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00:59:12

Novara Live: Inquiry Into Shambolic Covid Response...

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2023/06/13

The official inquiry into the government response to the Covid-19 pandemic has begun. Plus: Ofcom announce they will be assessing the situation with politicians presenting television news shows; and Nadine Dorries explains why she thinks she was blocked from becoming a peer. With Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.

00:55:36

Downstream: Labour Waters Down Green New Deal Pledge

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2023/06/09

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has dropped a pledge of £28bn a year in green investment from day 1 of a Labour government. Plus: Noam Chomsky appears on Piers Morgan's show to discuss China's relations with the west over Taiwan; and Nadine Dorries sets the house on fire after not getting a peerage. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

00:51:13

Downstream: Should Novara Buy The Telegraph? Caroline...

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2023/06/08

Owners of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph the Barclay Brothers are selling up due to financial woes. Should they have bought less avocados? Plus: Green MP Caroline Lucas has announced she will be stepping down; and New York City is hit by a toxic smog. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

00:54:09

Novara Live: Covid Inquiry: Sunak's Desperate Bid To...

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2023/06/07

Rishi Sunak is still trying to keep whatsapp messages from the Covid Inquiry. What is he hiding? Plus: Starmerite MPs struggled to defend the farce around Jamie Driscoll's treatment; and a whistleblower has claimed covert US programmes have UFO aircraft. With Michael Walker and James Meadway.

00:59:58

Novara Live: Ukraine Hit By Floods After Dam...

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2023/06/06

Large parts of southern Ukraine are currently facing catastrophic flooding following the destruction of a hydroelectric dam. Plus: Rishi Sunak travels to Washington to discuss artificial intelligence with Joe Biden; and BBC Newsnight air a bizarre segment over Labour blocking Jamie Driscoll. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

00:52:38

Novara Live: The Labour Mayor Blocked By Keir Starmer

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2023/06/05

After Labour blocked him from re-standing as North of Tyne Mayor, we speak to Jamie Driscoll about how he will respond. Plus: Will Stronge from Autonomy explains the first UBI trial in England; and Rishi Sunak is trying to claim a victory over his migration policies. With Michael Walker and Mike Bankole.

00:55:26

Novara Live: Schofield BBC Interview, Will Labour...

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2023/06/02

Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the Philip Schofield scandal, Labour's offer to graduates, and Andy Burnham's call for PR.

00:46:10

Novara Live: Labour MP Suspended, Tory Group Want to...

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2023/06/01

Labour MP Geraint Davies has been suspended after sexual harassment allegations have come to light. Plus: a group of Tory MPs want to scrap inheritance tax entirely; and a homeless shelter in east London has been raided by riot police. With Aaron Bastani and Barnaby Raine.

00:55:46

Novara FM: The Mute Compulsion of Capitalism w/ Søren...

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2023/06/01

Capitalism's power over us can feel mysterious, abstract. Not only is it baffling that a system rocked by crises can be so robust, but the terms used to describe it in Marxism can also be convoluted. Søren Mau, a young communist philosopher from Denmark, has set out to solve both problems: cutting a clean path through the thickets of jargon to explain capitalism's persistence and power. In the process, he elucidates what Marx called 'the mute compulsion of capitalism': the power that works by

00:57:57

Novara Live: Rail Strikes Hit England, Sunak Weighs...

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2023/05/31

Rail strikes have again hit services across England, with ASLEF and RMT unions taking industrial action over pay, job security and passenger safety. Plus: a shocking story about the DWP rejected disability benefit claims; and artificial intelligence experts have delivered their strongest warning yet about the developing technology. With Richard Hames and Ash Sarkar.

00:42:13

Novara Live: Nick Cohen's Sexual Misconduct & The...

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2023/05/30

Accusations of cover ups at ITV and the Guardian – is British media finally undergoing its #MeToo moment? Plus: surprise! The government hasn't handed over Boris Johnson's unredacted WhatsApps. With Moya Lothian-Mclean and Shon Faye.

00:57:58

Novara Live: Are Food Price Caps Coming For Britain?

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2023/05/29

Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to introduce price caps for basic foods. We speak to James Meadway about what this means. Plus: the Met police have announced they will stop answering mental health calls; and Labour announce a great policy on fossil fuels. With Moya Lothian-Mclean and Dalia Gebrial.

01:24:44

Downstream: How Corporations Control the Government...

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2023/05/29

Many people would agree that corporations have undue influence over our democracies. But exactly how this influence is exerted is tricky to work out - and that is by design. Behind innocuous-sounding acronyms and worthy-sounding trade agreements are the real cogs that allow the global corporate machine to corrupt societies. Our guest this week Matt Kennard has spent the last two years investigating these cogs. In his new book, ‘Silent Coup’, he and co-author Claire Provost relay shocking examples

00:53:54

Novara Live: Drakeford Slams UK Government, Clueless...

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2023/05/26

Jeremy Hunt has said he would find a recession "acceptable" in order to fight inflation. Plus: Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford has slammed the UK government in the wake of riots in Cardiff; and a London borough council has become the first local authority to role out a particular transformative policy for young people for the first time in the UK. With Aaron Bastani and Moya Lothian-Mclean.

00:45:50

Novara Live: Robert Jenrick Exposes Tory Agenda on...

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2023/05/25

Net migration to the UK has hit another record level, but are record migration figures really a cause for concern? Plus: will the new Ofgem energy cap lower your bills? And does Ron DeSantis stand a chance at being the Republican nominee for US president? With Moya Lothian-Mclean and Mike Bankole.

01:08:42

Novara FM: Palestine as Showroom w/ Antony Loewenstein

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2023/05/25

Israel needs friends. And one of the main tools it has used to get them is its arms industry. The 10th biggest in the world, it increasingly specialises in the kind of digital surveillance technology European governments love to pretend they never use. Such powerful technology has not only forced many of its former adversaries to the table but, paradoxically, has increased the mistrust between itself and its closest allies: the powerful Five Eyes group of anglophone intelligence agencies. In The

00:55:16

Novara Live: Boris Johnson Under Fire Again, Police...

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2023/05/24

Boris Johnson is back in the spotlight after new claims he broke lockdown rules whilst he was prime minister. Plus: the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission is under investigation for transphobia; and South Wales Police give a statement outlining the events that led to the death of two teenage boys in Cardiff, but questions still remain. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

00:39:38

Novara Live: Braverman In Yet ANOTHER Scandal, Riots...

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2023/05/23

Home secretary Suella Braverman is finding herself in yet another scandal – this time over undeclared links she has to Rwanda. Plus: Chaotic scenes as Fossil Fuel giant Shell see their AGM disrupted by climate protestors; and the government are trying to make British rail travel even more worse. With Aaron Bastani and Barnaby Raine.

00:54:59

Novara Live: Suella Braverman In Another Scandal,...

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2023/05/22

Home secretary Suella Braverman is facing questions over whether she broke the ministerial code in her handling of a speeding offence. Plus: Just Stop Oil receive a surprising new backer; and Lula's appearance at the G7 sparks debate over the Ukraine war. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

01:15:59

Downstream: God-Like AI Is Closer Than You Think w/...

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2023/05/22

Ian Hogarth has invested in more than 50 artificial intelligence companies and is co-author of the annual State of AI report. And he’s worried. Not only about the disruptive consequences of machine learning for human employment, but about the potential rise of an 'AGI': artificial general intelligence. For Hogarth, the prospect of a machine able to augment its own intelligence is of grave concern, and something which political elites have so far ignored. He talks to Aaron Bastani about how close we

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