Tag: brexit

She’s Just Not That Into EU

As May pleads with Merkel and Macron, Labour’s Remainer MPs are getting organised. Can the UK avoid a no-deal Brexit, and will all hell break loose if Corbyn strikes a deal with May? With Ash Sarkar and Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP.
Will It Work?

As Jeremy Corbyn meets Theresa May for negotiations over her Brexit deal, this week’s #NovaraFM asks: will it work? James Butler brings you updates on the meaning of the Newport West by-election, the consequences of a newly strong parliament, and Michael Walker speaks with Owen Jones and Sienna Rodger on Labour’s Brexit strategy.
It’s a Trap!?

Theresa May has invited Corbyn for talks about a “compromise” Brexit, but is it just a trap? Catch Sienna Rodgers and Owen Jones on a #TyskySour special.

The Public, Not the Tory Party, Must Decide Britain’s Next Prime Minister
It now seems certain Theresa May will resign as prime minister in the coming months, if not weeks. Aaron Bastani argues that if, amid such historic turbulence, her successor is chosen without the explicit consent of the country, it will discredit the very notion that Britain is a functioning democracy.
Don’t Join the Euro, Join the Euro-Shanly Movement

Matt Zarb-Cousin and Max Shanly aka “EuroShanly” Labour’s prospective Lexiteer MEP (if needed) chat about Brexit, booting scabs off select committees and the racism of the British press 🚮 thanks and all the best.
She Wants to Leave… but He’s Keeping the House!

Bercow’s bombshell puts Brexit on hold and May’s government in meltdown. On tonight’s #TyskySour Paul Mason surveys a country in consititutional chaos.

What Next? Brexit Deadlock and Beyond
James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Michael Walker to break apart the week's parliamentary manoeuvrings on Brexit and the politics of the negotiations.
Labour Is Now Crafting a Vision for Twenty-First Century Socialism
Forget the Tories' dull explosion, the Independent Group, and internal party sabotage led by Tom Watson. This week saw something more important than all of the above - the foundations of how a Corbyn government would build twenty-first century socialism, argues Aaron Bastani.
She’s Lost Control, Again With Richard Seymour

Richard Seymour is in the house to discuss May’s Brexit catastrophe , Tom Watson’s ploy to kick out Corbyn and Corbynism after Brexit.

Chris Grayling: Chaos Entity

This is Chris Grayling’s world, and we’re all just living in it.
No (Irish) Borders?!

The British public know all about the DUP’s Brexit position, but what about Sinn Fein? Tonight on #TyskySour Michael Walker is joined by Sinn Fein’s Chris Hazzard MP and the New Left Review’s Dan Finn to lay out the politics of Ireland and Brexit. 🍀 🇪🇺
Beyond Brexit: the Potential of Corbynism
James Butler is joined by Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar to discuss where Corbynism came from and the promise it still might hold beyond the travails of Brexit.
No Integrity, No Initiative

Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin return for season 2 of All The Best, chatting about Brexit and the prospect of a military junta, Venezuela, and the deep state.
Britain Needs to Get Real About World War II

There’s something very weird about a country which thinks its golden age was being bombed and forced into rationing.
House of Commons Meltdown

60 days before Brexit day, MPs will vote on amendments to Theresa May’s Brexit deal. Ash and Grace will join us for instant reactions to the vote on Tuesday evening.

England’s Brexit? Nationalism, Sovereignty, Constitutionalism
James Butler is joined by Anthony Barnett, founder of openDemocracy and author of 'The Lure of Greatness', to discuss the national politics driving Brexit.
Can Labour Hold the Line? with Aaron Bastani

Michael and Aaron discuss whether Labour can resist pressure to back a People’s Vote, the meaning of party democracy, and whether the Tory right is ready to crumble.
Brexit: State, Sovereignty, Power
After May's Brexit deal fell apart in parliament this week, James Butler is joined by Richard Seymour to pick apart the deep politics behind Brexit.