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June 06, 2023 Ukraine Hit By Floods After Dam Explosion, Sunak On Artificial Intelligence
Large parts of southern Ukraine are currently facing catastrophic flooding following the destruction of a hydroelectric dam. Plus: Rishi Sunak travels to Washington to discuss artificial intelligence with Joe Biden; and BBC Newsnight air a bizarre segment over Labour blocking Jamie Driscoll. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
1 hr
June 05, 2023 The Labour Mayor Blocked By Keir Starmer
After Labour blocked him from re-standing as North of Tyne Mayor, we speak to Jamie Driscoll about how he will respond. Plus: Will Stronge from Autonomy explains the first UBI trial in England; and Rishi Sunak is trying to claim a victory over his migration policies. With Michael Walker and Mike Bankole.
53 min
June 02, 2023 Schofield BBC Interview, Will Labour Help Students & Graduates?
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the Philip Schofield scandal, Labour’s offer to graduates, and Andy Burnham’s call for PR.
56 min
June 01, 2023 Labour MP Suspended, Tory Group Want to Scrap Inheritance Tax
Labour MP Geraint Davies has been suspended after sexual harassment allegations have come to light. Plus: a group of Tory MPs want to scrap inheritance tax entirely; and a homeless shelter in east London has been raided by riot police. With Aaron Bastani and Barnaby Raine.
47 min
June 01, 2023 Novara FM: The Mute Compulsion of Capitalism w/ Søren Mau
Capitalism’s power over us can feel mysterious, abstract. Not only is it baffling that a system rocked by crises can be so robust, but the terms used to describe it in Marxism can also be convoluted.
Søren Mau, a young communist philosopher from Denmark, has set out to solve both problems: cutting a clean path through the thickets of jargon to explain capitalism’s persistence and power.
In the process, he elucidates what Marx called ‘the mute compulsion of capitalism’: the power that works by constructing our material and social environments so that we are compelled to reproduce capitalist relations. But this power, says Søren, grows from the very stuff that makes us human in the first place.
Taking in everything from globe-spanning infrastructure to the vulnerability of the human body, Søren Mau tells Richard Hames how we got so stuck.
56 min
May 31, 2023 Rail Strikes Hit England, Sunak Weighs In On AI Warning, Disability Benefit Shocker
Rail strikes have again hit services across England, with ASLEF and RMT unions taking industrial action over pay, job security and passenger safety. Plus: a shocking story about the DWP rejected disability benefit claims; and artificial intelligence experts have delivered their strongest warning yet about the developing technology. With Richard Hames and Ash Sarkar.
58 min
May 30, 2023 Media Cover-Ups: Nick Cohen’s Sexual Misconduct & The Philip Schofield Scandal
Accusations of cover ups at ITV and the Guardian – is British media finally undergoing its #MeToo moment? Plus: surprise! The government hasn’t handed over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApps. With Moya Lothian-Mclean and Shon Faye.
43 min
May 29, 2023 Are Food Price Caps Coming For Britain?
Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to introduce price caps for basic foods. We speak to James Meadway about what this means. Plus: the Met police have announced they will stop answering mental health calls; and Labour announce a great policy on fossil fuels. With Moya Lothian-Mclean and Dalia Gebrial.
58 min
May 29, 2023 Downstream: How Corporations Control the Government w/ Matt Kennard
Many people would agree that corporations have undue influence over our democracies. But exactly how this influence is exerted is tricky to work out – and that is by design. Behind innocuous-sounding acronyms and worthy-sounding trade agreements are the real cogs that allow the global corporate machine to corrupt societies. Our guest this week Matt […]
1 hr 25 min
May 26, 2023 Drakeford Slams UK Government, Clueless Hunt Says More Economic Pain ‘Acceptable’
Jeremy Hunt has said he would find a recession “acceptable” in order to fight inflation. Plus: Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford has slammed the UK government in the wake of riots in Cardiff; and a London borough council has become the first local authority to role out a particular transformative policy for young people for […]
54 min

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