Kurdish Hunger Strikers
Elif Sarican and Iida Käyhkö
After Windrush: Britain and Migration
On #NovaraFM, James Butler, Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar look at the politics of the recent Windrush crisis, the history of migration policy in the UK, and ask: what could a left-wing migration policy look like?