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Brexit Paused, Election Incoming

On Tuesday parliament put Johnson’s Brexit plans on pause. Britain now looks set for a general election. On this episode of TyskySour Michael is joined by Brexit expert Anand Menon to discuss how we got here, and what happens next.

WABA-DABA-READING-TWO!

Today Boris Johnson attempts to get through the Second Reading of his Withdrawal Agreement Bill. On this episode of this #TyskySour, Michael is joined by Ash Sarkar to discuss whether Johnson will get his Brexit deal through, whether he’ll push for a general election, and what the fuck Labour should do.

Can EU Deal With It?

On Thursday Boris Johnson agreed a revised Brexit Deal with the European Union. On this episode of #TyskySour, Michael is joined by Tom Kibasi and Dawn Foster, to explain what’s in the deal, and whether or not MPs will vote for it.

Ash Sarkar Meets Jeremy Corbyn

Ash Sarkar met up with Jeremy Corbyn to talk about his political journey, the movement in power, and whether or not he really killed a rabbit with a pogo stick.

Tru-Don’t You Want Me Baby

On this episode of TyksySour, Michael is joined by Eleanor Mae O’Hagan and Luke Savage to discuss the upcoming Canadian elections, Warren vs Sanders in the US, and the latest Brexit headlines.

Rojava: Trump Betrays the Kurds

As Trump gives the green light for a Turkish invasion of Rojava, we ask David Graeber what hope there is left for Syrian Kurds. Plus, the latest on Extinction Rebellion’s Autumn Uprising with Aaron Bastani.

The Bastani Factor

Faith, Politics and Socialism | Aaron Meets Salma Yaqoob

Almost two decades ago Salma Yaqoob was politicised by the ‘War on Terror’ – both at home and abroad. Now she is looking to be Labour’s candidate in next year’s West Midlands Mayoral election. Aaron Bastani caught up with her at this year’s ‘The World Transformed’ to discuss how she became politicised, why she joined […]

Perpetual Peace? Lea Ypi on Brexit, Sovereignty and Partisanship

James Butler is joined by political theorist Lea Ypi (LSE) to discuss socialist internationalism in the 21st century.

The Bastani Factor

How Do You Beat Boris Johnson?

Last week Boris Johnson became Britain’s latest Prime Minister. Having previously been a Tory mayor in a Labour city, and fronted a Leave campaign which prevailed against the odds, how can he be beaten?

Climate Campaigners Take on the Hostile Environment

On July 30th Reclaim The Power activists marched through the City of London and occupied a power station site as part of an ongoing week of action linking up climate justice and migrants’ rights campaigns.

The Bastani Factor

Why Are ‘Moderates’ So…Weird?

This week saw both the Tories and the Liberal Democrats elect a new leader. For self-identified ‘moderates’ this provided yet more evidence of why Jeremy Corbyn is bad. But why are ‘moderates’ so…weird? Aaron thinks he has the answer.

The Bastani Factor

Why Are Labour’s Lords Attacking Jeremy Corbyn?

Over the last two weeks attacks on Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour left have intensified. But what is the reality of the more than 60 Labour Lords who ‘called out’ his anti-racism? Who are they and what do their own records look like?

You Don’t Give a Sh*t About Islamophobia. Here’s Why.

Holding the Conservative Party adequately to account on Islamophobia seems impossible. Why? Because for many it would mean taking a long look in the mirror. Video by Frances Freeman

The Bastani Factor

The People’s Republic of Walmart | Interview With Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski

Since the demise of the USSR, the mantle of the largest planned economies in the world has been taken up by the likes of Walmart, Amazon and other multinational corporations. Aaron sits down with Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski to discuss their new book The People’s Republic of Walmart, out now from Verso.

The Bastani Factor

Cultural Marxism Isn’t a Thing

With Tory MP Suella Braverman repeating the alt-right conspiracy theory of ‘cultural marxism’, Aaron thought he’d take a closer look at the idea.

The Bastani Factor

A Crisis of the Imagination | Aaron Meets Rutger Bregman

“Taxes” was the word on everyone’s lips after the annual Davos conference this year. The man who had dared utter it amongst the financial elite was Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian whose no nonsense savaging of the establishment brought him viral fame. His latest book ‘Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There’ argues […]

Labour Is Now Crafting a Vision for Twenty-First Century Socialism

Aaron Bastani

Who Was Rosa Luxemburg?

Rosa Luxemburg was a radical, a rabble-rouser and a revolutionary. She was one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century and her calls for freedom, socialism and democracy scandalised people at the time both from the left and the right. We sent Eleanor Penny to Berlin on the 100th anniversary of her death […]

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