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?
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Homelessness Activists Occupy Tunnel, After MPs Ask for Gate to Stop Rough Sleepers
Over 320,000 people are homeless in Britain - up 169% since the Conservatives came to power. Yet 'hostile architecture' that keeps rough sleepers out of public spaces is on the rise. As the weather turns cold, a gate has just been installed in a Westminster underpass to lock homeless people out at night - allegedly after MPs complained about having to walk past them.
Tanks on Labour’s Lawn?
Tonight Dan Carden MP makes his #tyskysour debut, on May’s speech, his journey to Westminster, and his brief as shadow minister of international development. With Michael Walker and Eleanor Penny.
‘Revenge Reshuffle’: Winners and Losers
Corbyn’s first reshuffle had mainstream political journalists scrabbling for a story, which largely left them indulging the fantasies of the Labour right. So who were the real winners and losers?
Reflections on the SNP surge: Does Westminster finally have an opposition worthy of the name?
The SNP surge north of the border can hardly be dismissed as a protest vote. Rather, years of Labour taking working class voters for granted combined with the galvanising effect of the independence referendum have forged a new opposition to the Westminster consensus.