The Bastani Factor: The End of Policing With Alex Vitale
Aaron Bastani interviews author of 'The End of Policing', Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.
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The Bastani Factor: The End of Policing With Alex Vitale
The killing of George Floyd has catalysed a wave of protest across the United States, with police violence central to the message of the powerful #BlackLivesMatter movement. Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done […]
Report: BAME People Are More Likely to Have Been Fined for Breaking Lockdown Across the Country, FOI Data Shows
Nic Murray
Exclusive: New figures obtained by FOI request suggest police forces outside of London were 4.4 times more likely to issue £60 fines to BAME people than to white people during the first week of lockdown. Nic Murray reports.
ACFM: #ACFM Trip 4: Love and Hate
In this latest episode of #ACFM, Nadia, Jeremy and Keir discuss the politics of love and hate.
The Lockdown: Deaths in State Custody 2: INQUEST
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Deborah Coles, Director of the charity INQUEST.
The Lockdown: The Lockdown: Gangs and Violence: What’s Going On?
Hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Patrick Williams, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University, about the media and government focus on ‘gangs’, how this relates to the reality of violence and the impact this has on black and minority ethnic communities in Britain.
Novara FM: Lights in the Distance: Migration in Europe
On #NovaraFM, James Butler talks to Daniel Trilling and Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi on migration to Europe, the politics of cross-border movement, the experiences of people who make the crossing and what drives them.
The Lockdown: WTF Is Prison Even For?
On The Lockdown, Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann ask: what is prison actually for? They discuss the history of the prison, its relationship to capitalism and colonialism, and what this means for our criminal justice system today.
The War on Terror Isn’t Making Us Safer
Dr David Wearing explains why British foreign policy regarding Libya, Iraq, Egypt and Yemen isn’t making us any safer.
Long Read: Killing Us Softly: A Short History of Biopower in the NHS
Sophie Monk and Joni Cohen
This week's long read exposes the phony narrative of an NHS for all, instead revealing an institution that has, from its conception, existed to serve the needs of capital.
Long Read: Playing the Whore: Police Work vs Sex Work
Melissa Gira Grant
The violence and prurience characterising police attitudes towards sex workers reveal that efforts to curtail prostitution aren't about charity, or about 'rescuing' workers from situations of dire need. They are about control.
Novara FM: Sex & the State-Machine
On this week's #NovaraFM Ash Sarkar is joined by Joni Cohen to discuss the politics of gender and sexuality in relation to the violence of the state.
Long Read: Surviving Hostile Environments: Migrant Families With No Recourse to Public Funds
North East London Migrant Action
North East London Migrant Action reports on the barriers that many migrants face when attempting to access to public services and financial support.
Novara Docs: Back on the Line: Remembering Grunwick 40 Years On
40 years later, workers, writers and politicians remember the historic 2 year strike led primarily by South-Asian film processing workers at the Grunwick Lab in Dollis Hill, North-west London. How did Grunwick pave the way for further suppression of trade unions and independent worker organisation?
UK Black Lives Matter Activists #Shutdown the M4
This morning, UK Black Lives Matter activists blocked off the M4 towards Heathrow airport in protest at deaths in police custody and the racism of borders. Ash Sarkar reports.
Novara FM: 5 Years on: Police Violence and August 2011
On this week’s show Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani are joined by Wail Qasim as they discuss police violence and racism within the context of the forthcoming five year anniversary of the 2011 riots.
‘They kill us because they see that we were never alive anyway’ – Black Lives Matter in the UK
Wail Qasim on why the Black Lives Matter movement, which began in North America, has a lot to add to ongoing struggles on the other side of the Atlantic.
‘They Don’t Keep the Peace, They Keep the Chaos’ – “Light Touch” Policing at Peaceful Protests
Aaron Bastani reports from the latest NCAFC demonstration for free education, directly challenging the police about their role in creating disruptions at peaceful gatherings and damaging the Met's reputation.