Conor Pope speaks to Richard Angell, Henna Shah and Hope Not Hate’s Gurinder Singh Josan about how the far right diversified its tactics, the use of terror, the alliance of Ukip and Steve Bannon, and why we still have reason to hope.

Further reading:

*Inside Bannon’s plan to hijack Europe for the far-right

*#FreeTommy – the making of a far-right English martyr 

*If Farage returns to frontline politics, we must change how we fight him, writes Joe Cox

*Pepe the Frog removed from Daily Stormer after creator makes legal challenge

*NEC elections: who to vote for

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Should Amazon run libraries? Conor Pope and Henna Shah discuss the social importance of shared spaces, and why the latest election is one worth participating in.

Further reading:

Why public libraries are still essential in 2018 

How the digital skills divide must be stopped

Centre-left NEC candidates:

Luke Akehurst

Lisa Banes

Johanna Baxter

Jasmin Beckett

Eda Cazimoglu

Gurinder Singh Josan

Marianna Masters

Heather Peto

Mary WImbury

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Jo Maugham talks to Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Henna Shah about his work at the Good Law Project, trying to enact progressive change through the courts – and how he might get a £1bn for the country’s coffers.

Further reading:

*Find out more about the Good Law Project here 

*Uber challenges: how Labour can lead the debate on the gig economy

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Conor Pope and Henna Shah discuss the latest general election that never was, Ian Paisley’s apology, and Labour’s antisemitism definition.

Further reading:

*Join the Jewish Labour Movement

*Learn about the centre-left NEC candidates

*Why this week makes a People’s Vote more likely

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The trials forcing voters to bring identification with them to polling stations could start reversing the rising turnout levels in British general elections. So what should we do about it? The Electoral Reform Society’s Darren Hughes speaks to Conor Pope, Alison McGovern and Henna Shah.

Further reading:

*UK’s voter ID trial in local elections could be illegal

*‘It’s a warning shot’: Experts say ICO’s fine to Facebook signals seriousness of its GDPR enforcement

*Here’s why posters replacing white actors with black actors appeared in London

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How should the last few days have played out for Theresa May? Can you remember exactly who has resigned? What does it all mean for Trump’s visit? And does the relative success of the England football team actually have a wider cultural impact on the country? Conor Pope and Sam Bright discuss a quiet week.

Further reading:

*Chris Leslie says this week has merely seen the deckchairs rearranged on HMS Brexit

*The Women’s March sends a message to world leaders everywhere that women will not back down, writes Bex Bailey

*How the psychology of the England football team could change your life

*‘It was all a dream’ – Raheem Sterling’s story in his own words

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Following a dramatic day of resignations from the Tory frontbench, Alison McGovern joins Sam Bright and Stephanie Lloyd to discuss the fall out and what this means for Brexit.

Further reading:

*Sign up to the LabourSay.EU campaign

*Chris Leslie MP on why today shows we need a People’s Vote

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Richard Angell and Stephanie Lloyd reflect on their different experiences of attending Pride marches all over the country ahead of London Pride this weekend, as well as discussing the issues from this week’s show. Hosted by Conor Pope

Further reading:

*We cannot be complacent in the campaign for LGBT rights, writes Richard Angell

*Progress Pride reception celebrates England win

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Is pride a parade or a protest? What is PrEP, and what is the prejudice around it? Richard Angell and Katie Curtis talk to Peter Kyle MP, patron of LGBT Labour, and Greg Owen, founder of founder of IwantPrEPnow.co.uk and part of a recent BBC documentary about the availability of HIV drugs on the NHS.

Future reading / viewing:

*Trans Rights: The next frontier for equality – Progressive Britain talks to Heather Peto

*The People vs The NHS: Who Gets the Drugs? Greg Owen’s BBC documentary on PrEP

*Find out more about the campaign at Iwantprepnow.co.uk

*Find out more about the School Diversity Week

*Join LGBT Labour

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