It Woz Remain Wot Lost It?
On this episode of #TyskySour Aaron Bastani is joined by Paul Mason as they discuss Labour’s election results. Did the commitment to a ‘people’s vote’ destroy any chance of winning?
Tag: England
BRING IT ON. (w/ Faiza Shaheen & James Meadway)
The UK is heading for a December election. Are the left ready to hit the ground running and kick Boris out of power? With Faiza Shaheen and James Meadway.
Here We… Here We… Here We F***ing Go!!! (w/ Owen Jones)
Boris Johnson wants an election on the 12th December. Should Labour give him one? How do we win? With Owen Jones.
Brexit Paused, Election Incoming
On Tuesday parliament put Johnson’s Brexit plans on pause. Britain now looks set for a general election. On this episode of TyskySour Michael is joined by Brexit expert Anand Menon to discuss how we got here, and what happens next.
Can EU Deal With It?
On Thursday Boris Johnson agreed a revised Brexit Deal with the European Union. On this episode of #TyskySour, Michael is joined by Tom Kibasi and Dawn Foster, to explain what’s in the deal, and whether or not MPs will vote for it.
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.
Anyone but England?
Franck Magennis explains why, on Wednesday, he supported England's national football team for the first time ever.
The Real Threat to the Union is English Nationalism
Yesterday Nicola Sturgeon announced her intention to bring a second referendum on Scottish independence. Meanwhile politicians in the Republic of Ireland were laying down a roadmap for Irish reunification. But it's English nationalism driving the latest divisions.
Long Read: ‘I’m not looking for a new England’: On the Limitations of Radical Nationalism
As UK politics veers wildly to the right, some people are attempting to rehabilitate a progressive English nationalism as part of a left project to push back against a rising tide of xenophobia and racism. Kojo Koram examines the limitations of this project.
Is This England’s Referendum?
Aaron Bastani visited his home city of Bournemouth this week to ask holidayers and locals how they would vote in the Brexit referendum and what their major grievances are with politics today.
English Nationalism and St.George’s Day
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss St.George's Day and nationalism. Can nations ever be the conduits for aspirations of democracy and self-government?
‘Let Them Eat Bingo’: 5 Things About #Budget2014
Here Aaron Bastani takes a quick look at today's budget. Little has changed from the growth model leading up to the crisis of 2008 he says and the budget is filled with assumptions and projections that are bordering on delusional.
IndyRef: What Could a ‘Yes’ Vote Mean North, and South, of the Border?
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Niki Seth-Smith and Adam Ramsay as they discuss the forthcoming Scottish referendum for independence.
4 Things the Wythenshawe and Sale East By-election Tell Us (About English Party Politics)
The recent death of Labour MP Paul Goggins recently triggered a by-election in Wythenshawe and Sale East. The vote took place yesterday with the results being finally declared in the early hours of this morning. What do those results tell us, if anything, about where the political parties stand ahead of May’s elections to the European […]
England and the Politics of Englishness
On this week's show James Butler and Aaron Bastani are joined by Niki Seth-Smith as they discuss the politics of English nationalism and 'Englishness'.