Novara Live: The Great British Gas Crisis
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
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Novara Live: Starmer & Evans Prepare for Stitch up at Labour Conference
The first real Labour conference with Keir Starmer as leader will pitch party bosses against the left. Is there any hope of preventing a stitch up?
Novara Live: The Tory Cabinet Reshuffle
Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss the Tory cabinet reshuffle.
Novara Live: Boris Johnson Set to Announce Covid Winter Plan
Johnson's Covid winter plan includes jabs for teenagers and boosters for the vulnerable, but wider measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are set to be absent. Will it be enough to avoid another nightmare winter?
Novara Live: Labour Lead Tories for First Time Since January
A YouGov poll has shown Labour in front of the Conservatives for the first time since January after an unpopular hike to national insurance. Has Johnson blown it, and can Starmer take advantage?
Novara Live: MPs Vote on Tax Hike for the Working Class
As MPs vote on Boris Johnson's manifesto breaking tax hike on workers, Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss why the rise is regressive, and why it won't fix Britain's care crisis.
Novara Live: Johnson in Fight Over Social Care Funding
Boris Johnson faces a backlash for breaking a manifesto promise as he prepares to raise national insurance. Should the move be opposed and, if so, how else should social care be funded?
Novara Live: UK Watchdog Advises Against Covid-19 Jabs for All Teenagers
The JCVI has surprised parents and politicians by advising against Covid-19 vaccines for most 12 to 15 year olds. Will health secretary Sajid Javid now overrule them?
Novara Live: Joe Biden Declares End to “Nation-Building” Wars
Joe Biden has pledged to give up on "nation-building" wars following the removal of the last remaining US troops from Afghanistan. Is he right to make that pledge, and should we believe him?
Novara Live: Dominic Raab Facing Calls to Resign
As Kabul fell, Dominic Raab lay under a gazebo at a luxury hotel. It’s just one example of the callousness of Britain’s Tory government when it comes to Afghan refugees.
Novara Live: MPs Debate Humiliation in Afghanistan
Debating defeat in Afghanistan, MPs have argued the war could be won if only the West stayed longer. Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the Westminster consensus, & speak to Obaidullah Baheer from Kabul.
Novara Live: Afghanistan on Brink of Taliban Takeover
As numerous cities fall to the Taliban, why has the US-backed Afghan government been so quick to crumble? We speak to Gulwali Passarlay and Anatol Lieven.
Novara Live: A-Levels Expose England’s Rigged School System
The gap between students at private and state schools receiving A/A* grades has hit record levels. We speak to Jeevun Sandher about the statistics behind Britain's educational divide.
Novara Live: The ‘Code Red’ Climate Crisis Report
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Novara Live: Starmer Tells Labour to Embrace Blair’s Legacy
In the latest of his perpetual relaunches, Keir Starmer has urged Labour members to embrace Tony Blair's legacy. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Novara Live: Ten Years on From the London Riots
Mark Duggan's death at the hands of police sparked the worst 4 days of riots Britain has seen in a generation. A decade on, what is their legacy, and has anything changed?
Novara Live: How Scared Should We Be of New Covid Variants?
A SAGE report has warned that new variants could take us back to square one in tackling the Covid pandemic. How seriously should we take that risk? We speak to Deenan Pillay of Independent Sage. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Novara Live: Are Covid-19 Cases Really Falling?
The ONS, ZOE App, and PHE are all giving different accounts of whether Covid cases are rising, falling, or levelling off. So what is actually going on? We ask biomedical researcher at Queen Mary University Alex Crozier. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.