Ian Lavery is a former miner and trade union leader turned MP for the community he grew up in. With Keir Starmer's position in crisis after losing the Hartlepool by-election, we discuss why the party is in a mess, whether there should be a leadership challenge - and whether Labour represents the working class anymore.
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88. Ian Lavery on working class politics, Labour's crisis and Keir Starmer

Owen Jones, journalist, author of Chavs and The Establishment, or "that left-wing idiot off the telly", is fed up with the establishment media. After all, it punches down, not up, blames minorities for all the problems in society, and, let's face it, often just parrots the government line. So this podcast is offering something different: speaking truth to power, giving the marginalised a voice, offering hope - and having a laugh along the way. From Michael Sheen to Judith Butler, Prof. Devi Sridhar to Noam Chomsky, Peter Hitchens to Chelsea Manning and Gary Younge to Stewart Lee, the interviewees couldn't be more eclectic. Expect documentaries, too, exposing injustice and going to enemy territory - and discussions with experts on everything from COVID dreams about the pandemic to the history of US-backed coups. We'll learn a lot - but above all else, have our optimism in a better world rebooted. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Rafah Invasion Shows Israel Has Lost

Gaza is already in a state of catastrophe. What will Israel's invasion of Rafah mean? UNICEF's James Elder tells us the hideous truth: we have a responsibility to listen, and to act. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rafah Invasion Means 'Catastrophe Upon Catastrophe' - w/. Unicef's James Elder

If you believe in a politics about standing up for the majority, solving injustice and opposing war crimes - there's a lot to feel positive about after Britain's local and mayoral elections. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tories Face Electoral Armageddon - But Labour Sent Massive Warning

Tinpot dictatorships would be embarrassed to broadcast this level of blatant propaganda.
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CNN Disgraces Itself Over Gaza

Pro-Israeli thugs attacked UCLA's peaceful Palestinian solidarity encampment - while police stormed New York student protests, too.
But this will only make protests stronger - and mean history's verdict will be even more damning on apologists for one of the great crimes of our age. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

88. Ian Lavery on working class politics, Labour's crisis and Keir Starmer

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