Is This England’s Referendum?
Aaron Bastani visited his home city of Bournemouth this week to ask holidayers and locals how they would vote in the Brexit referendum and what their major grievances are with politics today.
Tag: England
Novara FM: English Nationalism and St.George’s Day
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss St.George's Day and nationalism. Can nations ever be the conduits for aspirations of democracy and self-government?
‘Let Them Eat Bingo’: 5 Things About #Budget2014
by Aaron Bastani
Here Aaron Bastani takes a quick look at today's budget. Little has changed from the growth model leading up to the crisis of 2008 he says and the budget is filled with assumptions and projections that are bordering on delusional.
Novara FM: IndyRef: What Could a ‘Yes’ Vote Mean North, and South, of the Border?
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Niki Seth-Smith and Adam Ramsay as they discuss the forthcoming Scottish referendum for independence.
4 Things the Wythenshawe and Sale East By-election Tell Us (About English Party Politics)
by Aaron Bastani
The recent death of Labour MP Paul Goggins recently triggered a by-election in Wythenshawe and Sale East. The vote took place yesterday with the results being finally declared in the early hours of this morning. What do those results tell us, if anything, about where the political parties stand ahead of May’s elections to the European […]
Novara FM: England and the Politics of Englishness
On this week's show James Butler and Aaron Bastani are joined by Niki Seth-Smith as they discuss the politics of English nationalism and 'Englishness'.