Teresa Thornhill is an author and former child protection lawyer. Throughout her long career, working for both local authorities and advocating on behalf of parents, she has been a first hand witness to how the system fails parents, social workers and, most importantly, children.    Teresa sat down with Aaron to talk about the untrained volunteers deciding children’s futures, whether drug policy matters, and how austerity will have costs for decades to come.  You can buy Teresa’s book here ..read more

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has has accused China of funding wars, despite their ongoing financial support of Israel’s war in Gaza. Plus: ahead of London mayoral candidate – we speak to the Green Party candidate Zoe Garbett. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani ..read more

Power-sharing in the Scottish Parliament has collapsed after First Minister Humaza Yousaf ditched the SNP’s coalition agreement with the Scottish Greens. We speak to author and political commentator Gerry Hassan. Plus: Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken out against US college students protesting Israel’s war in Gaza; and Labour announce their plans to nationalise Britain’s railways. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Tadhg Hickey ..read more

The exhortation to “read some effing Orwell!” is an old chestnut of the online left, whether ironic or sincere, or somewhere in between. But if we’re looking for a writer whose body of work truly anticipates the world we live in now – globalised, postcolonial, postmodern – we might instead turn to the American Marxist cultural critic Fredric Jameson. He’s just turned 90 and, in characteristically productive style, has three new books out this year. But where to start? To get a grip on Jamesonian thought, Richard Hames invites Sianne Ngai and Matthew Beaumont, both incisive critics in their ow ..read more

Devolution – handing powers from Westminster to local government – is going to save England’s neglected regions. At least that’s what the Conservatives say. By 2025, the majority of England will be devolved. But what is devolution and what does it actually mean for the people supposedly taking back control? In the first episode of a new mini-series, Devolution, Revolution? Moya Lothian-McLean went to the north east, to discover why 20 years after the region voted ‘no’ to devolution the creation of a brand new combined mayoral authority signifies a complete u-turn. Can devolution change lives ..read more

Following the discovery of new mass graves in Gaza since the start of April, The U.N. human rights commissioner has now called for a full investigation. Plus: Channel 4’s tell-all interview with an anonymous IDF soldier; and Michael Walker debates Tom Harwood on no-fault evictions. With  @NoJusticeMTG  ..read more

In the wake of the Rwanda bill passing its final parliamentary hurdle, five people have tragically died whilst crossing the channel. Plus: Pro-Palestinian protests spread to multiple universities across the U.S; and Starmer lays it on thick for St George’s day. With Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker ..read more

As you pull into Portsmouth International Port, several flags meet your eye. One is the union flag – no surprise for a harbour of national importance. Alongside it, though, is another, much older banner – that of the city itself. The origins of that image, a crescent and star with eight points, date as far back as 800 years – with some positing that the symbol was bestowed on the city by Richard the Lionheart. As with so many historic ports, from Hamburg to Athens, ready access to the world forged a powerful sense of local identity.  This particular port first opened almost fifty years a ..read more

Rishi Sunak is trying to rescue his premiership by reviving his favourite dead end policy – stopping small boats. Plus: the truth is revealed about Gideon Falter’s clash with police at a pro-Palestine march; and yet another lie about the October 7th attacks has fooled the media. With Michael Walker and  @NoJusticeMTG  ..read more

On Thursday, a video began circulating of a Metropolitan police officer instructing a Jewish man to leave a pro-Palestine march. “You are quite openly Jewish,” the officer told Gideon Falter, who’d seemingly stumbled across the central London demo on 13 April. “This is a pro-Palestinian march. I’m not accusing you of anything, but I am worried about the reaction to your presence.” The officer threatened Falter with arrest for breaching the peace, and he left voluntarily. The video spread like wildfire. Evidence shared with Novara Media suggests it was set up. Working the media. By Friday, the ..read more