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Being working class isn’t about manners or accent. It’s about whether you depend on your wages to maintain your lifestyle, says British trade unionist Michael Lynch. “If you have to get up when the alarm clock rings and go out and do a job – and you depend on your earnings, rather than your assets – you are working class,” he explained.
Novara Media243,492 views • 9 days ago
"I think it is, frankly, absurd and insulting to say: 'Well, that's antisemitic.'" On Novara Live, Ash Sarkar reacts to hasanabi's interview with LBC's Lewis Goodall — a piece where Goodall challenged Piker on comparing Israeli settlers to the Nazis, despite Jewish genocide scholars making that same comparison themselves.
Novara Media22,351 views • 18 hours ago
"If the British government is going to be completely dominated by the bond market, MPs might as well go home." Diane Abbott told Cathy Newman on Sky News that whoever replaces Keir Starmer as prime minister must go through a "properly organised selection process", regardless of any "hissy fit" made by the bond markets. When this provoked laughter from Newman and eye rolling from former Conservative cabinet minister Gillian Keegan, Diane Abbott argued that there's no point in having a parliament if the financial sector always has the final word.
Novara Media707,558 views • 27 days ago
![The key driver of “social disorder [and] violent crime in particular is inequality.” After the rioting in Southampton, investigative journalist Paul Holden argues on Novara Live that police forces are having to deal with “a social fabric that is in serious strain after 40 years of Thatcherism.” Meanwhile, the political right is extremely skilful at creating narratives of “white grievance” out of isolated incidents, in order to serve “the most extractive forms of capitalism”.](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2062132309097054288/ext_tw_video_thumb/2062132240914464768/pu/img/wm8yJWqjUGPYX3Lg.jpg)
The key driver of “social disorder [and] violent crime in particular is inequality.” After the rioting in Southampton, investigative journalist Paul Holden argues on Novara Live that police forces are having to deal with “a social fabric that is in serious strain after 40 years of Thatcherism.” Meanwhile, the political right is extremely skilful at creating narratives of “white grievance” out of isolated incidents, in order to serve “the most extractive forms of capitalism”.
Novara Media89,231 views • 6 days ago
A Congolese man died in Dublin on Friday after he was restrained by several security guards in an alleged shoplifting incident – prompting widespread anger and calls for justice. Video of the incident showed several guards on top of Yves Sakila, 35, in Dublin city centre as he cried out in distress. At one point, a guard appears to kneel on his head or neck. He later appears to become unresponsive. Police are investigating. The footage has prompted comparisons with the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Local community members held a vigil on Tuesday, chanting “justice for Yves”. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties is demanding that the death be “swiftly, thoroughly and transparently investigated”.
Novara Media276,770 views • 20 days ago
"They're like: this is inevitable. There's nothing you can do about it. And so all that's left for us to do is to make sure that we are part of the winners, not the losers." Aaron Bastani in conversation with AI journalist Karen Hao about what she's hearing from the "upper echelons of Silicon Valley", and their disregard for the apocalyptic impact AI might have on humanity. Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.
Novara Media29,580 views • 2 days ago
“They’re looking to bring media organisations down.” Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of genocide-linked software company Palantir, is funding a new startup that allows rich customers to file complaints against journalists using AI. Objection’s own co-founder Aron D’Souza predicts that journalists won’t exist in 20 years’ time. “This all comes at a time when journalism is under threat like it’s never been under threat before,” says Barry Malone on Novara Live. “It’s a really scary time.”
Novara Media20,774 views • 2 days ago
“There’s one thing more powerful than a billionaire – and it’s a union.” Hours before the 2026 Met Gala, which was sponsored by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, union organisers put on a ‘Ball Without Billionaires’ in New York, featuring Amazon delivery drivers, warehouse workers and campaigners. “Working people are underpaid, undervalued and under-appreciated,” said co-host Gabriella Karefa-Johnson. “Let those billionaires uptown have their Met party – we’re going to have something way more fabulous down here!”
Novara Media339,838 views • 1 month ago
Dylan Law is a 20-year-old from Hackney who’s pissed off with his local council – and now he’s running to change it. On 7 May, Dylan is standing as a Green party candidate in the Hackney Downs ward. He's also struck a deal with Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett that if she’s elected, she’ll appoint him her deputy. At the launch of the Greens’ local election campaign on Thursday, Dylan spoke to Rivkah Brown about the Labour party’s escalating attacks on the Greens.
Novara Media424,995 views • 1 month ago
“The Telegraph... is making space for racism.” Former RMT general secretary Mick Lynch told senior Telegraph journalist Camilla Tominey that her newspaper is “on the way” to explicitly supporting Reform. "The Telegraph seems to be preparing itself to become a full signed up affiliate of Reform," he said.
Novara Media88,424 views • 14 days ago
“Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system – powered by AI.” The billionaire co-founder of Palantir is funding a startup called Objection, where customers can pay to have journalists’ stories assessed for truthfulness by ‘juries’ of AI models. “AI is being weaponised so rich people can harass journalists if they don’t like an article,” says Harriet Williamson.
Novara Media23,665 views • 3 days ago
“I don’t know if the left totally realise how close we are to having a complete overtake of fascism in this country.” Critical theorist and Green party member Louisa Toxværd Munch says the left needs to offer a unified alternative to Reform in Makerfield – and if that alternative is Andy Burnham, she's happy to back him.
Novara Media80,371 views • 14 days ago
![Progressive voters are unhappy that Andy Burnham voted for the Iraq war – but few remember that leftwing icon Tony Benn prepared to use troops to break a strike whilst he was a minister. “If that kind of archive existed in the late 70s, early 80s,” says Aaron Bastani on Downstream, “I doubt [Benn] would have been the standard bearer of the Labour left. But people didn’t know about things that happened 20 years earlier in the way they now do.” James Butler (James B) says that it’s “democratic” that politicians should be held accountable for their past choices – but it also feels like “people can’t change positions” anymore. “The whole communicative regime has changed, and I don’t think politics has caught up with it at all,” he adds. Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2057515597341028644/ext_tw_video_thumb/2057515522346864640/pu/img/4V73LkUYZEH7DtmD.jpg)
Progressive voters are unhappy that Andy Burnham voted for the Iraq war – but few remember that leftwing icon Tony Benn prepared to use troops to break a strike whilst he was a minister. “If that kind of archive existed in the late 70s, early 80s,” says Aaron Bastani on Downstream, “I doubt [Benn] would have been the standard bearer of the Labour left. But people didn’t know about things that happened 20 years earlier in the way they now do.” James Butler (James B) says that it’s “democratic” that politicians should be held accountable for their past choices – but it also feels like “people can’t change positions” anymore. “The whole communicative regime has changed, and I don’t think politics has caught up with it at all,” he adds. Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.
Novara Media99,896 views • 19 days ago
George Galloway: Children shouldn’t be taught that gay relationships are “normal”.
Novara Media4,104,024 views • 2 years ago
"Keir Starmer said: ‘Well, if you don’t like it, leave.’ So I did, and Jeremy and I – along with millions of others – are going to build something new and different. And they are rattled." In her first interview since resigning from the Labour Party, Zarah Sultana MP sets out her pitch for her and Jeremy Corbyn's new party.
Novara Media1,522,172 views • 10 months ago
Should the age of consent be staggered? Ash Sarkar argues that at 16, people are old enough to want to explore sex, but they should still be protected from coercion and manipulation by people who are much older. She argues that the dynamic between partners affects their ability to make an informed choice – and the law should reflect that.
Novara Media155,724 views • 1 month ago
Rory Stewart said he was "horrified" at Zack Polanski's economics after interviewing the Green party leader with Alastair Campbell on their podcast, The Rest Is Politics: Leading. On Novara Live, Aaron Bastani and Kieran Andrieu dissected Stewart's own economic legacy as part of a "catastrophically economically illiterate" Tory government which made a "bodge job of the economy".
Novara Media714,759 views • 6 months ago
Greta Thunberg has arrived in Greece following her deportation from Israel, after the Gaza aid flotilla was intercepted. Thunberg, along with hundreds of other activists onboard, was illegally detained by Israeli forces. Addressing crowds, she said: “I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.” *Monday, 6 October 2025
Novara Media887,609 views • 8 months ago