On this edition of The Fix we evaluate May’s local elections and consider whether Jeremy Corbyn offers Labour – and the left – a route to government. We also visit the swing seats of Thurrock and Ilford North to ask residents their thoughts.
Aaron Bastani spoke to Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry about rent strikes, Uber and whether the Greens can survive Corbyn.
As Tata Steel and other manufacturers shut down British factories it’s time to ask some serious questions about Britain’s industrial policy. If the Conservatives proposals are fantasy and Labour haven’t the nerve to call for nationalisation Aaron Bastani asks: What role does steel play in Fully Automated Luxury Communism.
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss what the ascent of both Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn have in common, while also trying to highlight differences, for better and worse, between the US and UK.
Luqman Onikosi was diagnosed with chronic liver illness while studying in the UK. Now the Home Office wants to deport him, despite medical facilities in Nigeria being inadequate to save his life. Aaron Bastani speaks to Luqman about facing deportation and the British state’s treatment of non-EU citizens.
Old white men, Bernie and Jeremy have the focal point of two important waves of diverse young left activism – what does this paradox tell us about the last few decades of parliamentary politics, and how can it inform our view ahead?
New polling on the re-introduction of national service shows that much of the British public, in general, is like your pissed-up racist uncle. But things are changing, what do these demographic shifts mean in UK?
As a recent poll shows the majority of Britons do not explicitly object to their countries colonial history. What was the full scale of the damage caused by empire? And how can we make amends?
What are the ingredients of the Cocktail of Threats? Aaron Bastani on why George Osborne is suddenly so keen to ring the alarm about the UK economy.
The media were up all night anticipating a ruthless purge from the Corbyn team – what followed was relatively minor but where does it leave the party ahead of 2020 and has anyone actually heard of the supposed Labour heavyweights who resigned in protest?
Eleanor Penny talks to a range of sex workers and sex work advocates to discuss how different legal models affect workers and what additional measures are needed to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
Since the police force was established in Britain in 1829 the list of their crimes, committed largely with impunity, continues to rise at an alarming rate. James Butler asks: is it time we started to question whether this broken institution actually does more harm than good?
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani ask who really holds power in Britain today?
Can a political party with no members except old rich people form a government when it’s just got the power of the city and the mainstream media behind it?
On this week’s IMOBastani Aaron asks why shambling media celebs like Alan Sugar and Eamonn Holmes are falling over themselves to attack Jeremy Corbyn.
As one military general waves an anonymous fist at a potential Corbyn government in 2020, much to the indifference of the mainstream media, secret service and government Aaron Bastani asks isn’t it time to propose far more substantial cuts to defence and build a people’s GCHQ to investigate these sinister threats.
Ray Filar is joined by writer Reni Eddo-Lodge and journalist Marie Le Conte to discuss recent allegations against David Cameron concerning a farmyard animal and what these rumours and the press reaction tell us about the British establishment.
Throughout the Corbyn surge the whole of the mainstream media has been in denial about his popularity, seeking to attack him at every turn, now they’ve been resoundingly proven wrong, is it time to reject these institutions for good?
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