Tag: military
Novara FM: The Art of the Psyop
Feature: The Taliban’s War on Opium Could Have Disastrous Effects
by Niko Vorobyov
Report: Labour Backs Plan to Use Army to Break NHS Strikes
by Polly Smythe
Feature: How Putin Bribed Russia’s Peasant Army Into a War They Don’t Want
by Liza Smirnova & Alexey Sakhnin
Opinion: The Tories Want to Increase Military Spending During a Cost of Living Crisis
by James Meadway
Opinion: For Putin, Failure in Ukraine Isn’t an Option
by Volodya Vagner
Analysis: Sanctioning Russia Won’t Work. Just Look at Iran
by Arron Merat
Analysis: The Navy Wants Nothing to Do With the Tories’ War on Migrants
by Daniel Sohege
Downstream: Veterans: Rightwing or Radical?
They are claimed from all sides and by all parties. But who are Britain’s ex-service personnel? What do they want? And what do their politics – whether conservative, liberal or socialist – tell us about Britain as a post-imperial country? Aaron Bastani speaks to Joe Glenton, journalist and author of ‘Veteranhood’.
Analysis: Lula’s Back, and Bolsonaro is Feeling the Heat
by Benjamin Fogel
Opinion: Labour and the Tories Have Reduced Veterans to Instruments in the Culture War
by Joe Glenton
Downstream: Can Britain Become an ‘Innovation Superpower’ After Brexit? Aaron Bastani Meets David Edgerton
For Brexiteers Britain’s departure from the EU offers a shot at national renewal, with the country once more becoming a free trade and innovation superpower. But how likely is that, and are the Tories really serious about a break with the politics of the last 40 years? Aaron Bastani interviews Professor David Edgerton, author of […]
The Bastani Factor: Britain. The Secret State? With Ian Cobain
The Secret State? While we often hear how Britain must remember its history, the British state goes to great lengths to do the very opposite. This week’s ‘The Bastani Factor’ sees Aaron joined by author & journalist Ian Cobain as they discuss the secrecy of the British state.
Explainers: A Veteran Speaks on Remembrance Day
Joe Glenton on what we should be thinking about this Remembrance Day.
A Brief History of the Anglo-Saudi Military Pact
by Ben Tippet and Jack Browne
As Theresa May welcomes Saudi crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the UK, Ben Tippet and Jack Browne trace the murky trading relationship between Britain and Saudi Arabia.