The Big State Is Back, Baby
Paolo Gerbaudo
And the right is beating the left at its own game.
Tag: pandemic
We’re Burnt Out – and Unless We Demand a New Normal, We Will Be Forever
Sophie K Rosa
We must imagine worlds that don’t wear us or our planet down.
Has the Pandemic Shifted Britain Left?
Ell Folan
Don’t get too excited, the revolution isn’t upon us just yet.
‘Freedom Day’ Won’t Set Us Free
Keir Milburn
Populist masterstroke? More like unmitigated disaster.
Opposition Mounts to Johnson’s ‘Freedom Day’
It’s three days before England removes all restrictions and daily UK cases have just topped 50,000. Are we heading for a catastrophe? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Javid Admits Summer Covid-19 Infections Could Hit Millions
Sajid Javid has admitted Covid-19 cases may soon hit a record 100,000 a day. Analysis suggests this could lead to up to 10 million self-isolating in a summer of Covid chaos.
Johnson Announces End of England’s Covid Restrictions
Boris Johnson has confirmed that most remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England will be removed on 19 July. Is this the right move? or is it more government complacency that risks variants emerging? With Ash Sarkar and Dalia Gebrial.
An Eviction Crisis Looms. Can Renters Resist It?
Eloise Barry
Nearly half a million renting households are at risk of eviction.
Dance Music Took to the Streets This Weekend, But for What?
Ed Gillett
Ravers have reason to be angry, but 'no politics, just music' won't get them anywhere.
Why Sajid Javid Is a Danger to the NHS
Sajid Javid has replaced Matt Hancock as health secretary, is a lockdown sceptic and a banker at JP Morgan. Should Britons trust their health in his hands?
Matt Hancock Caught Having Affair With Advisor
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the hopeless health secretary Matt Hancock after he was caught having an affair with a key aide hired to tackle the pandemic.
The Tories’ Covid-19 Strategy Pits Young and Old Against Each Other
Ameya Tripathi
For the Tories, retaining power is far more important than managing the pandemic.
Tories Announce Pathetic Covid-19 Catch Up Plans
The Tories’ own education tsar has recommended £15bn will be needed to help fund catch up programmes for kids who missed school due to Covid-19. So why have the government only proposed £1.4bn?
Did Covid-19 Leak From a Lab?
The idea that Covid-19 leaked from a Wuhan lab was once dismissed as a conspiracy theory. However, it now has widespread appeal among mainstream politicians and scientists. What changed? We speak to Stephen Buranyi.
Dominic Cummings Testifies on Johnson’s Covid-19 Response
Dominic Cummings has launched an extraordinary attack on Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and the entire British establishment in hours of evidence to MPs.
‘How Can I Use This, Rather Than It Use Me?’ A New Campaign Takes Aim at Screen Addiction
Sophie K Rosa
Last year the average person spent 40% of their waking hours on a phone, TV or laptop.
Is the Covid-19 Pandemic Over in the UK?
With new ONS data showing Covid-19 case levels 20 times lower than their January peak, are we finally seeing the end of the UK pandemic? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Why It’s Eco-Socialism or Collapse
Climate change is better understood as climate systems breakdown, and it’s only through the lens of the latter that we can grasp the scale of the crisis ahead. On this episode of Downstream, Aaron Bastani is joined by Mat Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton to discuss their new book, Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the […]