Britain in Freefall
On NovaraFM Aaron and James discuss the political crisis after the general election and the aftermath of the Grenfell fire.
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The Security Officers Striking for Their Security
Joe Hayns
The Real Threat to the Union is English Nationalism
Alan Bradshaw
Future Proof: Britain in the 2020s
Aaron Bastani and Eleanor Penny are joined by Mathew Lawrence from IPPR, author of Future Proof: Britain in the 2020s.
Autumn Statement 2016: How Bad is it?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Ellie Mae O’Hagan and Michael Walker as they discuss the Autumn Statement. A recession now seems inevitable – how does the left respond?
Dissecting Democracy: History of an Idea
Alex Fusco
Department for Education Emails Reveal a Crisis in Children’s Mental Health Policy
Jessica Brown
Reflections on the Conservative Party Conference
This week on #NovaraFM Ash Sarkar is joined by Abi Wilkinson and Michael Segalov to discuss the new direction of the Conservative Party under Theresa May and the demand for a ‘hard’ Brexit.
Corbynism and the Corporation: BBC Bias and the Case for Media Transformation
Tom Mills
What’s the Point of Referendums?
Alice McCool
‘We make their profits’ – Deliveroo Workers on Strike
Deliveroo workers have been on strike demanding better pay and conditions, Aaron Bastani went along to a recent protest to see how they’ve been organising.
The Race: Is Jeremy Corbyn Electable?
Aaron Bastani and Sophie Nazemi take a look at this weeks big stories and Michael Walker hosts Zoe Williams and James Meadway as they debate the viability of the Corbyn project.
Tom Watson’s Tin Hat Conspiracy Theories
The deputy leader’s latest swipes at the Corbyn movement show a lack of understanding of the direction in which politics in the UK has gone.
High Court Rules All members Can Vote in the Leadership Election
Dramatic scenes this morning, as a high court rules that all new members will be able to vote in the forthcoming leadership election.
Failures, flunkies and phonies, rewarded in David Cameron’s honours list
Aaron Bastani on what Cameron’s honours proposals tell us about our politics.
Owen Smith’s Sexism Problem
Has Owen Smith’s misogynist behaviour been deliberately ignored by those trying to smear the Corbyn movement?
Has the centre-left collapsed?
Whatever you think of Blair, Owen Smith and Corbyn it’s undeniable that Europe is facing a crisis of social democracy? Aaron Bastani looks at recent history and asks has the centre-left collapsed?
Chilcot, Corbyn and Britain’s constitutional crisis – Alex Salmond in conversation
Liam O’Hare sits down with former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond to chat media bias on Iraq, Theresa May’s start as PM and sentiment around immigration in the UK, amongst much much else.