It Wasn’t Me
The UK is blaming poor COVID-19 preparation on secrecy by China. The problem: the dates don’t add up! Plus, the Tories rediscover “society”; high-street collapse continues; and Orban suspends democracy.
Your Health in His Hands
Michael Brooks joins the show live from NYC to talk about the US response to coronavirus. Plus, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock test positive for COVID-19.
Nature Is Returning 🌱… Was Humanity the REAL Virus? 🦢🌿🌾🍃 🌬
With most people staying indoors and wildlife the world over having a WTF moment; some environmentalists are teetering at the edge of the slippery, Malthusian slope of eco-fascism.
Coronavirus Cops
As British police use drones to follow dog-walkers and Italian mayors yell at joggers, are authoritarian responses to COVID-19 going too far? Plus Rishi Sunak’s self-employed offering and David Adler joins the show live from Rome.
All in This Together
In 24 hours over 405,000 people have volunteered for the NHS, but with Princes getting tested before frontline staff are we really all in this together?
Are We the Baddies
Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker discuss #BoycottWetherspoons and whether Mike Ashley or Tim Martin is Britain’s worst boss.
Shifting the Blame
As mistakes in the UK’s coronavirus strategy become clear, the government and media have found a new villain to blame: the public.
Too Little, Too Late?
Rishi Sunak has come up with a serious economic offer, and Boris Johnson’s finally closing pubs. But with emergency wards already filling up, is it all too little, too late?
Ask Me Anything: COVID-19
Tonight at 8pm we will be hosting a live Q&A with doctors Rita Issa and Timesh Pillay to answer any questions you might have about Covid-19, the NHS under pressure, and their views on the government response.
The Coronavirus Divide
Unite The Union’s Steve Turner joins Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani as they discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, how it impacts working class people and how organised labour needs to respond.
3 Things You Can Do in the Face of Coronavirus
Feeling confused about Coronavirus? Here’s 3 simple things you can do to help the people around you.
Coping With Corona -The NHS and Covid-19
NHS doctor Rita Issa joins Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani to discuss the government’s coronavirus strategy and whether the NHS will be able to cope as the coronavirus spins out of control.
Herd Immunity
Are the government moving too slowly on coronavirus, and is ‘herd immunity’ our best bet to limit the damage from COVID-19? Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani wade through the announcements and evidence on tonight’s #TykySour
Coronavirus: the Free Market Can’t Save Us
For forty years we’ve been told the free market is the answer to everything. Yet when it comes to bank bailouts, and now the Coronavirus, that logic falls apart. The truth is neoliberalism can’t deal with our biggest problems – from healthcare to climate change.
Viral Relief?
As Rishi Sunak delivers his first budget, we ask if coronavirus will lead to a crash on the scale of 2008. Plus, Joe Biden wins Michigan, is Bernie bust? With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar and James Meadway.
The Woke Brigade Have Gone Too Far!!!1
Free speech is under attack!!1 From something far more dangerous than the government…. Undergraduates.
Northern Discomfort
Labour MPs Jon Trickett and Ian Lavery join Aaron Bastani to discuss their new report on why Labour lost the Midlands and North and what they need to do to win it back.
What Is Feminism?
Real feminism – the kind that can transform the world – is about fighting for and with anyone who gets a raw deal under patriarchy. Not just people with the right kind of job, the right kind of genitals or the right kind of passport. In our new ‘Explains’ series Dalia Gebrial & Eleanor Penny […]