Novara Live: She Wants to Leave… but He’s Keeping the House!
Bercow’s bombshell puts Brexit on hold and May’s government in meltdown. On tonight’s #TyskySour Paul Mason surveys a country in consititutional chaos.
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Novara Live: No (Irish) Borders?!
The British public know all about the DUP’s Brexit position, but what about Sinn Fein? Tonight on #TyskySour Michael Walker is joined by Sinn Fein’s Chris Hazzard MP and the New Left Review’s Dan Finn to lay out the politics of Ireland and Brexit. 🍀 🇪🇺
Novara Live: House of Commons Meltdown
60 days before Brexit day, MPs will vote on amendments to Theresa May’s Brexit deal. Ash and Grace will join us for instant reactions to the vote on Tuesday evening.
Novara FM: England’s Brexit? Nationalism, Sovereignty, Constitutionalism
James Butler is joined by Anthony Barnett, founder of openDemocracy and author of 'The Lure of Greatness', to discuss the national politics driving Brexit.
Novara Live: Dinghies, Warships and Windrush: the Politics of Migration in 2019
In December 114 people attempted to cross the channel, that compares to 6,912 people who attempted to cross the Mediterranean in the same month. So why all the fuss? Michael is joined by Omar Khan and Dalia Gebrial to discuss the UK’s warped view of migration, and why, only months after the Windrush scandal, the […]
Explainers: Brexit Isn’t Racist – but Tommy Is
On Sunday 9 December, Tommy Robinson will be leading a march in central London against what he’s calling ‘The Great Brexit Betrayal’. The march claims to be a show of opposition to the establishment, who have failed to represent the true spirit of the EU referendum result. Callum Cant argues that we can’t cede the […]
Interview: The Left Must Put Rupture on the Table | Aaron Meets Costas Lapavitsas
Costas Lapavitsas’ new book ‘The Left Case Against the EU’ rails against the EU as a neoliberal citadel, fundamentally unstable and impervious to reform. Aaron met Costas to discuss his new book, his experiences as part of the Greek Syriza government and how the Left should approach the question of Europe.
Novara Live: Stop Brexit? With Mike Galsworthy and Aaron Bastani
May’s deal is the worst of all worlds. If there’s no general election, is it time to back a #PeoplesVote? With Mike Galsworthy and Aaron Bastani
Novara FM: Brexit Chaos: Last Days of Theresa May?
James Butler is joined by Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar to discuss the schisms in the government, the politics of the Brexit offer, what no deal would look like – and what opportunities, if any, the situation presents for the left.
Novara Live: The Art of No-Deal With Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani
As May threatens Remainers with a No-Deal brexit and Leavers with a General Election, Ash, Aaron and Michael discuss if, when, and how Britain will ultimately leave the EU.
Novara Live: The Party of Remain?
After Keir Starmer’s speech, is Labour now the Party of Remain? And what have we learnt about the unions and Momentum from #Lab18.
Novara Live: Lexit Re-loaded With Costas Lapavistas
On this episode of #TyskySour economist and ex-Syriza MP Costas Lapavitsas assesses the case against the EU, the state of Brexit negotiations, and lessons from Greece to Corbyn.
Novara Live: Soft Brexit:Not so EEAsy?
On this episode of TyskySour, Michael is joined by Wes Streeting MP and the IPPR’s Tom Kibasi for a debate on whether Britain should stay in the Single Market and on Labour’s Brexit strategy.
Novara FM: To Brexit and Beyond
Brexit day looms ever closer, and we still don't know what we're getting. The Tories seem to be cracking under their own contradictions, but what hope is there in Brexit? Joining James Butler to discuss Brexit, Europe and beyond are: Aaron Bastani, Marina Prentoulis, and Samuele Mazzolini.
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience.
Novara Live: QUITALY? on Italy Exiting Europe
QUITALY = Quit-Italy On this episode of #TyskySour Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani are joined by political sociologist and author Paolo Gerbaudo to talk about what’s happening in Italy and why it matters to the Left and to the EU. We’ll also be discussing #SpyCops, Islamophobia in the Tory Party and more.
IMOBastani: Italy’s Choice: Democracy or the Euro
After the events of this week Italy – and Southern Europe – has a clear choice: Democracy or the Euro?
Refugees in Indonesia and Iraq Condemn Western Indifference
Matt Broomfield
Coverage of the 'refugee crisis' tends to focus on the West, particularly on Europe, but none of the seven countries worldwide to host over half a million refugees are in the EU or North America. Instead, most refugees live on the periphery, confined to squalid, brutal detention centres and stripped of even the scant protection afforded to asylum-seekers on European shores.
‘Nazi Hipsters’: A Rebranded Far-Right Comes to the UK
Charlie Macnamara
Pan-European neo-fascist group Generation Identity have been at the forefront of developing the tactics of a new, seemingly cleaner-cut far-right movement. Now they are trying to establish a permanent foothold in the UK.