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The Fix: Is Corbyn's Labour Party "Unelectable"?
- Title
- The Fix: Is Corbyn's Labour Party "Unelectable"?
- Runtime
- 32:07
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Michael Walker is joined by Stephen Bush, Neal Lawson, Richard Seymour and Hilary Wainwright to evaluate May's local elections and consider whether Jeremy Corbyn offers Labour - and the left - a route to government.
In this show we also visit the swing seats of Thurrock and Ilford North to ask residents their thoughts on the elections.
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- On Silencing, Trigger Warnings & Trauma
- Runtime
- 6:24
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Ash Sarkar explores the phenomenon of no-platforming - and recent accusations made by high-profile commentators that they've been silenced, censored by student unions and argues for different understanding of the politics of trauma.
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http://amara.org/v/IPkE/
- Title
- Why the left should vote to leave the EU
- Runtime
- 10:01
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Aaron Bastani, famously pro-Brexit left commentator gives his four reasons why the EU can't be relied upon for democracy, social justice and freedom. Let us know your thoughts in the comments and on the hashtag #IMOBastani, Aaron will be responding and talking again about the issue closer to polling day.
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- Title
- Is Corbyn’s support for the EU genuine?
- Runtime
- 9:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Aaron was on Sky News this afternoon looking at Corbyn and the EU.
Do you think Corbyn’s recent support of the EU is genuine?
Watch our IN or OUT? video with Aaron and James here: https://youtu.be/nVH9O7r_7LI
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- 'People want to see radical policies’ - Sian Berry
- Runtime
- 10:25
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Aaron Bastani spoke to Green Party London mayoral candidate Sian Berry about rent strikes in London, Uber and whether the Greens can survive Corbyn.
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- Title
- Here's what went down at #ResignCameron
- Runtime
- 5:44
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Aaron Bastani visits a last-minute protest demanding the Prime Minister resigns over recent tax revelations. He came to ask protesters there thoughts, but made sure to troll the cops while he was there
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- Title
- Tata Steel, Cameron’s delusions and Fully Automated Luxury Communism
- Runtime
- 14:58
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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.
#IMOBastani
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- Title
- Can the Junior Doctors' strike save the NHS?
- Runtime
- 34:05
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- This week Michael Walker is joined by Aislinn Macklin-Doherty, Youssef El-Gingihy, Ellie-Mae O’Hagan and Paul McCrone to discuss the ongoing junior doctors' dispute and whether junior doctors can save our NHS from privatisation.
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- #EUref - Can there be a left-wing Brexit?
- Runtime
- 30:38
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Can the EU ever be a genuinely democratic and useful? Do progressives have a shot at mobilising around the upcoming referendum or is it merely a battleground for different sides of the right?
On this lively edition of the Fix we're joined by four left-wing thinkers on different sides of the debate:
For IN we have Marina Prentoulis of Syriza & Lucy Anderson MEP from Labour; For OUT, Novara senior editor Aaron Bastani and lecturer and writer, Anindya Bhattacharya.
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- The Story of Europe - Terms of Engagement
- Runtime
- 10:41
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- James Butler traces the EU's present day failings back to it's postwar inception in this bumper Terms of Engagement explaining the historical phenomenon of Europe.
#NovaraTerms
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- Title
- OMFG: Feminist Fictions
- Runtime
- 5:00
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- This International Women’s Day Ash Sarkar lists her favourite fictional feminist heroines
From Buffy The Vampire Slayer to the films of Pedro Almodovar Ash delves deep into the work which has most inspired her feminism and shows the many ways high and low culture can shape our politics.
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- Are you IN or OUT? Europe Week on Novara Media
- Runtime
- 3:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- As the referendum on Brexit draws closer, arguments on both sides look increasingly unappealing - for those more interested in issues concerning social justice and democracy than corporate profit, Novara Media is providing a whole week of content dedicated to Europe, it's history and what the upcoming referendum means for Britain.
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- We Need to Build a Wall... and we'll make them pay for it
- Runtime
- 6:15
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- In times of crisis it's easy to propose simplistic solutions to complicated problems - but Aaron Bastani has an idea which he thinks could actually put an end to all the worlds woes - and it wouldn't even cost us any money!
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- #CleanForTheQueen - Who Really Cleans for the Queen?
- Runtime
- 5:58
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Michael Gove and Boris Johnson have joined the call-to-action for members of the public to 'Clean for the Queen' by picking up litter for free to celebrate the monarch's 90th birthday. But what does this spectacular display of hypocrisy and sycophancy really hide?
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- The Fix: Can Labour ever be a vehicle for a progressive foreign policy?
- Runtime
- 30:48
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Host Michael Walker is joined by Musab Younis, Meera Sabaratnam, Maia Pal and Luke Cooper to discuss Labour, the British Empire and whether Corbyn can effectively promote and implement a more progressive foreign policy.
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- Jeremy Hunt: Aristocrat, Liar, Secretary of State for Nepotism and Privatisation
- Runtime
- 13:35
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Jeremy Hunt, liar, aristocrat and secretary of state for health is currently facing strong resistance from junior doctors to his plans for a '7 day NHS'
In this bumper #IMOBastani Aaron explains why the secretary's plans ARE in fact a form of privatisation, and delves a little into Hunt's family history uncovering a web of greed and nepotism.
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- "There is a Class to Bodies" - Luqman Onikosi on receiving a deportation death sentence
- Runtime
- 6:52
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Luqman Onikosi, a student at Sussex University, effectively faces a death sentence from the Home Office - if sent back to Nigeria he will be deprived of the medical support necessary for living with a very serious liver disease.
Aaron spoke to Luqman about his story and what he's learned about the way the British state treat foreigners when they are no longer financially useful.
Read Luqman's article for Novara Wire here: http://novara.media/1QFGK23
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- Title
- Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn, Powered by Millennials
- Runtime
- 12:39
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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?
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- "Much of the British public is like your pissed-up racist uncle"
- Runtime
- 4:41
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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
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- What is Islamophobia?
- Runtime
- 5:30
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Ash Sarkar examines how a state-sponsored distrust of 'Muslimness' in the west has led to the emergence of new racisms, blurring the boundaries between scientific and cultural definitions.
Join the discussion on the hashtag #OMFGSarkar
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- No Problem with Genocide? Britain, have a word with yourself
- Runtime
- 10:49
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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?
Join the discussion on #IMOBastani
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- Title
- IMO: Osborne's Cocktail of Threats - Crisis 2016?
- Runtime
- 8:15
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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
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- IMO: #Reshuffle - What Went Down?
- Runtime
- 5:26
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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?
Join the discussion in the comments and on Twitter on the hashtag #IMOBastani
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- No We Khan’t? We Need to Talk About Sadiq
- Runtime
- 7:58
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- In this new years IMO, Aaron Bastani looks ahead to the London mayoral race and wonders what it can tell us about Corbyn's chances in 2020 and whether Khan's pro-business front will win him any goodwill from Londoners. Join the discussion on twitter on the hashtag #IMOBastani
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- Title
- What is Democracy? - Terms of Engagement
- Runtime
- 7:15
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Democracy is something we can all agree on. But what does it actually mean? James Butler looks at the many ways the word gets used politically and what it means to attempt to run a government or an organisation 'democratically'.
Join the discussion on the hashtag #NovaraTerms
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- Title
- What is Ideology? - Terms of Engagement
- Runtime
- 5:30
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- What people mean when they say something is ideological? How can this term by useful in understanding how the world works? This is Terms of Engagement
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- Introducing: Terms of Engagement
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- James Butler talks about his new series for Novara Media: Terms of Engagement, each episode takes an oft-used political term and explains its history, significance and how it might be useful in changing the world for the better. Get involved in the discussion at #termsofengagement
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- 'We Had Community Involvement' - Cephus Johnson on Oscar Grant and Fighting Against Police Violence
- Runtime
- 4:54
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Cephus 'Uncle Bobby' Johnson, uncle of Oscar Grant, whose murder by Californian police was the subject of the Hollywood film Fruitvale Station, came to London to speak at the United Family and Friends Campaign march, an annual march of remembrance for victims of police violence. Grant's case was a rare example of a trial in which a police officer was convicted and sentenced for manslaughter.
Interview: Michael Segalov
Camera/Edit/Colour: Ralph Pritchard
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- 'They Don't Keep the Peace, They Keep the Chaos' - "Light Touch" Policing at Student Protest
- Runtime
- 7:50
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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.
#NovaraTV #IMOBastani
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- Title
- Disaster Capitalism - In conversation with Antony Loewenstein
- Runtime
- 14:56
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Aaron Bastani speaks to Antony Loewenstein, author of 'Disaster Capitalism', about the way corporations and governments outsource the management of mass migration, how the EU promotes xenophobia and what it means to be a journalist in the 21st century.
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- Sex Work: Decriminalisation, Policing and Fighting for a Better Future
- Runtime
- 15:23
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Eleanor Penny talks to a range of sex workers and sex work advocates to discuss how different legal models affect workers and what other measures would be needed to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
National Ugly Mugs, represented in our report by Alex Bryce, is a campaign project to raise awareness in the sex work community around dangerous and violent clients. Find out more at: https://uknswp.org/um/
Sex Worker Open University, represented here by Aisling Gallagher, is a group which primarily organises events, meetings and workshops helping to bring sex workers together and raise awareness of key issues. http://www.sexworkeropenuniversity.com
Laura Watson is part of the English Collective of Prostitutes, a campaign group petitioning for a change in the laws around sex work. Find out more at: http://prostitutescollective.net
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- Yanis Varoufakis on Europe, UKIP and Post-Capitalism
- Runtime
- 26:56
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis sits down with Aaron Bastani to discuss everything from Nigel Farage and the rise of xenophobia in the Eurozone to the intricacies of Marxism and the future after capitalism.
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- Cops - What Are They Good For?
- Runtime
- 6:08
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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. Is it time we started to question whether this broken institution actually does more harm than good?
#NovaraTV
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- Title
- The Conservative Party Is Literally Dying!
- Runtime
- 6:02
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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?
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- Alan Sugar Please Go To China, Eamonn Holmes Please Stop Drinking at Work!
- Runtime
- 9:24
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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.
Help us build a new media for a different politics at support.novaramedia.com
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- #Novara10k - go to support.novaramedia.com
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- This month Novara Media is running a crowd-funding campaign to raise £10,000 in just 30 days. Be a part of changing British media for a better politics.
#Novara10k
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- Title
- A Very British Corbyn Coup
- Runtime
- 7:58
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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. Join the conversation at #IMOBastani
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- 7 Days Until #Novara10k!
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Over the next week we'll be sharing some of our favourite Novara Media videos, articles and radio shows... join the discussion and let us know your favourites!
The fundraiser will go live next Friday at support.novaramedia.com
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- Title
- Caroline Lucas on Corbyn, Climate Change and #EURef
- Runtime
- 20:06
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Green Party MP Caroline Lucas talks to Aaron Bastani about Corbyn, climate change and capitalism.
#NovaraTV
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- Title
- IMO: Khan trick? Why Is Sadiq Khan Cozying up to Big Business?
- Runtime
- 6:26
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- London's Labour Mayor Candidate may not be as progressive as the Corbynistas who helped him beat Tessa Jowell, Aaron Bastani takes down a recent interview with the former Miliband ally.
#IMOBastani
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- IMO: Why Are The UK Media Always Wrong?
- Runtime
- 6:25
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 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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- IMO: Corbyn Wins! What Next?
- Runtime
- 7:34
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- He has the biggest democratic mandate of any party Leader in British history but he isn't so popular within the parliamentary wing of Labour. Aaron Bastani looks at the result and outlines what Corbyn would need to do to seal the deal in 2020.
#IMOBastani
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- IMO: The Labour Purge - A Closed Party?
- Runtime
- 7:53
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- As thousands of registered Labour Party supporters are having their votes disbarred for quite unclear reasons, Aaron asks what we can expect to happen to Labour if they try and close down their internal electoral processes.
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- IMO: Why is London Getting Bigger?
- Runtime
- 7:59
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- On this edition of IMO, Aaron explains why London's population is set to reach an all-time high this decade.
Join the discussion on #IMOBastani
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- IMO: Yes, Corbyn Is A Centrist (E018)
- Runtime
- 6:45
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The electorate for selecting the next Labour leader is 600k and Jeremy Corbyn looks likely to win with a massive mandate. Aaron Bastani on why he's so popular and why his rivals have nothing to offer.
#IMOBastani
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- 'They Will Want To Bleed Him To Death': Owen Jones on Corbyn, Labour and the Future of the Left
- Runtime
- 16:22
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Journalist, writer and Labour activist Owen Jones sat down with Novara Media to talk about what Corbynmania means for the left wing movements.
Interview: Aaron Bastani
Camera/Edit: Ralph Pritchard
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- Title
- Jeremy Corbyn: 'Things Are Not Going To Be The Same In 2020'
- Runtime
- 20:25
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Aaron Bastani talks to Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn about his candidacy and asks what a Corbyn government would mean for constitutional reform, policing, care work, sexism and more besides.
- Title
- Jeremy Corbyn: Have You Seen This Man?
- Runtime
- 6:43
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Have you seen this man? After his recent poll victory we visited Islington - the famed home of Labour's 'chattering classes' - to find out what the people on the street make of his leadership bid. Watch out for our interview with the man himself, coming this tuesday on #NovaraTV
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- IMO: David Cameron, Insulated, Entitled Fanatic? (E017)
- Runtime
- 10:02
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- On Monday the Prime Minister outlined his 5 year plan to deal with extremism. On this week's #IMOBastani Aaron asks whether UK muslims are allowed to disagree with the status quo without being titled extremists.
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- When Were White People Invented?
- Runtime
- 11:10
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Ash Sarkar asks the people of London one question: When were white people invented? looking at the way racial structures have emerged in the past and where that leaves the identity of 'whiteness' today.
Listen to the follow up show on #NovaraFM - The Invention Of Whiteness http://novara.media/1DBUsxk
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