A Right Royal Bust-Up
On this episode of TyskySour Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani give their take on the Queen’s speech, discuss the reported fallout at the top of Labour, and debate what should come first: A General Election or Second Referendum.
Tag: general election
John McDonnell’s Triangulation Risks Endangering the Corbyn Project
Few Labour Party figures generate as much enthusiasm as John McDonnell, whose department has been both crucible and inspiration for some of the most exciting new economic thinking on the Left for a generation. But his controversial GQ interview with Alastair Campbell is difficult to either rationalise or defend, argues Holly Rigby.
Enough Parliamentary Shenanigans, Labour Must Force a General Election Now
The government is crumbling, and our movement is getting stronger. It’s time to kick the Tories out, and demand a general election.
General Election Now…ish?
It’s the first day back after recess and it’s crunch time. Will MPs block a no-deal Brexit? And are we set for a General Election? Ash Sarkar and James Butler join us in the studio to discuss. Part two of this discussion is here: https://novara.media/nowish2
The Path to a Majority Runs Through Chingford
In light of Boris Johnson's recent proroguing of parliament, Novara's own Michael Walker spent the day canvassing with Faiza Shaheen, left-wing prospective parliamentary candidate for marginal seat Chingford and Woodford Green. Together, they talk the tactics necessary for a Labour win at the next general election.
The Mason Plan With Paul Mason and Ash Sarkar
After a day of unprecedented chaos and a government on the brink of collapse, Paul Mason has stormed the building and he has a plan.
Can Labour Get a General Election? The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act and Parliamentary Strategy
With Theresa May's Brexit deal looking set to flop, there’s much talk of the possibility of a general election. But what would it actually take for an election to be called, and how likely is it under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act? James Butler explains.
2017: Year in Review
James Butler is joined by three Novara Media editors – Aaron Bastani, Ash Sarkar, and Michael Walker – to look back over 2017's political highs and lows, successes and failures, breakthroughs and reversals.
Where We Go From Here
Richard Seymour, author of Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics, examines the snap election and the decline of Britain's hard centre, and argues, in the context of Labour's resurgence, where the Left must go from here.
A Different Country
Despite not winning a majority, Labour has surged to heights unimaginable even a month ago. The Blairite consensus smashed, the Tories weak and demoralised, the left resurgent. This is what winning feels like.
Vote Labour?
In a special election podcast, Novara Media senior editors discuss whether or not to vote Labour.
12 Reasons to Vote Green in this General Election
Election week on NovaraWire continues: Never mind the Labour party - if you want to break the pro-austerity hegemony in Westminster, only a vote for the Greens can provoke a left turn for electoral politics, argues Adam Ramsay.
4 Reasons Working-Class Radicals Should Vote Labour on 7 May
Election week on NovaraWire continues: Is there a case to be made for radicals to give conditional support to Labour in this week's election? Daniel Randall from the Socialist Campaign for a Labour Victory thinks so.
N-H-Guess: 7 Predictions for the National Health Service, 2015-2020
It's conference season! And with #GE2015 fast approaching our esteemed party politicians are all keen to outline why they're best-suited for the ivory towers of Whitehall. As if by magic, each is now able to confidently proclaim themselves to be 'the party of the NHS'. But what will really happen to the nation's favourite institution after 2015?