Is this government threatening our basic freedoms?
Two years’ ago, the UN human rights high commissioner issued the UK with a warning. He said that new restrictions being imposed on the right...
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20 of 252 episodesWhat to make of the autumn budget - with James Meadway and Carys Afoko
After months of rumours, speculation and gossip, today the chancellor finally delivered her autumn budget - but not before an accidental lea...
Is the AI bubble about to burst?
It’s a new technology that everyone’s desperate to get a piece of. CEOs say it’s going to change how we work, access information, and even r...
Why the right wins online - and what the left needs to learn
Last week democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election. His election campaign was bolstered by a slick social...
Radical abundance: how to build an alternative to capitalism
We used to own things. The essential services we need to survive - things like water, trains and our energy system - used to be owned by us:...
How did the UK become a global arms dealer?
Israel’s attacks on Gaza have been described by ministers as “intolerable”, “appalling” and “cruel”. Last year this government suspended aro...
Your Party, the Green Party, and the Future of Left-Wing Politics
Is the party over before it has even begun? Tens of thousands of people signed up to be members of Your Party, the new political project fou...
Why is the UK in such a mess?
This government has taken a record-breaking plummet in popularity, our chancellor keeps telling us the Treasury has no spare cash for our cr...
Can organising save American democracy with Marshall Ganz
During the presidential campaign, the Democratic Party warned that American democracy was under attack from Trump. Since the start of Trump...
Are we falling for the myth of minority rule? With Ash Sarkar
We are living in a time of contradictions. For the last forty years, our politics and media have been dominated by neoliberal, right-wing vo...
Is the Labour government delivering on its promises?
Half a year ago, the Labour Party swept into power with a huge parliamentary majority and Kier Starmer celebrated by saying that the country...
Why should the left care about central banks?
The price of your food shop rocketed because of inflation and now your mortgage is going up hundreds of pounds because the Bank of England d...
What's new in the fight for workers rights
Do you work from home? Then you’re probably not doing proper work, and you’re causing the UK’s economic decline! At least that’s what the fo...
What are we getting wrong about tax
Last week hundreds of tractors drove through Parliament Square. It was the latest protest by UK farmers against changes to inheritance tax a...
Can BlackRock save the UK economy?
From housebuilding to sewage systems to the NHS, private companies are deeply intertwined with our essential public services. But is partner...
Are oil and gas workers the coalminers of our generation?
The International Energy Agency has said that the world cannot develop any new oil and gas fields if we are to stop climate breakdown. Keir...
What to make of the Labour government's first budget?
The Autumn Budget was the most significant since George Osborne implemented austerity in 2010. Rachel Reeves announced one hundred billion p...
100 days of Labour: great success or bit of a mess?
By the time this episode comes out, the new Labour government will have been in charge of the country for one hundred days. So what do we kn...
Lessons for the left after the far right riots
A few weeks ago, far-right rioters gathered outside a hotel hosting asylum seekers in Rotherham and tried to set it on fire. Across the coun...
Why the far right is winning in Europe, with Yanis Varoufakis
In the recent European elections, the far right won unprecedented gains. From the success of the AfD in Germany, to Le Pen’s National Rally...