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10:16

The End of the Tory Era

Left To Burn ·

2024/05/27

By Left To BurnThe bad news is that the UK election campaign has begun, but the good news is it will soon be over. Rishi Sunak is hoping he can limit the damage to his party by calling a July election, but defeat for the Tories looks certain. Josh White, on the end of an era in British politics and the crisis of the Conservatives. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebattleground.substack.com

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13:27

Tory Funeral Buildup

Left To Burn ·

2024/04/03

The Tories are over. Whether you ask voters or pollsters, or even party apparatchiks, it’s not a question of if but when. Everyone agrees, and everything bears the death spiral out. The question is what the party might still do to stay in power. Josh White, on the crisis of the Conservatives, and why Rishi Sunak is profoundly unsuited to his role. No life preservers for this oligarch. If it weren’t so tragic, it’d be funny. That’s the state of UK politics for you. This is a public episode. If you

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22:40

Waiting for Starmer

Left To Burn ·

2024/02/27

By Left To BurnIt's been a strange start to the year in UK politics. The Labour Party finally backed a ceasefire in Gaza, while it once again ran into trouble over claims of Antisemitism. This time, it's the Rochdale by-election, where Labour defended Blairite candidate Azhar Ali after he was caught making conspiratorial claims about 7 October. This was before Keir Starmer suddenly hit the eject button and sent Ali soaring over Rochdale. The damage is done. Josh White, with the second edition of his

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12:23

Twilight of the Tories

Left To Burn ·

2024/01/16

Britain is preparing for a general election in 2024, but very few voters are enthused by the choices waiting for them at the ballot box. After 14 years of misrule, the Tories face a stronger Labour Party and a new alternative right-wing challenge thanks to their own failings. Josh White, with a new Left To Burn series. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebattleground.substack.com

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41:44

Israel-Palestine in Europe

Left To Burn ·

2023/10/31

By Left To BurnIn January, we published a podcast about Everywhere But There, a collection of field recordings of Palestinian protests against Israeli military campaigns in Gaza. Captured by Battleground editor Joel Schalit in Berlin and Brussels between 2014 and 2021, the recordings have never been more relevant. Battleground publisher Natalie Sarkic-Todd leads Schalit and communications director Max Sattonay in a fascinating conversation about the album and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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4:42

The Problem With Corbyn

Left To Burn ·

2023/10/06

Brexit was not his strong point, and it took him too long to clarify his stance. And he could make some awful gaffes, as per his Jews and irony comment. But Jeremy Corbyn was still the best candidate for UK premier in decades and would have been elected without the subterfuge that favoured Boris Johnson. Josh White, and the final part of his Goodbye United Kingdom release party with Joel Schalit and Natalie Sarkic-Todd. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other

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12:16

The Tyranny of Empire

Left To Burn ·

2023/09/22

British politics remains bound up with imperialism. Colonisation didn't just produce the multicultural country that exists today. It also drives white reaction against it. Part II of Josh White's Goodbye United Kingdom July launch at London's MayDay Rooms, with Battleground editor Joel Schalit and publisher Natalie Sarkic-Todd. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebattleground.substack.com

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18:27

Goodbye United Kingdom in London

Left To Burn ·

2023/09/15

It was an unforgettable evening. On 13 July, London’s May Day Rooms hosted the UK release party for Josh White’s new Battleground book, Goodbye United Kingdom: Descent Into Chaos, 2015-2022. For over two hours, White, with MCs Joel Schalit and Natalie Sarkic-Todd, shared his take on Brexit Britain and the complex domestic politics the UK’s departure from the EU indulged. This is the first of two recordings of the event’s highlights. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with

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22:57

Looking for the Left

Left To Burn ·

2023/05/19

Social democrats are in trouble all over Europe. The enemy is still the far-right, but the reasons why voters have turned to populists remain disputed. In the aftermath of the UK local elections, John Foster and Josh White discuss class realignment and whether there is anything to be learned from Labour’s victory over the Tories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebattleground.substack.com

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24:21

Why Can't We All Just Get Along?

Left To Burn ·

2023/05/05

From Donald Trump to European populists, conservatives have managed to work together even when they don’t like each other. In this episode of the Left To Burn podcast, Battleground editors Josh White and John Foster mull over the situation in Northern Ireland and weigh the question of why (and whether) the right’s apparent ability to keep itself together seems to outstrip that of the left. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus

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22:10

Universal Basic Everything

Left To Burn ·

2023/03/14

We live in an era of excess. The main obstacle to eliminating poverty is distribution. In the latest episode of Left To Burn, Battleground editors Josh White and John Foster discuss strategies for addressing this conundrum. Some think that universal basic income is the answer. Others pin their hopes on universal basic services, using more expansive means to achieve a similar goal. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,

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25:41

B******t Jobs or Robots

Left To Burn ·

2023/02/17

By Left To BurnWelcome to 2023. It’s not 1984, but we’re a lot closer to dystopia. Automation is reconfiguring the world of work, and all too often, the left finds itself in the position of defending things that nobody wants. In the latest episode of The Battleground’s Left To Burn podcast, John Foster and Josh White look at the challenges and opportunities created by automation. While it has the capacity to destroy jobs, it might also create space and opportunities for change. This is a public

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41:44

Israel-Palestine in Europe

Left To Burn ·

2023/01/26

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict overproduces journalism. With good reason. It's been one of the most politically significant crises since WWII. Whether broadcast news or newspaper articles, there's no shortage. Field recording LPs are an exception. In December, editor-in-chief Joel Schalit spoke to publisher Natalie Sarkic-Todd, and communications director Max Sattonay about his new Battleground Sounds album, Everywhere But There: Gaza in Berlin and Brussels 2014-2021. This is a public episode. If

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23:35

2022 in Review

Left To Burn ·

2022/12/24

By Left To BurnOn the new Left To Burn, Josh White and John Foster discuss the threat posed by Germany’s Reichsbürger. What do such crises signify for the social democratic left, which, from Italy to the UK, remains far too beholden to centrism and corruption to provide an alternative European politics? It’s hard to imagine progressives leading the way, particularly given their lack of vision in the war in Ukraine.Photograph courtesy of Joel Schalit. All rights reserved. This is a public episode. If

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33:59

Solidarity After Neoliberalism

Left To Burn ·

2022/10/29

The biggest failing of leftist anti-multiculturalism is a lack of solidarity. In the new Left To Burn podcast, Battleground editors John Foster and Josh White take on historian Tony Judt (1948-2010) and discuss his legacy for today's diversity debates, from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to Rishi Sunak and British neoliberalism. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebattleground.substack.com

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21:06

From Truss to Meloni

Left To Burn ·

2022/10/19

In the new edition of Left To Burn, Josh White and John Foster look at the decline of Liz Truss, and the rise of Giorgia Meloni. It should be a triumph for Italy and the UK to have women leaders, but neither has much use for democracy or human rights. Will Meloni fail like Truss? We’ll soon find out. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebattleground.substack.com

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11:58

When Democracy Fails, Part II

Left To Burn ·

2022/10/08

By Left To BurnThe centre-left’s defeat in the Italian election isn’t its only story. In the second part of their conversation about Georgia Meloni’s victory, Basilio Korman and Joel Schalit change their focus to the damage it inflicted on Italy’s far-right. Meloni both alienated Italian fascists, including members of her own Fratelli d’Italia party, and defeated her main far-right competitor, Matteo Salvini, and his more established Lega party. Photograph courtesy of Joel Schalit. All rights

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20:02

When Democracy Fails

Left To Burn ·

2022/10/04

By Left To BurnGiorgia Meloni was always the winner. If the press is anything to go by, her triumph was confirmed the day Mario Draghi resigned. To make things worse, she didn’t win the popular vote. The Battleground’s Editor-in-Chief, Joel Schalit, spoke with staff journalist Basilio Korman about why Meloni triumphed and what it says about the state of Italian democracy.Photograph courtesy of Joel Schalit. All rights reserved. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other

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25:00

A Matter of Truss

Left To Burn ·

2022/10/01

By Left To BurnIn the new edition of Left To Burn, Josh White and John Foster mull over the latest regressions in British politics and lament the European left’s tendency to appropriate the worst errors of populism. Join us for another informed chat by our intrepid Transatlantic editors, who this week discovered the threads linking UK Premier Liz Truss to left-wing German sociologist Wolfgang Streeck. Photograph courtesy of UK Government. All rights reserved. This is a public episode. If you would

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20:36

Same As it Ever Was

Left To Burn ·

2022/09/17

By Left To BurnWhen is a change not a change? When one member of the moribund House of Windsor gives way to another but the inexorable decline of the United Kingdom continues apace. In this episode of the Left To Burn podcast, Battleground editors Josh White and John Foster look at events that masquerade as transformations.Photograph courtesy of Duncan C. Published under a Creative Commons license. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to

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