The Owen Jones Podcast

Jeremy Corbyn faces the boot from a party he's been a member of almost as long as Keir Starmer has been alive. Park whatever you think about Corbyn: after the 2019 election defeat, Starmer was singing his praises because he wanted to win Labour members' votes. This is part and parcel of a leadership defined by deceit and duplicitousness - and anyone who cares about honesty and democracy should object.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh boy, does Matt Hancock have a humiliation kink or something? Along with some of his Tory colleagues, he"s been stung by Led By Donkeys, who posed as a South Korean firm offering to purchase his services: and this man does not come cheap! But rather than just bash Hancock, as fun as that is, this latest episode is indicative of a political system which is totally broken.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So the French are not taking this lying down: the country is convulsed by mass protests after right-wing President Macron tried to drive up their pension age. Meanwhile our pension age has been hiked much higher, and our state pensions are much lower - but not a peep. Why aren't we kicking off, too? The truth is we do have a courageous history of fighting back - and if we want to avoid being screwed over, then maybe we should reclaim it.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunak really is a cheeky so and so: after months of promising to release his tax return, he finally did it when Boris Johnson was having his public meltdown, hoping noone would notice. It reveals an absurdly rich man paying a stupidly low percentage of tax - and personally benefiting from a tax cut he voted for. This just sums up how broken and ridiculous our tax system is.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is excruciating beyond belief. Boris Johnson - the guy who repeatedly broke the lockdown rules he was in charge of imposing - today testified to MPs that, yes, he misled Parliament, but he didn't do so recklessly or deliberately. What a complete joke: his entire defence rests on him being irredeemably thick. There is a darker truth: not only is Johnson defined by his own crass selfishness, his trenchant belief that rules are for the little guy, not for him - but in so many ways his behaviour sums up our rotten Establishment.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's 20 years since the invasion of Iraq opened the gates of hell - and the former UN Weapons Inspector Hans Blix has sensationally said Blair and Bush should be put on trial for war crimes in principle. Here's why this matters - and why trying to airbrush the calamity of Iraq will lead us to even more horror.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The right-wing media in this country has successfully long peddled a lie: that the BBC is somehow left-wing. Nothing could be further from the truth. The BBC has long promoted pro-Establishment coverage - but in the last few years, it's been Torified. Leaked emails and WhatsApps show how the Tories successfully pressured the BBC to do its bidding. In doing so, it may well be that the BBC has dug its own grave.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if we told you socialism does exist - but only for rich people? The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond has a new book - Poverty, by America - and it answers big questions. Why do we spend lots on dealing with poverty, but without solving it? How has poverty become a profitable industry? Why is it so expensive to be poor? And can we really abolish poverty?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mehdi Hasan is second to none when it comes to debating, and so his new book - Win Every Argument - is a must read. Here, he talks to me about why the left can be so bad at convincing people of its arguments; he tears Tory racism to pieces; points out the outrageous hypocrisy of the BBC over Gary Lineker - and warns that US democracy may yet succumb to fascism.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You've heard this claim peddled by conservatives time and time again - that the Nazis weren't really right-wing, but were actual socialists. The latest example appears in the Daily Mail, and it is a ridiculous nonsense. As I show, the Nazis were driven by a burning hatred of what socialism is commonly understood to mean. They were helped to power by right-wing parties and big business, and their policies were right-wing ideas taken to extreme conclusions. This pernicious myth needs to be taken to pieces once and for all.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're going to hear a lot of nonsense about the Tories' latest Budget - so here is the truth. Brilliant economist James Meadway clearly explains why this Budget offers bungs to the rich, leaves Britain with stagnating growth and falling wages, and explains why further crisis looms on the horizon. Everything you need to know in less than 14 minutes!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The BBC's attempt to silence Gary Lineker - undoubtedly under pressure from the government - has ended in a humiliating climbdown. Lineker will return to air, without having to offer a retraction or an apology for damning Tory rhetoric towards refugees. But what does this say about the political nature of the BBC - as well as how we confront the vicious war against some of the most vulnerable people on the planet?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The BBC doesn't have a leg to stand on. As the Corporation reels from the consequences of its decision to suspend Gary Lineker for speaking out about the Tory attacks on refugees, more and more evidence has come to the fore: what they did wasn't about impartiality, but about policing and suppressing progressive opinions. This is part and parcel of a sinister political project - to make Britain a hostile political environment for anyone who doesn't have raging right wing opinions.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The BBC's decision to suspend Gary Lineker for exercising his free speech has plunged the Corporation into crisis. Fellow pundits, commentators and sports staff have refused to work, collapsing its sports coverage. But this whole episode is so, so important - it exposes the right-wing bias of the BBC, and the absurd lie that it was ever left-wing.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Gary Lineker's attack on the Tories' despicable war on migrants and refugees, the British Right are demanding the BBC fire him. What a bunch of raging hypocrites. The same crew who constantly bleat about 'cancel culture' and the 'woke mob' attack on free speech, who said nothing when an actual flagship BBC political journalist - Andrew Neil - promoted right-wing ideas. This whole episode tells us so much about modern British society - and it is very, very ugly.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This sums up so much horribly wrong with British society.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Matt Hancock leaked WhatsApps saga gets grubbier and grubbier. Now we discover he discussed threatening to pull disability funding in an MP's constituency if he didn't back lockdown rules. You don't have to sympathise with the Tory rebel's cause to be repulsed. But is there anything unique about this gruesome behaviour? This actually lifts a lid on how our grubby system of government works - and as I show, it goes back many many years.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just when you think Boris Johnson can't shock you anymore with his general moral depravity, here's there to surprise you! The disgraced former prime minister has nominated his own father for a knighthood: yes, the Stanley Johnson who stands accused of sexual assault and domestic violence. This sums up not just the moral corruption of Johnson - but how rotten our entire honours and peerage system is - and indeed our entire Establishment.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a truly disturbing episode: Labour MP Apsana Begum was elected in 2019, the first hijab-wearing MP. But she has spoken out about her experience of domestic abuse, and has said that this abuse has been weaponised against her in an attempt to remove her as an MP. Labour stands accused of a terrible failure in their duty of care - while Begum is being hounded.On International Women's Day, we speak to Begum about the horrendous ordeal she is continuing to suffer.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's all kicking off: Matt Hancock's incredibly stupid decision to give Isabel Oakeshott tens of thousands of WhatsApp messages has led to them being splashed all over the Telegraph. But what's this really about? Here is a right-wing newspaper trying to rewrite history about what really happened in the pandemic - and it must be resisted.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On his big visit to Britain, I met Bernie Sanders and we had a lot to chat about: capitalism, about working class struggle, personal freedom, the 4 day week, how we can all do our bit to change the world - and what he thinks about the UK Labour party's direction.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has Rishi Sunak managed what some believed to be impossible: won meaningful concessions from the EU over the Northern Ireland protocol? What does the deal mean - and is it workable? And where now for Brexit?We're joined by former diplomat and Brexit expert Dmitry Grozoubinski, and Colin Murray, Professor of Law and Democracy.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seriously, what on earth is Matt Hancock on, handing his WhatsApp history to Isabel Oakeshott, a right-wing journalist whose previous source ended up in prison for perverting the course of justice? Both Oakeshott and Hancock come out really badly - but what does this all tell us about the catastrophic handling of the pandemic, and how the British Establishment works?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rishi Sunak's 'Windsor Framework' agreement with the EU has been promoted with great fanfare. Finally - or some senior Tory figureheads boast - Brexit has been done. But here's the thing: Sunak has unintentionally publicly declared that his Tory Brexit has been a disaster. And he's absolutely right.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your hangover could soon be a thing of the past. Want to socialise with your friends, elevate your mood without damaging your health, packing on calories and feeling worse for wear the next day? Prof. David Nutt is one of the world's leading specialists on all things related to drugs, and he's developing a substance which could replace alcohol. He talks to me about why we get hungover, why alcohol is such a killer - and his extremely exciting project.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rishi Sunak has promised over and over again to publish his tax return. He promised to do it last summer, he then promised to release it by Christmas, he then promised at the start of February to do it soon. So where the hell is it? What's he got to hide? And what does this say about a prime minister sinking without a trace?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shamima Begum should be tried in her own country for her alleged crimes: why? Because she's British. That she was groomed, trafficked and then placed in a forced marriage has been erased, because it means dealing with an unavoidable fact: she was radicalised here, and she is our problem. Instead the government has announced that millions of Britons have citizenship which is conditional - because someone like myself would not have citizenship revoked if we committed a serious crime. This is a truly horrendous precedent.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh dear oh dear. Kate Forbes was the anointed successor to Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland's First Minister - by much of the media, anyway - but her campaign immediately went into meltdown when she revealed she'd have voted against equal marriage. How can a social conservative possibly be leader of an ostensibly progressive party - and how can someone who opposes civil rights for same-sex couples lead one of our nations?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're not keen on things like poverty and bigotry, this has not been a great few years, let's be honest. You're probably feeling resigning to things being generally grim. So cheer up! This research shows the British public is becoming more left-wing - and that boosts those of us who think transformative policies and an inspiring vision is what the country needs.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keir Starmer's speech this week had a very clear message: if you believe in things like the rich paying a fair share of tax, that utilities such as energy should be publicly owned, or young people should be punished with student debt, then you're not welcome in the Labour party.A lot of the focus has been on Jeremy Corbyn - and that issue does underline Starmer's lack of integrity. But his dishonesty is much more far reaching - and it represents an attack on democracy itself.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This lifelong Tory has spoken the truth. Iain Anderson is a Tory donor who has been a party member for nearly 4 decades. He's friends with Liz Truss and Michael Gove. Now he's left the party - and in doing so, he's told a key truth, in fact one of the biggest truths of British politics - without which you can't understand it.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a national catastrophe we can no longer ignore. We've just had a whole load of new evidence about just how disastrous the Brexit deal negotiated by Boris Johnson really is. But there's a conspiracy of silence over it - from the Tories to Labour, in newspapers, the BBC. That has to change. So how do we talk about fixing this disaster without a new culture war?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Throughout history, bigots have used terrible crimes committed by individuals to justify targeting entire minorities. When I pointed this out, anti-trans activists have, for the billionth time, demanded that I'm fired. But, as I show, it's the truth - and it's also the truth that far right extremists have massively infiltrated the anti-trans movement. The truth needs to be heard.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As far-right extremists rioted in Knowsley over the presence of asylum seekers at a Merseyside hotel, it's time to ask: when can those responsible be held accountable? It's politicians and media outlets who've made this possible - and if their rhetoric continues to escalate, far uglier scenes beckon.We're joined by refugee and campaigner Kolbassia Haossou, and anti-fascist youth organiser Benny Hunter.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People on the left are often denounced as Putin's 'useful idiots'. But while the left is nowhere near power, the likes of Tony Blair played crucial roles in legitimising Putin and - long after leaving No. 10 - even advocated an alliance with him. He's been rehabilitated in the Labour party, his acolytes run Keir Starmer's operation - and yet people nowhere near power, who have never advocated an alliance with Putin, are castigated with far more vitriol. What does that tell us about power in Britain?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh dear: this writer has really set them off! Mic Wright wrote a detailed exposé of the British media's 'nepo babies' - that is, how so many journalists are related to other famous media types. The result was a fair bit of anger. But the British media on a national level is one of the most privileged industries in the country. It distorts and damages our democracy - and this is why it matters.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all knew Rishi Sunak's government was a state - from scandals to Britain's disintegrating social fabric - but things are even worse than they look. By appointing Lee Anderson - a glorified troll, as I show - as Conservative vice-chair, Sunak tells us everything we need to know.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How was the first time for you? Well bad luck, because Boris Johnson is set to return as Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak is toast, and Tory MPs know it, and when the Conservatives get a kicking in the May election, they'll come to conclude they have nothing to lose. Johnson is in full campaign mode, and will claim he's the only one with a mandate to replace Sunak. Brace yourself: the Johnson era mark 2 beckons.Note: apologies - I meant the OLDEST millennials are 42!!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're probably losing track of Tory scandals right now - understandable, there's a lot of them! - but deputy prime minister Dominic Raab is under investigation for no less than 24 complaints by civil servants alleging bullying. The allegations include being regularly reduced to tears, being physically sick before meetings - and even worse. How can Rishi Sunak not have known about this? And - more importantly - what does this tell us about a culture where this behaviour can allegedly run rampant?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ok sure, Liz Truss crashed the economy with her unhinged right-wing policies, but who are we to hold a grudge? Apparently she's plotting a comeback with a big public intervention lauding her catastrophic policies, and supportive MPs are mobilising. But here's why Truss' arguments are bull - because history shows they are a failed experiment.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Shell makes massive profits because of war while millions struggle British Gas have been employing debt collectors to smash their way into the homes of pensioners, single mums and disabled people. It sums up our broken system - and why the calls of the likes of Bernie Sanders for a peaceful political revolution are more pressing than ever. Seriously, how much of this can you take?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is this guy and his publicist thinking? Matt Hancock has been engaged in a massive 'please rehabilitate me tour' in an attempt to deflect from a) mass avoidable death under his watch and b) resigning in disgrace after canoodling against regulations and - as we see here - quite possibly the law. This humiliation on national television, however, offers an important lesson.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 1st February, from teachers to train drivers to civil servants, a mass strike is taking place across the country. It's a fightback against plummeting living standards and an assault on working people - while the Tories are driving through a law to try and make strike action all but illegal.I'm joined by Henry Chango Lopez, general secretary of the Independent Workers of Great Britain, to talk through why it matters so much - and how we can all fight back.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, this is catastrophic: the latest IMF projections have Britain suffering the worst economic growth than any major economy - and also Russia, which is involved in a massive war and hit by huge sanctions. And by worst economic growth, I mean recession. Tory excuses of 'well, everyone is suffering' have been demolished. Here is how the country has been taken to its knees.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is this guy serious? In the midst of a massive housing crisis, this landlord thinks he has the solution - why didn't anyone think of this?This came up in a new podcast by Michael Walker - Crash Course - and I discuss it with him here. Support it if you can!: https://www.patreon.com/crashcoursepodSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Tories lurch from scandal to crisis, I'm discussing all the latest government horror stories with Michael Walker - plus, talking about his new amazing podcast about the housing crisis!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the big controversies enveloping the Tories - I know, you've probably lost count! - focuses on allegations that the man who became BBC Chair helped secure a loan for Boris Johnson. But this just underlines a much bigger problem - the cosy relationship between the Conservatives and Auntie Beeb.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, Nadhim Zahawi had a defence - that being forced to pay a huge penalty on his tax affairs was just a careless error. Slight hiccup: the head of HMRC has said that "innocent" mistakes aren't penalised. So where does that leave us? But there is a broader point - why we should talk about social harms rather than crimes, because our justice system is rigged in favour of the rich against the poor.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I never thought Carol Vorderman would become the de facto Leader of the Opposition, but that's the timeline we're in! Watch her shred the Tories over the Nadhim Zahawi scandal - and look at how she's doing a job which should belong to others, taking on the Tories' gruesome behaviour.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why isn't this leading the news bulletins? This news story is so shocking that when you hear the details, you'll find yourself asking why: 200 child asylum seekers are missing from hotels run by the Home Office. What on earth has happened to them? How could this be allowed to happen? And how has government policy made it possible?We speak to the anti-trafficking social worker Lauren Starkey who has all of the details.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Nadhim Zahawi embroiled in a storm over his tax affairs, we talk to the tax expert Richard Murphy about the truth, including Zahawi's defence. This exposes a tax system rigged in favour of the rich - at everybody else's expense.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's fair to say I'm not a fan of any Tory MP, but good grief, this one. Lee Anderson's latest contribution is to use his researcher as social media fodder to suggest people who use food banks are simply bad at budgeting. Here's the truth - and what it says about Toryism and the state of the country.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finally, the truth is coming out: Tory minister Nadhim Zahawi has admitted reaching a tax settlement with HM Revenue and Customs over a supposed 'error' worth million. Even more remarkably, he negotiated the settlement when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. What on earth is going on, what's the truth - and what does it tell us about our broken tax system? Tax expert Richard Murphy joins us to explain all.As the anti-trans moral panic escalates with the showdown over Scotland's reform of the gender recognition process, we're joined by trans writer, vlogger and activist extraordinaire Katy Montgomerie.Plus: with horrific news that dozens of child asylum seekers have been abducted by gangs, we talk to anti-trafficking social worker Lauren Starkey.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This country is a burning skip, and not since the aftermath of World War II has there been a more desperate need for transformative policies. But after Labour leader Keir Starmer abandoned his leadership promises, there is a massive vacuum. RMT leader Mick Lynch has shown courage and determination in fighting the Tories - and without more of that, the danger is of a Labour government which causes mass disappointment and opens the door for very dark political forces.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What on earth is going on here? There are allegations that Tory Chair Nadhim Zahawi has been forced to pay millions to HMRC, after allegedly not paying tax by using an offshore trust when he sold off his company. We don't know the truth because Zahawi hasn't answered the questions properly - and there isn't enough media pressure. But this sums up a society where it's one rule for the top - and one rule for everyone else.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enough. As the Tory government shuts down the democratic decision of the Scottish Parliament to expand trans rights, it's time to wake up to a gruesome reality. One of the most vulnerable minorities is being subjected to the exact same hate campaign gay and bi people faced in the 1980s and 1990s. You either have the courage to be on the right side of history - or you can stand back and allow an oppressed community to suffer unnecessary pain and fear. Here's the argument for trans rights - and why the opponents are going to be judged just as harshly as homophobes were.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have an action packed show today:- Nurse Maxine Wade on the strike and the NHS crisis- Commentator Ellie Mae O'Hagan on Tory crisis and Keir Starmer- Trans activist Beth Douglas on the stand-off over Scotland's reform of gender recognition- Holocaust survivor Joan Salter on confronting Suella BravermanSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are the Tories buckling before nurses' demands? News reports suggest they're beginning to accept they're going to have to increase their pay. For those who say we don't have enough money - we need to start asking ourselves what we value more: rich people being ridiculously rich, or a functioning healthcare system?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rishi Sunak's budget is like English food before the 90s - with its overcooked vegetables - and Liz Truss' Mini-Budget is like bringing back Tex-Mex. Confused? In his new book EDIBLE ECONOMICS, Prof. Ha-Joon Chang uses food to take apart the ruling economic mantras of our time - and shows that there is hope for an alternative.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is absolutely gruesome stuff: what Tory MP Andrew Bridgen has said about vaccines is disturbing and dangerous. But it raises an important question - how do we reach people who've been radicalised by anti-vax conspiracism, especially given it's often a gateway?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ugh, guys, I'm so angry with myself. I got comprehensively ripped off by a plumber and want you to avoid going through what I did!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To lots of people, the drama centred on Prince Harry must seem like a pointless distraction from a world that is on fire. But the revelations should spur on a long overdue conversation - about abolishing the monarchy. And the reason for that has been completely erased from this conversation - as I show.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a matter of life and death - nothing is more important. So why the silence? We know we lost a huge number of people because of Covid. But right now there is a surge in deaths happening not because of Covid. This is the biggest scandal all of us should be talking about.See this crucial thread here: https://twitter.com/ActuaryByDay/stat...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Look, I'm not a fan of Rishi Sunak, fine, but this is absolutely ridiculous even by his standards. Just watch him repeatedly refuse to answer a basic question about whether he uses private healthcare - which he clearly does. He's responsible for the NHS, he knows it's imploding, but wants to protect him and his family for a crisis he's to blame for. And he's not the only politician being dishonest, as we can see...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As you've noticed, the vast majority of my videos aim fire at the Tory government - but it's my job to challenge all politicians, including Labour. This week, Keir Starmer did a speech - and made clear he backs more privatisation of your NHS, and won't commit to the spending our imploding public services need. You deserve better than this - we all do.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You probably think this title is an exaggeration, that my contempt for the Tories is sending me over the top. But no. In response to nurses - and rail workers, and teachers, and other key workers - being driven to such despair that they strike, the Tories have finally come up with a response: to sack them. But it won't just be our nurses and other pillars of society who will pay the price - we all will.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Honestly, this guy. Firstly, if you still remember Rishi Sunak is Prime Minister, then fair play to you, because he's practically invisible. But having reduced the country to state of 'massive burning skip', he's now set out 5 pledges which can be achieved through literally nothing the Tories do. This is taking the mick on a grand scale - and here's why we should see through every single pledge.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This really has to be seen to be believed. During the referendum campaign, the Vote Leave campaign released a video about how the NHS was in chaos, but how it would be idyllic when Brexit happened. The people who staffed the Vote Leave campaign are the wing of the Tories who've run the country for years - and now the NHS is on the brink of collapse, with Britain now suffering a humanitarian catastrophe. This is the truth about what's happened - and this doesn't make your blood doesn't boil, then nothing will.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tories are in so much trouble. 'Yeah I know', you might say, everyone knows that - they partied in lockdown and lied about it, they failed to deal with the cost of living crisis, had a massive civil war - then crashed the economy with unhinged policies. But it is so so so so much worse than that - as I'll explain!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ooooooooooof! From now on, epic misogynist Andrew Tate will be known as 'that guy who got wrecked by Greta Thunberg on Twitter'. He thought he was being well hard and clever, but suffered the mother of all smackdowns. But this matters - because this underlines the biggest issue of all which is at stake.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Christmas you lot! Ok, so a lot of my videos verge on the bleak side, but we have to work with the material we've got. Yet there so many reasons to be happy and optimistic - and here I set them out. Consider it a Christmas present!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh dear oh dear. Two reports have come out showing that Boris Johnson's Brexit deal has been disastrous for the economy, meaning slashed growth and tax revenues. But what do we do about it - given the gruesome culture war detonated by the EU referendum?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spare a moment for the poor suffering editor of The Spectator magazine. Besieged as it is - just because his publication publishes deeply offensive bile! - he now declares that the Royal Mail isn't delivering it on time to customers. But old on a minute: didn't you loudly cheer on its privatisation as a "resounding success"?!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why doesn't Rishi Sunak just give nurses and paramedics the pay rise they deserve? Their pay has plummeted, after all, it's left the NHS massively short of staff, the public on their side, and there's no evidence it'll drive up inflation. This is the truth - and it's gruesome.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Clarkson's repulsive attack on Meghan Markle in The Sun newspaper has rightly been widely condemned. But what he said can't be seen in isolation. This is just one gruesome symptom of a system of male domination of women - and it's why all men must speak up.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk calls himself the king of free speech, but he's just mass banned a load of journalists who were scrutinising him from Twitter. Now the right don't really believe in free speech at all - by their own definitions, though they are hypocrites. What they really want to defend is the right of privileged white men like Musk to say what they want, not least about marginalised minorities, and face no response or consequence.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seriously, Alan Sugar's latest diatribe against Mick Lynch is one of the stupidest yet. What it shows is there is genuine fear at the RMT - they're attacking Lynch because they know his message has resonated. Here's what it tells us.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're now at the 'let's demonise nurses' stage of the collapsing Tory government. By going on strike, we're told, the nurses are putting the NHS at risk. But the truth is the demands of the strikers are key to saving not just the NHS - but saving lives. This is how...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owch! Mick Lynch was in no mood to play the standard media game, and turned his fire on the BBC live on air. His accusation: that it has an Establishment bias. Is that fair? The evidence is actually overwhelming - as we can see here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his war on striking public sector heroes, Rishi Sunak has told us that giving them a pay rise that matches the cost of living would cost £1,000 per household. This is a total lie. Here's this nonsense comprehensively debunked.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ok, so this was an experiment - I let people listening choose what we spoke about. This was a lot of fun!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the new Netflix documentary on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drops, the media are in overdrive against the couple. But what's the truth? The brilliant Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu talks us through what the show tells us - and how the response of the media damns the industry. Plus: is Prince Harry now a republican?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Weak doesn't cover it: Rishi Sunak's government is flailing around without any direction. Here we list some of Sunak's u-turns, underlining a weak, unprincipled politician blowing around with the breeze.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It gets worse and worse for the Tories: Rishi Sunak stood up at Prime Minister's Questions to say he was 'shocked' about the Michelle Mone scandal, involving allegations around a massive government contract to a company the Baroness allegedly lobbied for and allegedly profited from. But this scandal goes so much further: it's about how a society in which we are told that plucky entrepreneurs make their own money through their hard graft, while benefit claimants are dependent on the state. But who are the real state dependents we should be worried about?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tories want us to blame nurses, paramedics and railway workers for the coming chaos. But these strikes could have been avoided - if the Tories stopped screwing over the people who keep this country running on a daily basis. Here's why the last people we should blame are those forced into a corner - and why it's the Tories who have wrecked Christmas.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a scandal that rocked the monarchy: Lady Susan Hussey - Lady of the Household - subjected Ngozi Fulani - a Black British woman and chief executive of domestic violence charity Sistah Space - to a racist interrogation. In the aftermath of her resignation, much of the media has focused on sympathy for this senior member of the Royal court. This is a travesty. Mandu Reid - leader of the Women's Equality Party - witnessed the whole event, and tells us exactly what happened, why it matters - and what it tells us not just about the monarchy, but about British society in 2022.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keir Starmer won the Labour leadership contest with promises of party unity, a "broad church", and the right of Labour members to select their own candidates. All of these commitments have gone up in smoke - and Starmer's leadership has waged a remorseless war against the left.We speak to former Channel 4 News journalist Michael Crick - who has been following Labour's selections closer than any other journalist - about the shocking revelations he has uncovered; and former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, who has written to Starmer about the internal stitch-ups.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So I get flak from two sides - all part of the job!: from Starmer ultra supporters who are all waaaaa leave our boy alone!!! and lefties baffled at why a socialist could vote for the modern Labour party. So here's my main reasons - and I'd love to know your thoughts so do leave them in the comments!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tories just suffered their worst defeat in Chester for nearly 200 years - and the polling shows that Rishi Sunak is well and truly sunk. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson has made it clear that he's standing for re-election as a Tory MP. Here's why his return as PM isn't actually far fetched - but even plausible.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As our Prime Minister is reduced to defending private schools - a class privilege used only by Britain's elite - and denouncing striking workers - who the public are solidly behind - here's why Sunak is in a catastrophic mess.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel Farage has responded to the 2021 Census - which shows Christians are a minority and Britain is more diverse - with objective untruths and nonsense. Here we comprehensively debunk the gibberish of him, Douglas Murray and Andrew Pierce.EDIT: Misspoke at 5:25, obviously meant "because white Britons have become a minority", not "non-whites" (doesn't make sense otherwise)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This scandal is absolutely breathtaking: how vast sums of public money were showered on companies and individuals with Tory connections during the pandemic, often with no background in supplying PPE. Some provided useless PPE - but still made a packet at public expense. Why isn't there more outrage? We're joined by Russell Scott from the Good Law Project to explain clearly and succinctly all the details you need to know.Support the Good Law Project here: https://goodlawproject.org/donate/help us take on the Tory media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George Osborne now graces our TV screens as an oh-so-wise pundit, dispensing his informed and learned tidbits about British politics like a detached observer. But no single person is more responsible for the mess this country is in than Osborne: his cruel ideologically-driven austerity agenda whipped up a whirlwind of discontent which helps explain our current plight. This rehabilitation of monsters - and the failure to hold the powerful to account - is why we will keep suffering over and over again.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britain is a country which cracks down on the misdemeanours of the poor but facilitates the crimes of the rich. Shoplifting is soaring - but instead of dealing with the causes - mass poverty in a rich country - the government and supermarkets want to go to war with desperate people instead. Here's what that says about Britain in 2022.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to devastating revelations in The Guardian, the Tory peer Michelle Mone is alleged to have lobbied on behalf of a company she reportedly made vast sums of money from - despite previous denials. These allegations need answers, of course - not least from Michael Gove, who told Sky News that he referred the bid to the appropriate civil service channels - but this seems to be contradicted by the evidence. So what is really going on? And what does this say about modern Britain?Read David Conn's latest piece here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/24/michael-gove-under-pressure-explain-role-ppe-deals-michelle-mone Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the moment where Suella Braverman's cruelty and stupidity was taken apart - and the horror of our asylum system exposed.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The right to an independence referendum is like the right to divorce: you don’t have to support separation to accept it as a right. The Scottish people voted for parties which back a referendum: denying them that right is an attack on democracy itself. I don't support independence - but I do support democracy, and the Scottish people must have their decision respected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oooof. The RMT's Mick Lynch was in no mood for the Daily Mail's nonsense, responding to their description of him as the 'grinch' by referring to their history of backing the Blackshirts. So now is a good time to remind ourselves of the Daily Mail's record - back then and now, and what purpose they serve in society.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh great news everyone, Keir Starmer has secured the lucrative Nigel Farage endorsement: the former UKIP leader is cheering on Labour for being to the "right of the Tories on immigration". We've got to stop politicians constantly pretending that it's immigration responsible for falling wages - or other problems, like the housing crisis and struggling public services. Here's the real reasons!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the England team to wear the OneLove armband was the most basic act of solidarity possible - given the minor detail of the World Cup being held by a tinpot dictatorship which oppressed LGBTQ+ among others. But when FIFA banned them from even that, the Football Association immediately crumbled, showing how pathetically weak their solidarity really is. There's massive lessons here - and here they are.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement made it clear: Britain faces two years of acute social and economic pain. This is the only major country introducing cuts and tax hikes as we head into recession: laying the foundations for a doom loop of falling growth. Has the Tory project finally collapsed? Or will the world's most electorally successful political party find a way to claw back support?Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's International Men's Day, and I want to talk about homophobia against straight men. No, this isn't a joke: it's deadly serious. Homophobia is the violent border guard of masculinity, there to punish and victimise any man deemed to violate the norms of 'being a man'. So obviously queer men are the principal victims of male homophobia - but it's homophobia against straight men that allows us to understand what this bigotry is, and how maleness is constructed.Here's my Guardian column about it: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/17/homophobia-against-straight-men-lgbtq Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh wow. This Tory MP - Vicky Ford, who represents Chelmsford, unlucky guys! - went on TV to claim Britain had better economic growth than other countries. She could not be more wrong! No European country is set to have such terrible economic growth. Ford offers us a valuable lesson though: about how much of an economic catastrophe Tory rule has represented, and why we should never let them get away with it.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tories are trying to present their Autumn Statement as fair and compassionate - but it's anything but. After 12 years of economic misery, they're back for more cuts and ideologically driven mayhem. Economist James Meadway explains why it's a con, what it actually means - and why there is an alternative.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're told by the Tories and their media allies that there's a whopping big £50 billion fiscal hole which, unless we do another round of cuts that'll destroy public services, will cause the markets to collapse. It's a big lie. Here I explain why - and why we can't let them get away with it.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wow. A former Tory Cabinet minister, Sir George Eustice, declared to the House of Commons that the trade deal with Australia was a "failure" and "not actually a very good deal" for the UK. But we were promised a post-Brexit buccaneering Britain: instead, the Tories have given us non-existent growth and declining living standards. Will we really let them get away with it?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unfortunately, suggesting the Health Secretary Steve Barclay is high is a generous explanation after he said the NHS doesn't need more cash. Wow. Just wow. The truth is the NHS is teetering on the edge of total catastrophe - soaring waiting lists, unstaffed vacancies, collapsing morale - and without urgent extra resources, people are going to die.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has been marked by mass sackings, mass resignations, mass desertions by advertisers, a calamitous abandoned rollout of 'Twitter Blue', and talk of bankruptcy: all in the space of a fortnight. Is this really the end of Twitter?We're joined by New York Times tech reporter Mike Isaac with the inside story of a disaster, and former Twitter vice-president Bruce Daisley.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Hancock is being paid £400,000 rather than do his parliamentary duties, and he clearly has one main aim: to whitewash his reputation, and make us think of him as a cuddly nice guy. If you fall for this, you're a sucker. This is a Health Secretary who presided over avoidable mass death, PPE shortages and real terms pay cuts for nurses. It's this repeated failure of accountability that keeps leaving us in the mess we're in.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh dear oh dear. You might have thought Elon Musk's take over of Twitter would be disastrous - but did you think it would be this bad? There's now every chance that a medium which, whatever its flaws, has become a critical plank of our social and democratic infrastructure could collapse. Here's the story of the catastrophe - and why it has very, very serious implications for all of us.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh dear oh dear: it was supposed to be a Republican wave - in mid-terms, the opposition normally does well, there's massive inflation and Joe Biden's popularity is low - but it didn't happen. To explain what the results mean - for the Democrats, the left and Donald Trump - I'm joined by David Sirota - journalist, former Bernie Sanders speechwriter and writer of 'Don't Look Up'.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the name of clamping down on refugees, a Tory MP has proposed scrapping all your rights and freedoms. Think I'm being hyperbolic? Well, bad luck! This goes to show where bigotry always leads: it's not the foreign 'other' which threatens your freedom, but demagogues who try to scare you about those deemed to be alien.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the BBC thinking? As bile and hatred is whipped up against migrants and refugees - some of the most vulnerable people on earth - a BBC reporter talks of the UK "defending itself on the frontline against migrants". This is the language of war and invasion - and with a far right terrorist attack on a migrant processing centre, this narrative is radicalising dangerous elements. This is the truth.You can complain to the BBC here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaintsPlease subscribe - and keep the channel going here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a very funny slapdown of the Prime Minister and his incessant attacks on the former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn declared he lives 'rent free' in Rishi Sunak's head. But the Tory attempts to link Keir Starmer to Corbynism belie a basic fact: progressive policies - like taxing the rich and public ownership - are not just hugely popular, but more relevant than ever. Here's why these attacks can't be allowed to bury a basic truth.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, or so the quote ascribed to Albert Einstein goes, and that more than applies to the catastrophic failure of the 'war on drugs'. All it's achieved is mass criminalisation of disproportionately young Black men, more violence, people with addiction not getting the support they need, handing criminal gangs a massive source of revenue, ensuring dangerous stuff can circulate and so much more. End the madness - legalise it now.We can only keep this channel and podcast going with your support: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vile. The Home Secretary sprayed the sort of invective about asylum seekers you might expect from the far right. I give the facts here: those arriving at our shores are a tiny proportion of those fleeing violence and persecution globally - most are hosted by poorer countries, and many are leaving homes because of Western complicity. Why do we allow ourselves to be conned by the powerful into blaming desperate people for problems caused by our elites?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, the BBC committed a straightforward violation of journalistic objectivity, presenting Tory spending cuts as an inevitable consequence of the economic situation. I did a video about it, and huge numbers of you complained. The BBC have now responded to your complaints - and goodness grief, it is absolutely epic gaslighting and dishonesty. This matters - a public broadcaster which is supposed to be impartial and objective cannot manufacture public consent for ideological right-wing policies. And as I show here, this couldn't matter more - it's a matter of life and death.Please share, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hallelujah: far right demagogue Jair Bolsonaro has been defeated in Brazil's presidential election by progressive standardbearer and former president Lula da Silva. It was a victory secured despite attempts at voter suppression by an authoritarian regime. But nonetheless - despite Bolsonaro's catastrophic record - the vote was so close. Why? How was victory achieved? What happens next? And how frightened should we be about Bolsonarismo coming back?I'm joined live from Brazil by David Adler - the general coordinator of the Progressive International - and Aline Piva - the Latin America coordinator.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Liz Truss' catastrophic premiership, the Tories remain way behind Labour, despite clawing some support back - but with Rishi Sunak moving ahead of Keir Starmer in personal ratings and economic trust, and the Conservatives uniting after intense civil war, could the government - against all the odds - pull back from the brink?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goodness grief: the Home Secretary got reinstated after leaking confidential information, all so Rishi Sunak could have Suella Braverman's support in the Tory leadership contest. But are there any fans of Braverman who want to put up a fight? Well, on the Jeremy Vine Show today one rang in and claimed Braverman was "excellent" - and I asked them one good thing the Home Secretary had done to justify that accolade. Here's what she said.Please share, subscribe - and help us take on the Tory media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, we are well and truly f**ked. Rishi Sunak is refusing to turn up to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, and he's demoted the climate minister. This comes on the day that UN released a truly devastating report. We should be absolutely - because this is what it means.Please share, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No one sums up how utterly rotten Rishi Sunak's Conservative government is than Suella Braverman. The only reason he's reappointed her Home Secretary - after she resigned in disgrace last week - is because he needed the support of unhinged right-wingers to stop Boris Johnson getting on the ballot paper. Here's why Braverman sums up how utterly wretched and toxic this government will be.Please subscribe - and help us take on the Tory media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an unacceptable breach of journalistic objectivity - with potentially devastating consequences. In its coverage of Rishi Sunak's ascent to the premiership, the BBC declared that spending cuts - as well as tax rises - are inevitable. Both are political choices. If the government decided to increase taxes on the wealthy - as I set out here - then they could avoid spending cuts. If the BBC get away with this, they'll keep doing it - and soften up public opinion to protect the government from anger at unpopular cuts, because the electorate will decide they're inevitable.Please complain to the BBC here - making it clear you're complaining about Nick Eardley's comments at 10:16 on the news channel - "The economic backdrop has changed: Mr Sunak is going to have to agree to spending cuts, and to tax rises" - which presented austerity as inevitable, rather than a political choice. https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints/make-a-complaint/#/ComplaintPlease share and subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What the hell was that? Rishi Sunak's first national address after becoming Tory leader was a truly bizarre robotic performance which made the lettuce which outlived Liz Truss look like a charismatic titan. But what about the substance of a prime minister who is twice as wealthy as our unelected head of state - and what it means for our crisis-ridden country?Don't forget to subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak battle for the Tory leadership while the country sinks further into crisis, we've got the best analysis of what happens now.We're joined by journalist Adam Bienkov and Conservative writer Tim Montgomerie.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Tories roll back their energy support package, households are faced with £5,000 energy bills - just completely unaffordable for millions, and threatening to driven large sections of the population below the waterline. What if we all refuse to pay our energy bills - and forced the government to come back with proper support?That's the plan of Don't Pay UK who are asking for one million people to together commit to not pay their energy bills - sign up here: https://dontpay.uk/Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Liz Truss is forced out of office, Britain will have its third prime minister this year. Whether it's Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt or indeed Boris Johnson - who is plotting a return - this farce leaves Britain in an economic and soil death spiral. Only a general election gives this country hope of being prised away from the grip of these lunatics - but will the Tories ever allow an election which could wipe them out? And how much is the Tory crisis about something far more profound - a broken economic model that itself has to go?We're joined by the brilliant economist Faiza Shaheen.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to Liz Truss' former advisor, the now Prime Minister had one person she never wanted to appear on Question Time with because "he was a long-time baiter". Well, as someone who's been on the programme with her... was she talking about me? On Question Time I made an argument about a major threat posed by the Tories if we left the EU on their terms - and there's a big lesson to learn from it..Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a new poll shows that Liz Truss is almost as unpopular with British citizens as Vladimir Putin, her 'apology' should be treated with the contempt it deserves. But don't let the Tories get away with blaming all this on her: this was a team effort, and now they all have to pay.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Just Stop Oil threw soup at a Van Gogh painting, there was outrage across social media - including from people who considered themselves naturally sympathetic to their cause. So I wanted to find out the truth: as it turns out, the soup was thrown over glass - no painting was harmed in the making of this protest - and Emma Brown from the group joins me, asking what should we really be angry about - soup over a glass, or the destruction of our planet. But was this tactic helpful or counterproductive - and how does she answer their critics?This is the only media outlet where you'll find a fair platform for the group, which we're glad to provide.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liz Truss has already had the most disastrous record of any new British prime minister: after a mini budget which promised a massive raft of tax cuts to the wealthy plunged the economy into turmoil, she's thrown her Chancellor under a bus, u-turned on her policies and appointed Jeremy Hunt. But Hunt is a passionate cheerleader of austerity and has already committed to spending cuts - after years of slash-and-burn economic policies have devastated public services. Is Truss going to survive - and what does a return to cuts mean for Britain's society and economy?We're joined by New Statesman Senior Editor George Eaton economist and writer James Meadway to talk it all over.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a disastrous party conference, Liz Truss and the Tories are in polling freefall, and the spectre of electoral calamity now seems increasingly likely. Is it all over? What on earth is Truss doing? Is she an undercover revolutionary socialist on a mission to destroy the Tories? And where is Labour in all this?We are joined by Opinium pollster Chris Curtis, and Guardian columnist Zoe Williams.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julian Assange faces up to 175 years behind bars if he's extradited to the United States. Why? Because he embarrassed the world's remaining superpower by exposing its war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. His wife, Stella, joins us to explain why what Assange did is so important, why he has suffered persecution, the human impact on both of them - and why everyone should join a human chain around Parliament on Saturday 8th October: https://www.nuj.org.uk/learn/ems-event-calendar/free-assange-human-chain.htmlPlease subscribe - and helps us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tories under Liz Truss face catastrophe - but sadly, so does the country. I've gone straight to Conservative conference to ask delegates exactly how it's all going. Brace yourselves!Truss's attempt to slash taxes for the rich caused the markets to collapse, and despite a humiliating u-turn on the 45p rate, the government is still set to cut taxes for big business while hacking away benefits for the struggling. It hasn't gone well - the Tories' polling has collapsed, and they're set, as things stand, for a devastating election defeat. What does the grassroots think about all of this: well, wow, is all I can say...Please subscribe - and help us make more videos challenging the Tories here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liz Truss' decision to wage class war on behalf of the rich - with a Budget which slashes their taxes - has crashed the British economy, throwing the pound and the markets into turmoil. Why has this happened, what will this for the economy - and what will this mean for you?We're joined by Alfie Stirling, chief economist of the New Economics Foundation.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So, the Tories are in polling meltdown and they've crashed the economy: the election is now Labour's to lose, and here at the annual conference, delegates know it. But is this party still a broad church? Has Keir Starmer abandoned the promises he made to become Labour leader? Has the party finally adopted a bold transformative agenda in this crisis-ridden country? And could Labour really finally be on the brink of power?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is it all over for the Labour left? Clive Lewis is one of its leading lights, and a tireless fighter for causes such as climate justice and proportional representation. He joined me live at Labour Conference to talk over the Tories' catastrophic implosion - and where Labour goes now.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tories aren't even bothering to hide it: their so-called "mini budget" shovels vast sums of money to the booming 1% while millions are left struggling. This is class war. Just how bad is it, what will it do to the economy, how worried should you be about your own circumstances - and what's the alternative?We're joined by the economist and author Grace Blakeley to unpack it all - plus, former Corbyn advisor and author of new book 'Our Bloc: How We Win', James Schneider, on Labour's response on the eve of conference.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here treon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As royal fervour grips the media and swathes of the nation following the death of Britain's longest serving monarch - what does this all say about the state of a crisis-ridden country in 2022? Is the monarchy safe for generations to come under King Charles III - or are cracks appearing in the institution?We are joined by Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu to discuss the racist onslaught against Meghan Markle - and the related vilification of Prince Harry - and what it signifies; and Aaron Bastani on what this moment says about modern Britain, and where it goes next.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A stunning Ukrainian counter-offensive has driven Russian forces out of Kharkov region. Has the war turned? Could Putin be on course for military defeat? Could he resort to tactical nuclear weapons? And how will this really all end? We’re joined by leading war expert Prof. Paul Rogers to tell us exactly what’s happening. Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://www.Patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The death of Britain’s longest reigning monarch is a cause of sadness for millions. But as a new unelected head of state assumes his role, now is exactly the time to debate the monarchy. Millions support having an elected head of state - but the media largely silences their voices - and even for many who support the monarchy, the passion is no longer there. Among younger voters, more support a republic and not. Is the monarchy running out of time? Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keir Starmer’s decision to abandon the pledges he made to Labour members to get elected has not gone down well with me. Winning peoples’s confidence through deceit makes you, in my view, well - a conman. Keir Starmer responded to my critique on TV - and this is my response.(Also - I forgot to say in the video - he calls me a cheerleader for Jeremy Corbyn - and yes I did support his leadership - but he seems to have forgotten he was in his Shadow Cabinet and supposedly fought to make him prime minister). Please subscribe - and help us take on the Establishment media here: https://www.Patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That did not go how the BBC expected. When comedian Joe Lycett appeared on Laura Kuenssberg's new politics show, he refused to play the game and instead used satire to roast our soon-to-be prime minister Liz Truss. By doing so, he punctured the self-important Westminster Bubble that presents itself as sophisticated political commentary but is often the inane and the superficial. That's why - unlike most of the discussions on these shows - it went viral.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ok, resign yourself to it - Liz Truss is going to be our prime minister. Is she going to bomb at the outset? What do the public think of her? Will she get a honeymoon? What’s she planning? We are joined by Opinium pollster Chris Curtis and Byline Tomes’ Adam Bienkov. Plus - Labour’s internal election results are announced last week. Is it all over for the Labour left - or does it have a future? We are joined by newly elected NEC member Jess Barnard.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https:///www.Patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The launch of 'Enough is Enough' revitalised the anti-Tory movement: within weeks of launching, half a million have signed up as supporters of this campaign to solve the crisis of living, and mass rallies have attracted such numbers that people have been turned away. The Communication Workers Union is one of the driving forces behind the new campaign, and their general secretary Dave Ward talked to me about the campaign's aims and strategy - and how the labour movement more generally is fighting back.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all know the economy is broken - but what does that mean in practice and how do we fix it? How did corporations become a threat to democracy? Where does the energy crisis and the disaster of water privatisation fit into this? And more importantly - what we do about it? I’m joined by two brilliant authors - Adrienne Buller and Mathew Lawrence - who have written a brilliant new book called Owning The Future: Power and Property in an Age of Crisis.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: www.Patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The treatment of Labour MP Apsana Begum should horrify any decent person. A self-identified survivor of domestic abuse, as journalist Rivkah Brown puts it, 'her mental and physical health ravaged by what she called “a sustained campaign of misogynistic abuse and harassment” culminating in a trigger ballot process overseen by friends of her ex-husband, the MP for Poplar and Limehouse was admitted to A&E and signed off work the next day.'But when Keir Starmer and Labour general secretary David Evans were emailed by an independent domestic violence advocate working with Refuge - which said "I believe what we are seeing in this current trigger process is a further extension of the abuse that she has already endured" - neither bothered to even reply.What does this tell us about the treatment of one of the few Muslim female Labour MPs - and if this was an MP on the right of the party, how different would her treatment and the media response be? We are joined by Rivkah Brown who talks us through this truly harrowing and disturbing case.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the war in Ukraine at an apparent stalemate, what happens next? Is the Russian army now so overstretched and demoralised that Ukraine can mount a successful counter-offensive - or does the coming of winter and the growing energy crisis mean that a Russian breakthrough is only a matter of time? And through the fog of war - are there actually tentative signs of hope that are being ignored?We are joined by Paul Rogers - Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies and one of the world's leading experts on conflict - to tell us exactly what is going on.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a caller rang in to denounce young people for not working hard enough - and not owning homes because they demanded fitted carpets - he got a piece of my mind.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is difficult to understate the scale of the social catastrophe looming in Britain, with an estimated 45 million people - a large majority of the population - facing being driven into poverty. Just what is the reality of the disaster about to unfold, what will it mean in practice - and can it be stopped?We are joined by Miatta Fahnbulleh, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation, and Lewis Ford, a public sector worker backing the Don't Pay UK campaign.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever since the monkeypox outbreak began in the global north several months ago, there's been misinformation, hysteria and outright lies. Despite all the evidence that the virus is overwhelmingly being spread by sex between men, stating this fact has been widely portrayed online as stigmatising, while false claims that the whole population is at severe risk have spread like wildfire online. Gruesomely, all the wrong lessons from the AIDS pandemic are being learned.It's time to give you the facts - and nothing but the facts - so we're joined by the brilliant science writer Benjamin Ryan to explain exactly what's going on - and everything you need to know.Please subscribe - and help us offer an alternative to the mainstream media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inflation is soaring, a massive recession is projected, and already squeezed living standards are set to plummet further. The strain placed on households - and society at large - is hard to imagine. Just how bad are things going to get? What impact will the policies of likely Tory leader Liz Truss have? Do Labour's answers square up? And what's the real solution to this calamity?We're joined by economists and writers Grace Blakeley and James Meadway.Please subscribe - and help us take on the Tory media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

These two statistics sum up how broken British society is: while BP are making £6.9bn worth of profits - a 14 year high - typical household energy bills are forecast to hit more than £3,600 a year.We should never have surrendered the natural monopoly of the energy industry to profiteers in the first place. We're joined by the incredible expert Mathew - Lawrence - founder and director of UK-based think tank Common Wealth - to explain why the industry is broken, why the energy company's arguments against more taxes are total bunk - and why we should bring the sector under public ownership for the sake of struggling families, a broken economy and society - and the future of the planet.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The long awaited Forde report - investigating revelations about the behaviour of Labour staffers under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership which was exposed by a leaked document - was expected to be a whitewash. It wasn't: it exposed horrendous behaviour on the part of Labour officials. What does it tell us about the behaviour of the Labour Right - and the fate which befell Corbyn's Labour party?We are joined by former Corbyn staffer and author Alex Nunns, and author and journalist Rachel Shabi.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The race to become Tory leader has become an eccentric mess. Just how bad are the candidates - and what do their campaigns tell us about where this country is headed?We're joined by Byline Times' political editor Adam Bienkov.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Faqwj8quFHYm18PxL1pjSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Boris Johnson is finally turfed out by Tory MPs, we're joined by brilliant guests to talk over the Tory leadership campaign - and what it means for all of us.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is US democracy in a death spin? That's now an increasingly mainstream debate as a radicalised Republican Party abandon democratic norms, the Supreme Court not only strikes down Roe v. Wade but facilitates the rigging of the electoral system, while an already heavily caveated US democracy increasingly enforces minority rule. Why is the Democratic response to this crisis so dire? What can be done to prevent the slide of the US into right-wing authoritarianism - all under the watch of a Democratic president? And how far fetched is talk of civil war?We're joined by US journalists and podcasts Francesca Fiorentini and Matthew Sitman.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another blockbuster interview with Peter Hitchens - this is the best one yet - and we have a lot to cover. What does Boris Johnson stand for, and is he really 'hard left'? How does he think "the traditional family" can be saved? Why would a more punitive justice system work? Why was New Labour "the most radical government" since Oliver Cromwell? Why does he support English independence? And - above all else - why does he think Russia's war on Ukraine was provoked?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yanis Varoufakis - former Greek finance minister, economist and politician - is one the great intellectual superstars of the left. We have a lot to talk about: Britain's deporting of refugees to Rwanda, how Boris Johnson's 'oven-cooked' Brexit deal is unravelling, Keir Starmer's dishonest leadership of the Labour party, the political situation in Spain, the revival of the French left, how the horror of the Ukraine war can end, the extradition of Julian Assange, and the controversy involving British journalist Paul Mason.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Britain in a cost of living crisis, the Tories have turned on their traditional scapegoats - migrants and refugees. The Conservatives’ policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda - a poor country with a bad human rights record - is just the latest stage of a racist campaign.But people are fighting back. We went to a mass demonstration outside the Home Office and spoke to MPs like Zarah Sultana and Richard Burgon, refugees and courageous campaigners - and asked whether this despicable policy can be defeated. Please subscribe and help us take on the racist media here: www.Patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After over 40% of Conservative MPs voted no confidence in the scandal-ridden Prime Minister, is Boris Johnson politically speaking a dead man walking? Is it only a matter before he's booted out of office - perhaps after the upcoming by-election defeats, or after a new investigation by the standards committee found he misled Parliament? Or will he once again escape accountability?We're joined by Aaron Bastani!Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We should welcome some genuine honesty from the Tories. When Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries warned Tory MPs that kicking out Boris Johnson would infuriate rich Conservative donors - who she warned they depend on - she revealed just who her party exists to serve. From the very founding moment of the Tories to Margaret Thatcher to David Cameron to Johnson, the Tories have always championed the interests of those who keep them afloat - and here's the evidence.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Johnny Depp won his defamation case against Amber Heard, after her 2018 Washington Post article in which she wrote: "I became a public figure representing domestic abuse." But what will the legacy of this trial - and particularly the coverage of it, including on social media - be? Will this fuel an already escalating backlash against the #MeToo movement, in which women who had suffered sustained sexual harassment and violence from men had a moment in which a consensus grew that their voices should be heard? Whatever you think of the verdict, where does this trial - not least the way it was covered - leave women?We are joined by brilliant journalist Lucia Osborne-Crowley, who has covered the trial from the start.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Woah! According to a former senior staffer for leading polling company YouGov, his former employer refused to publish polling data that was favourable to the Labour party in the 2017 election - and even manipulated methodology for the same reason - after coming under political pressure from a Tory MP who co-founded the organisation. But this scandal raises major questions about our democracy.YouGov has released a statement denying one of the allegations: https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1534500346093092864Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, those of us who support an elected head of state are expected to shut up. But if we don’t make the case - then when? We are joined by Republic’s Graham Smith.In the aftermath of the Johnny Depp - Amber Heard libel trial, where does the verdict leave women who’ve survived the pandemic of male violence who aren’t believed? We’re joined by brilliant feminist writer Lucia Osborne-Crowley.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keir Starmer won the Labour leadership by offering radical domestic policies combined with party unity. As reports emerge that Starmer intends to abandon his solemn pledge in the election to hike income tax on the top 5% of earners - literally his first pledge - I ask a very basic question. If you care about Boris Johnson's dishonesty, but not Keir Starmer's dishonesty, do you really care about dishonesty at all? And what happens to our democracy when our leaders engage in such rampant dishonesty?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A few months ago, Boris Johnson's political fate seemed sealed: after revelations of rampant illegal partying in No. 10 during the pandemic, his personal polling collapsed and Tory MPs began demanding his resignation. But after the Sue Gray report, will the Tories commit regicide - or is Johnson leading the Tories into the next election?We're joined by the Financial Times' Sebastian PaynePlease subscribe - and help us offer an alternative here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As over 200 monkeypox cases are reported in 21 countries, many are having flashbacks to early days of the Covid pandemic. How worried should we be?Oxford Professor Aris Katzourakis gives a masterclass on everything you need to know: what monkeypox is, whats its relationship with smallpox, what the symptoms are, how deadly it is, has it mutated or could it, will it spread to our pets, why the outbreak is disproportionately affecting gay and bisexual men, and can we eradicate monkeypox altogether?Please like, subscribe - and help us offer an alternative here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George Monbiot is one of Britain's most eloquent, intelligent and wise writers, a relentless defender of social justice and a fighter against the climate emergency and the human-made threat to our only planet, Earth. We talk about his epic new book Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet - from the truth about soil ecology, to whether plant-based diets are the way forward, to new protein substitutes, to new farming methods, to the threats to our food systems and how we can fight them.One of the most enlightening interviews you'll ever listen to!Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Israeli state not only killed iconic Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqla - the police force then attacked her funeral procession. Much of the world is shocked - but governments continue to arm and back the Israeli state, disregarding the conclusions of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and B'Tselem that it is guilty of Apartheid. Is the Israeli state overreaching so much that Western public opinion will shift decisively against it?We talk to Salem Barahmeh, Executive Director of Rabet, and Sarit Michaeli from Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem, about what's happening on the ground, whether accountability is possible, what the mood is - and what happens next.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noam Chomsky is one of the world's pre-eminent intellectuals, and an icon of dissent going back literally generations. I speak to him about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and what anti-war activists should be saying. What does he think about the role of NATO? Should the left supporting arming Ukraine on the basis this is a naked war of aggression? What are Russia's war aims? What would a peace deal look like in these circumstances - and how would it last? And most of all - does he think a nuclear war is possible?Please subscribe - and help us take on the Establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tories took a battering in the local elections, losing even more seats than they feared, including nearly collapsing as a political force in London, as well as suffering a drubbing across the South. Has a cost-of-living crisis and a scandal-ridden Conservative government defined by deceit and corruption finally collided with electoral reality?But there is little cheer for Labour here: outside of the capital, the party's support has fallen in England compared to 2018, and important wins - like Wandsworth and Westminster - have been eclipsed by losses elsewhere, leading to few net gains in England. Labour's strong showing in Wales is surely something for popular Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford to take the credit for. With Keir Starmer - who bet the house on partygate - now under police investigation, how much of a mess are both the Tories and Labour in?We are joined by Britain's pre-eminent psephologist Sir John Curtice, and then journalist Paul Mason and Novara Media's Michael Walker to discuss the political situation.Please subscribe - and help us offer an alternative media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First the Mail on Sunday launched a crude misogynistic attack on Angela Rayner; then Tory MP Neil Parish was caught watching pornography in the House of Commons. What does this say about misogyny in politics - and how should we discuss misogyny and pornography? We’re joined by Shaista Aziz - Labour councillor and campaigner against male violence against women - and Ivy Maddox from United Sex Workers. Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://www.Patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nish Kumar is a brilliant comedian and an all-round lovely guy, and we have a lot to chat about: his experiences working at the BBC, whether there's any truth to 'cancel culture', how monsters who've caused so much damage ended up being turned into national sweethearts, whether comedy has been dumbed down and become less fearless, and confronting racism.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boris Johnson's whole career has been about defying the laws of political gravity, often aided and abetted by a supine media. But as both him and his government are convulsed by scandal - and the country is gripped by a cost of living crisis - has his luck finally run out?We are joined by two brilliant commentators: LBC's Iain Dale and the New Statesman's George Eaton!Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With an epic showdown between the far-right's Marine Le Pen and neoliberal Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the French presidential election - is this really a done deal? How has the far right come closer to winning power in a Western European nation than at any time since 1945? What will those who voted for the left-wing insurgent Jean-Luc Mélenchon do? Why did five years of so-called 'moderate' rule leave France more divided and polarised than it was before? And what is the future of France - and with it, Europe and beyond?We travelled to France to spend time with the Mélenchon campaign and its supporters, we went to Le Pen country to find out why voters who previously opted for the left have defected to the far right, we spoke to Macron supporters - and ordinary people who are angry and disillusioned in a society which is rigged against them.Please subscribe - and if you want us to make more of these documentaries, and tell us what you want us to make, support us here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the French people are now forced to choose between the neo-liberal Emmanual Macron and the far-right Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election, we talk to the fascinating young French intellectual Edouard Louis - about what this means for France, for the left, and what hope there is in a bleak political landscape.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On both sides of the Atlantic, the war on trans people is escalating - from Republican legislation in the United States, to an increasingly feverish moral panic in the UK. What can be done, including by cis allies - and what are the stakes?Joining us are three brilliant trans activists from both the UK and US: Arden Hart, Felix F. Fern and Arthur Webber.Help us take on the anti-LGBTQ media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Much of the world were relieved when Donald Trump was defeated back in 2020 - but as Joe Biden's administration plunges new depths of unpopularity, how much of a mess is it in? Whose fault is the stalling of the domestic agenda? How serious are his gaffes on Russia's invasion of Ukraine? What hope of a progressive fightback - not least as midterms loom, and Trump is ahead in the polls?We're joined by brilliant commentators from across the Atlantic.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rishi Sunak's ill-deserved popularity has finally crashed. His positive approval ratings were entirely fuelled by furlough in the Covid era - but now policies which are hammering working people who have suffered the longest squeeze in wages since the Napoleonic era have come to bite. Just how bad are his economic policies - and what is the alternative?We are joined by Gary Stevenson - former Citibank trader and campaigner against inequality.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As P&O sack 800 staff - many by video message, others marched off ships like criminals - and reportedly replace them with Eastern European workers on £2.60 an hour, what does this say about Britain's woefully unjust economic model - and how do we fight back?We are joined by Mick Lynch - general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At least 1,200 Ukrainians are believed to have died in Mariupol alone - killed by Putin's brutal invasion of the country - while thousands of Russian soldiers may be dead. As Russia becomes bogged down in Ukraine, the war is becoming increasingly violent - and a horrific siege of Kyiv may be imminent. Rumours abound too that Putin may resort to chemical weapons. How badly is the invasion going for Russia, what happens next - and what lengths could Putin resort to?We're joined by Tom Burgis, investigative journalist and author of Kleptopia, to explain how we crack down on oligarchs linked to Putin; Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies, to tell us the state of the Russia invasion; and Adam Bienkov, on Boris Johnson's links to media mogul Evgeny Lebedev.We're also joined by Jeed Basyoun from Reprieve to discuss Saudi Arabia's mass executions.Please subscribe and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the end of 2013, a letter apparently setting out an Islamist extremist plot take over schools was set to Birmingham City Council: it prompted a massive national scandal, official inquiries and changes to the law. One small problem: it was fake. The viral hit Trojan Horse Affair podcast - presented by Serial's Brian Reed and Hamza Syed - brilliantly set out the astonishing truth about this scandal, which reveals damning truth about British society, our media and our politics.But since the podcast was released, much of the British media has aggressively come from Syed and Reed and their work - so the two meet us, explain the truth of what they've found - and face down the critics.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine continues with catastrophic human consequences - just how bad can things get? What sort of atrocities could Putin's regime inflict to subjugate the nation, including conquering its cities, not least Kyiv? And with siren voices in the West calling for a No Fly Zone - which would entail war with a nuclear armed power - is an apocalyptic scenario unthinkable?We're joined by Ukrainian social scientist Volodymyr Ishchenko and by Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This isn't just any strike: it's a story of modern Britain, of workers suffering a cost of living crisis but with no major political party willing to champion them. These Coventry bin drivers are striking against a Labour council, and the Unite union is threatening to pull the plug on their funding for a cash-strapped Labour over the dispute. With the social crisis only set to escalate - this is a sign of things to come.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Russia launches a war of aggression against Ukraine - has it backfired? There are signs the invasion may not be going to plan as Ukrainians courageously put up resistance, while anti-war sentiment has been expressed in surprising sections of Russian society. What are Putin's prospects, what happens next - and how is it all likely to end?We're joined from St. Petersburg by researcher and anti-war activist Ilya Matveev and Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies.Please subscribe - and help us take on the establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Jeffrey Epstein's associate Jean-Luc Brunel is found hanged in a prison cell - after being accused of rape and supplying underage girls to the late US financier - we discuss the latest in this scandal. What does Prince Andrew's settlement with Virginia Giuffre really mean? What about the victim blaming against Virginia and other survivors? With Epstein and Brunel both dead, will we ever finally get the truth? What does this tell us about power on both sides of the Atlantic - and wider issues about child abuse, male violence against girls and women, and human trafficking? And what happens next?We're joined by two brilliant guests - journalist and Lucia Osborne-Crowley and barrister Dr. Charlotte ProudmanPlease subscribe - and help us offer an alternative to the establishment media here! https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Afghanistan is now in the midst of the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Why? The US froze billions of pounds worth of its assets, and is now moving to steal half of it and give it to 9/11 victims' families. The country is languishing under punitive Western sanctions. The result: Afghanistan faces mass starvation.We are joined by Afghan lecturer Obaidullah Baheer and Iyad el-Baghdadi to talk through exactly what is happening - and what can be done.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media: http://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This whole saga is completely infuriating. Kate Clanchy is an author who piled on a reviewer who called out racist and bigoted passages in her book; Clanchy denied she'd written them (actually, she had, except she'd written "Ashkenazi nose" rather than "Jewish nose", which is if anything worse), and called on everyone to report the review. What happened next? Women of colour who spoke out about it - not least what it said about the publishing industry - were vilified and abused, while Clanchy was turned into a martyr.One of those women was the brilliant author Monisha Rajesh, who joins me to talk about the truth about what actually happened.Please subscribe - and help us take on the establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh good grief. Nadine Dorries - who is actually a Cabinet minister, with actual power - keeps being wheeled out to TV studios to defend the indefensible, with catastrophic consequences. If you didn't laugh, you'd cry - but what on earth does this tell us about the behaviour of the people running the country, who apparently have no shame at all?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

he Equalities and Human Rights Commission is supposed to be Britain's official equalities watchdog, but after u-turning on trans rights - after a series of Tory appointments and its former chair warning it was under political pressure to back the government agenda - it's been engulfed in scandal.Investigative work by journalist Ben Hunte has uncovered private meetings between the EHRC and anti-trans rights organisations, while whistleblowers have told him about an anti-LGBTQ culture at the organisation and a failure to recognise racism, leading to an exodus of staff. Ben Hunte joins us to tell us the details, and we're joined by trans commentator Katy Montgomerie to put it all into context.Plus: after author Kate Clanchy piled on a reviewer who pointed out racist and bigoted passages in her books - which she falsely claimed she hadn't written - the author has been turned into a martyr, while women of colour who spoke out about it - and the racism of the wider British publishing industry - have been vilified and dogpiled. We speak to celebrated author Monisha Rajesh who has been viciously trolled online over the saga to tell us the truth.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite overwhelming evidence of No. 10 parties, the Met refused to investigate them for weeks - until a last minute u-turn at just the right moment to sabotage the Sue Gray report. But is this behaviour really out of the ordinary for the Met?We're joined by Kevin Maxwell - a former Met police officer who detailed being abused for his race and sexuality in 'Forced Out' - and Alastair Morgan - the brother of Daniel Morgan, murdered in 1987 after investigating police corruption.Please subscribe - and help us take on the Establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is this finally the end of Boris Johnson? As his polling collapses, Sue Gray's report looms and Tory MPs plot, could this be the week when the Prime Minister's hubris meets its nemesis? More broadly, what next for the Tories - and what of the politicians and pundits who made him Tory leader know exactly what and who he was?We're joined by Adam Bienkov, Chief Westminster Correspondent at Byline Times.With the Ukraine crisis escalating, we are joined live from Moscow by journalist Ilya Budraitskis and from Ukraine by journalist Volodymyr Ishchenko.And following Tory MP Christian Wakeford's defection to Labour, we're joined by Young Labour Chair Jess Barnard.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here:https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Boris Johnson's government is convulsed by scandal and crisis, could this be not just the end of him - but the end of the Conservative party, too? That's what Peter Oborne - a longstanding Conservative supporter - thinks is entirely possible.Please subscribe - and help us take on the Tory media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has any government been so convulsed by such a catastrophically damaging scandal since World War II? As continued revelations about rampant partying in No. 10 envelop Boris Johnson, is it finally all over for him? Will he bring the Tories down with him - or will a leadership change allow them reboot? Is Labour triumphalism justified?We're joined by Peter Oborne - author of The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism - and campaigner Matt Zarb Cousin.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Boris Johnson’s premiership is consumed in crisis after his repeated lies about multiple parties in No. 10, is it all over for him? Will he drag the Tories down with him? Are there even worse scandals? Will what comes next be even worse? Can’t imagine what that would look like? (We can).We are joined by Jolyon Maugham to explain how his Good Law Project successfully exposed the corruption of the government in the courts - and Ellie Mae O’Hagan to talk over what this all means.Please subscribe - and help us take us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the dictatorship of Kazakhstan violently cracks down on protesters, what's really going on? What's the role of inequality and poverty - and the broken promises of the free market? Just what is the nature of the governing tyranny - and with Russian intervention, what does this mean for global politics?Kazakh voices have been far too erased from this coverage. That's why we're talking to sociologist Dr. Diana T. Kudaibergenova to explain what caused this, what's happening on the ground - and what happens next.Please subscribe - and help us take on the Establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Megastar actor Emma Watson has been falsely smeared as an anti-Semite by former Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon after posting a pro-Palestine message on Instagram. Here is a striking example of anti-Palestinian racism: of how even expressing mild sympathy with the plight of the Palestinians is portrayed as a grotesque act of hatred.This is just the latest attack on a public figure expressing sympathy with the Palestinian people - but is it overreach and a sign of weakness by apologists for Israeli occupation? Is this strategy succeeding in marginalising support for the Palestinians - or is support for Palestinian justice greater than ever? And what does it mean for combatting the very real and growing menace of antisemitism across the world?We're joined by Salem Barahmeh - Executive Director of Rābet by PIPD - live from Ramallah, Palestine; and Em Hilton - co-founder of Na'amod: British Jews Against Occupation.Also: after the 'Colston 4' are cleared by a jury of criminal damage for their part in toppling the statue of slaver Edward Colston in Bristol, we are joined by one of the vindicated live.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Look what you made us do. With your support, we chased the Tories - literally. We gave a voice to otherwise marginalised working class people and minorities. We fought racism and bigotry. We had the best experts on COVID. We gave a platform to hopeful alternatives.Now we want to do far more. We don’t have billionaires funding us - we rely on you for our shows, podcasts and documentaries. Help us offer an alternative to a broken media - www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nearly half a century after Salvador Allende's democratically socialist government was overthrown by Augusto Pinochet, the people of Chile decisively voted for leftist Gabriel Boric over far right extremist José Antonio Kast. Is the Latin American 'pink tide' back with a vengeance, what does this mean for Chile, the Continent and beyond - and what hope can we all draw from this huge triumph for the left?We're joined by David Adler - General Coordinator of the Progressive International, which Boric is a member of - and Hassan live on the ground in Chile.Please subscribe - and help support us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84(Artwork by https://twitter.com/malachy_harris)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nearly two years after COVID-19 was identified, and a year after mass vaccination began, Britain could be on the brink of another lockdown. How did we get here? How serious is Omicron? Is it intrinsically milder, will our antibodies keep it mild, will it cause less severe illness, hospitalisation and death - and what does the evidence from abroad tell us?We're joined by the Financial Times' brilliant John Burn-Murdoch - whose data and analysis has been a lifeline through the pandemic - to guide us through the current crisis.Plus: Director of CLASS Ellie Mae O'Hagan talks us through the politics of the current moment - will a pandemic-weary public really stand for another lockdown, what does the Tory crisis mean for public health - and what comes next?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boris Johnson's government is in potentially terminal trouble as it is overwhelmed by lies and fury over parties in No. 10 while the country was in lockdown. Meanwhile, the country once again faces renewed COVID crisis as Omicron surges across the country. How bad are things for the Tories, has Keir Starmer's time really come - and how much of a mess is Britain in?We're joined by journalist Paul Mason and Novara's Michael Walker.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Boris Johnson is plunged into crisis over the multiple secret parties that happened in 10 Downing Street that he and his government are lying about, is it over for the Prime Minister? Joining us are Novara's Ash Sarkar and Jo Goodman from COVID Bereaved Families, who lost her dad to a virus the government allowed to let rip with catastrophic consequences.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a Tory Cabinet minister tells the Times newspaper that the Omicron crisis puts the government in a "Remarkable position" and "should put us in a good place for the new year", we look carefully at the facts - what do we know, how bad is it, and how do we avoid another lockdown?We are joined by Prof. Deenan Pillay from University College London.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is not the news any of us wanted to hear: South African scientists have identified a new variant of COVID described as the "worst ever", and it's been detected in several countries around the world. How serious is the threat, what do we know about it - and how much is this down to richer countries refusing to provide vaccines to the Global South?We're joined by Fatima Hassan live from South Africa, Miriam Brett - director of research and advocacy at Commonwealth, and Prof. Susan Michie and Dr. Helen Salisbury from Independent SAGE.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carla Denyer is the Green Party's newly elected co-leader: in some polls her party is in double digits. But what do the Greens stand for, are they basically Lib Dems, what's their take on Labour, could they be the left wing UKIP, how are they tackling transphobia, and how are they going to make a populist case to take on the climate emergency?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https:///www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted after shooting dead two men and injuring another at a Black Lives Matter protest, the US right are triumphant. What does this mean now: for right-wing vigilantes and for progressive protesters? How would the US justice system have judged a person of colour in the same circumstances, and what does this tell us about white supremacy?We're joined by Benjamin Dixon, Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Pat Blanchard and Wajahat Ali .Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the swimming pool in the sky: the so called 'Sky Pool' in Nine Elms, south London, which wowed the media but which sums up the inequality ravaging British society. This community provided the perfect opportunity to help tackle London's housing crisis - but instead it was handed to property developers to build luxury flats for the elite. This is a story about how settled working class communities are being torn apart by greed. But those working class voices have been erased from the conversation: in this documentary, we hand them the megaphone.Please subscribe - and if you want more documentaries giving working class people a voice, support us here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Tories are embroiled in corruption scandals, the polls are finally turning against them - after months of seeming apparently immune to pandemic mishandling, a fuel crisis, cuts to Universal Credit and a surge in the cost of living. But how much trouble are they in - and can Labour capitalise on the Tories' crisis?We're joined by Byline's Adam Bienkov and CLASS Director Ellie Mae O'Hagan.Plus - with a COP26 agreement signed - how much of a step forward or travesty is it? We're joined by human rights and environmental activist Kumi Naidoo.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Students who protested against Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely have suffered a firestorm of condemnation from the Establishment. But it’s based on lies - this was a peaceful protest with booing and heckling, nothing more - against a far right politician who supports the annexation of all Palestinian land, calls the Nakba an ‘Arab lie’, denounces Arabs as “thieves of history”, opposes relationships between Arabs and Jews and denounces Diaspora Jews. She is the representative of a state condemned by Human Rights Watch for practising Apartheid.Tory and Labour politicians and media outlets have sided with a right-wing extremist over young anti-racist students - and that is a disgrace.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Tories are embroiled in the Owen Paterson scandal, we examine the truly scale of corruption in Tory ranks, why it's a threat to democracy - and how we fight it, featuring investigative journalist and editor-in-chief of openDemocracy Peter Geoghegan.Is COP26 a great step forward in the struggle to save humanity - or just a greenwash for the world's polluters? We're joined by Green MSP Patrick Harvie.As the BBC are embroiled in scandal over a transphobic article which drew on the testimony of an alleged serial sexual predator who called for the genocide of trans people, we discuss the fallout and implications with writer Roz Kaveney and journalist Ugla Stefanía.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're told that human nature is hardwired to need authority and hierarchy, and that we're driven by selfishness and greed. But is that really true? In a new book by David Wengrow and the late great David Graeber - THE DAWN OF EVERYTHING - the standard narrative about human history is challenged. Wengrow explains why it's not true that as human society gets more complicated there's a need for more top down control - and what our history tells us about our future.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So I thought, why not have a chat with my mum about whether robots take over the world? She's got a new book out called 'Living With Robots' - I know I'm promoting my mum's book here, it's a one off I promise! - so we talk about what robots really are, what they can actually do, what their limits on, will they ever destroy us all, or at the very least take our jobs? Could they help build a new and better society? Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hit Set Reminder above!With the start of COP26 - with the climate emergency threatening our very future existence - we are joined by brilliant experts and activists to explain what's at stake, what's likely to happen, and how we build pressure to save our planet.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell explains what the Tory Budget really represents, how Labour should pull itself together to offer an inspiring vision - and whether Keir Starmer's crisis-ridden leadership is coming to an end.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is it possible to grow concrete? This was the claim of a right-wing shock jock interviewing Insulate Britain's Cameron Ford in a viral clip watched by millions. As the much demonised protest group receives its first positive coverage in the aftermath, Cameron joins us to face down the movement's critics: about why they're targeting motorways, whether he worries for activists' safety after enraged motorists attack them, why this form of protest is justified - and what future he fears is coming unless more people fight back.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anybody who cares about democracy, independent journalism and human rights should oppose the extradition of Julian Assange. Croatian philosopher Srecko Horvat explains exactly what's at stake.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In an utterly baffling and disturbing turn of events, Novara Media - the biggest left media outlet in Britain - was summarily deleted from YouTube without warning - and then only reinstated after mass uproar. What the hell is going on - and what does this say about the stranglehold of tech giants over our democracy? Novara's Ash Sarkar and Michael Walker join us live.Please subscribe - and help support us as left media outlets are increasingly under siege: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Scotland's shift not to prosecute people caught with possession of drugs sparks a new debate over the failed 'war on drugs', we're joined by pre-eminent expert Prof. David Nutt and journalist Mattha Musby to talk over how a new approach is desperately needed.With Julian Assange facing extradition proceedings, the Belmarsh Tribunal has put the War on Terror on trial. We're joined by Croatian philosopher Srecko Horvat to explain what exactly is at stake.As the anti-trans rights LGB Alliance has its first conference, we're joined by activist and YouTuber Katy Montgomerie to talk over the latest episode in Britain's anti-trans mania.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As cases surge and both hospital admissions rise, how much of a mess are we in? How could it have been avoided? Why are we doing worse than our European neighbours? What do we do to stop an even worse disaster - and is another lockdown on the cards?The brilliant Kit Yates from the University of Bath explains clearly all the facts you need to know.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sickening murder of Tory MP David Amess should have been a moment where we united in horror, and focused on how we keep Members of Parliament safe. Instead the conversation has been derailed: politicians and media outlets who whip up hatred against voiceless minorities on a daily basis attack left-wing critics, even though there is no relevance to this heinous crime. MPs who routinely speak to journalists on the condition of anonymity demand that such a privilege is scrapped for social media users. This derailment must end - and instead we should focus on what really matters.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stonewall is Britain’s main LGBTQ civil rights organisation, and as the country’s anti-trans moral panic spirals out of control, it has become obsessively targeted by the British media. What’s the truth about Stonewall - and how dangerous a moment is this for trans people specifically, and LGBTQ people more broadly? Joining me is bestselling author Juno Dawson and the i paper's equalities reporter Jasmine Andersson.Please subscribe - and help us take on the anti-LGBTQ media here: https://www.Patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Britain's economic indicators flash red - how bad is the country's current plight, and how bad things are going to get this winter - and what lessons can we learn from the Biden experience across the Atlantic?We're joined by a stellar panel of guests: Laurie Macfarlane, economics editor of openDemocracy and Carys Roberts, Director of IPPR; plus Professor Adam Tooze, Columbia University, explains the lessons and limitations of Joe Biden's administration.Please subscribe and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Omid Djalili is a comedy star, and we have a lot to talk about - comedy in the time of COVID, is COVID something you can joke about, the loss of the icon Sean Lock, and his first ever gig which is so unbelievably cringeworthy you've got to hear it to believe it.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The horror of the murder of Sarah Everard by a police officer has been compounded by the reaction of the Metropolitan Police and other police forces: ranging from telling women to flag down a bus if they're frightened during an arrest to outright victim blaming - and a total failure to take any meaningful action.With police failures to tackle violence against girls and women - not least within its own ranks - how is the institutionalised misogyny of the police fought?We're really honoured to be joined by two brilliant experts, activists and thinkers - Aviah Sarah Day and Shanice Octavia.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nina Turner is one of the great emblematic figures of the US left. We talk about how she came to politics, about the Bernie Sanders phenomenon and the rise of the US left, whether Joe Biden really has been pushed in a more progressive direction, whether the criticism of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is well founded - and what hope there is for the left.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tory Party conference takes place in a parallel universe: while ministers and delegates live the high life, low paid and poor households are being hammered by Universal Credit cuts in a country devastated by the disastrously mishandled pandemic. How will they respond when this brutality reality is put to them? My advice is, brace yourself...Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keir Starmer won a whopping majority to become Labour leader on a platform of party unity, radical policies, integrity and electability. Has he stuck to his word? How divided is Labour - and how angry are its members at his perceived betrayals? Does Starmer have the confidence of his own members - and does he have an inspiring vision for the country?Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rather than take the fight to the Tories - from the energy crisis to Universal Credit to food shortages - Keir Starmer has plunged Labour conference into civil war over his plans to shut down democracy. Will his proposal to scrap One Member One Vote for future leadership elections - giving MPs far more say than grassroots union and party members - get through? Is there any hope for a vision from Labour? And what the hell should the left do?We're joined by Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Lloyd Russell-Moyle, and NEC member Lara McNeill.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the US, UK and Australia sign a new pact, is a new dangerous Cold War with China inevitable? We're joined by Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Studies, King's College, London; Martin Jacques, author of "When China Rules the World"; and China historian David Brophy.Please press 'like', subscribe - and help us offer an alternative here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Second Thought is an extremely popular leftist US YouTuber who brings radical politics to younger Americans and beyonds. We talk about US imperialism in the aftermath of the catastrophe in Afghanistan, the nature of US capitalism, Joe Biden's administration, what's driven disillusionment with capitalism - and why the young will win.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shon Faye is the author of one of the most important books of our time - THE TRANSGENDER ISSUE. Coming at a time of vicious anti-trans backlash, we explore why the liberation of trans people will free everyone, how the current moral panic against trans people is similar and different from that gay people have faced, the situation facing young trans people, why liberation is bound up with the struggle against capitalism - and much else.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a TAX THE RICH dress to the absurdly exclusive Met Gala - where people with obscene wealth live the high life - after a free invite. It didn't just predictably drive the AOC-obsessed right into howls of outrage and contempt, but some leftists, too.But it was good, actually! Here's what it tells us about how the left communicates to a mass audience - not least in a nation historically immune to successful left-wing politics - about cultural hegemony, and about winning.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Andrew Neil quits GB News, we ask: how did it go so wrong?Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From National Insurance to the Universal Credit cut, the Tories are hammering low paid workers - and today we expose the truth.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The two decades since 9/11 have been a relentless story of death, terror and ruin on a mass scale. The so-called 'War on Terror' succeeded in doubling terrorist deaths while consuming Iraq and Afghanistan in blood and chaos, followed by catastrophic US defeat; while the drone war, the onslaught against Yemen and the fall of Libya unleashed even more carnage. Here is that story: of how the true horror has been airbrushed out of existence because the lives of the victims are deemed unimportant, while those responsible for the greatest crimes of our time remain venerated as statesmen.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As shortages and price hikes hit supermarket, is Boris Johnson's Brexit deal finally hitting home? We're joined by experts Sam Lowe (Centre for European Reform) and Dmitry Grozoubinski (ExplainTrade).Please like, subscribe - and help us offer an alternative here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lord Adonis is a passionate Remainer and centrist, and there's a lot of things we disagree on, to say the least - so we talk over why Keir Starmer's leadership is failing, whether everyone should have settled on a soft Brexit deal, the popularity of left-wing ideas, and how the country can escape the current catastrophe.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clive Lewis is a Labour backbencher who served in Afghanistan - and yet scandalously wasn't called to speak in the emergency Parliamentary debate about the US withdrawal. Here he tells us about his experiences, about how it all went wrong - and whether the calamity of Western foreign policy will ever change.Help us take on the pro-war media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Taliban sweep across Afghanistan - what next for the future of this war-torn nation, and what are the implications for US power?We're joined live from Kabul by the lecturer Obaidullah Baheer, and Prof. Paul Rogers, professor of peace studies.Help us take on the pro-war media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Burgon is one of the Labour's left most prominent parliamentarians, and a candidate for deputy leader in the 2020 contest. There's a lot to talk about: is the Labour left dead, essentially routed by the leadership and blocked from ever reviving again; did Keir Starmer lie his way into the leadership; what is the left's strategy and vision and future; are we doomed to indefinite Tory rule - and is there any hope?Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is there a right to sex, who are the incels, was Me Too a straightforward act of liberation for all women, what does "believe women" mean, and is misogyny an inherent part of porn? 'The Right to Sex' is a brilliant new book written by Amia Srinivasan - Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, Oxford - and here she explores all of these themes with nuance, insight and knowledge.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the aftermath of the mass murder in Plymouth, attention is focusing on the gunman Jake Davison's history of misogyny and involvement in "incel" culture. But what is this culture, what's driving it, how dangerous is it - and how can it be fought?We're joined by brilliant experts Dr. Maria Norris and Sian Norris to discuss this phenomenon.We're also joined by climate activist Mikaela Loach to discuss the Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change report - and what we can do to confront the existential threat facing our species.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Afghanistan fall to the Taliban, we interview author and expert Anand Gopal to tell you everything you need to know - taking apart the idea the US forces were "the good guys", exposing the atrocities and human rights abuses they were responsible for, looking at the role played by US-backed militias, explaining the disaster of the so-called 'war on drugs' - and looking at what next for a country which has already suffered so much.Help us take on the right wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dawn Butler MP was ordered to leave the House of Commons after calling Boris Johnson what he objectively is - a liar. What does it tell us about our country that the only people held to account for Tory lies are those who call them out? Dawn talks to me about the normalisation of lying, how she called out Tory racism, how the huge response she's generated shows a thirst for opposition currently lacking in Labour - and whether she has any ambitions to one day be Labour leader herself?Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has just been published - and it's been described as "code red" for humanity. What does it say, what does it mean, how bad a mess are we in - and is there any hope?Climate expert Ketan Joshi joins us to break it all down - and explain what comes next.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Financial Times splash has revealed how an elite Tory donors club - known as the 'Advisory Board' - has secret meetings with Boris Johnson and senior government figures. With investigative journalist Solomon Hughes, we look at the wider issues of how the wealthy manipulate the political system to their advantage - and what it says about our democracy.Plus: this week, Labour MP Apsana Begum was completely exonerated by a court after Tower Hamlets tried to prosecute her for making fraudulent housing claims - accusations Begum said were "driven by malicious intent." We are exclusively joined by her lawyer, Raj Chada, who tells us the truth about the case.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some of your favourite films have been rewritten by the Pentagon, the US Defence Department and the CIA. This isn't a conspiracy theory: as research by Bath University's Matthew Alford underlines, thousands of films and TV shows have received support from the US national security state over the last century in exchange for rewrites to eliminate criticisms of- or give glowing support to - the US military and US foreign policy goals. From Zero Dark Thirty to Hulk, from Terminator films to Contact to Homeland, this influence is everywhere - and part of a concerted propaganda effort to whitewash the true horrors committed in the name of US power.Check out Matthew's work here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Matthew-Alford/e/B0045YIR2K and here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmFfPcW_KMArhjNb0zmO1PAHelp us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unfortunately, it finally got me - and the same goes for 1 in 75 people in the UK. In my case, I was infected before my second Moderna shot. So anyway, here's a hook for where we're at with COVID-19 and specifically Delta now - how serious is the situation, are there signs of hope in the data, will the government's strategy of blaming the public work, will the mass vaccination programme save us, or does a bleak winter beckon? I'm joined by expert Prof. Robert West to talk us all through it.Also - Dawn Butler joins us after being kicked out of Parliament for daring to tell the truth about Boris Johnson's lies.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George Monbiot is one of the most important progressive writers of our time. We talk about what it's like being a progressive journalist in the establishment media, about whether the climate emergency can possibly be solved under capitalism, about how public understanding of the crisis has changed, how our lakes are being destroyed and our ecosystems butchered, the legacy of colonialism, long COVID, the pandemic and much else.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GB News is suffering a full scale implosion: technical disasters were followed by a near total collapse in its audience, the sudden absence of founder Andrew Neil, the resignation of senior figures, and then a public repudiation of a presenter who took the knee and his removal from air at the behest of angry viewers - on a TV station which claimed to be founded to oppose 'cancel culture' and the censorious mob.What does this tell us about the right? Well, that they are massive hypocrites, obviously, but joining me are Hussein Kesvani and Zoe Williams to dissect that in detail.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vaush is one of the big left-wing US YouTubers and we have a lot to discuss: what strategy the US left should adopt towards the Biden administration, US foreign policy from Cuba to the Middle East, and the rights of minorities. These are the conversations the left needs to be having.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are the England team the new official opposition? Journalists Gary Younge and Kemi Alemoru talk to me about the significance of the England team that took the knee, the government that legitimised the racist abuse they were subjected to, the vicious racism Black footballers were subjected to - and does this moment provide hope in the struggle against racism?Check out Kemi's brilliant article here: https://gal-dem.com/culture-war-faili...Help us take on the right wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the hopes of millions across England - and beyond - invested in the Euro 2020 final, we are joined by Billy Bragg and Ash Sarkar for a very special programme on the cultural significance - and what this tells us about our identity.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Labour narrowly held Batley & Spen in the recent by-election, former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell talks to me about how the party is losing voters who stuck with it in 2019, let alone failing to win over new supporters; how Muslim Labour voters feel utterly betrayed and disillusioned; how the Tories have been allowed to get away with their catastrophic handling of COVID-19, and Labour aren't setting out a clear vision; whether the left is about to be crushed by the leadership, whether Peter Mandelson is running the party - and what next for the left.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Labour narrowly kept its seat in the Batley & Spen by election, Keir Starmer’s leadership has been spared any challenges. Can he now defy his critics and return to his promises of offering the political vision that is currently lacking, uniting the party and reversing the slide to electoral calamity? We're joined by John McDonnell to discuss the future of the Labour party, Ali Milani and Hamza Ali Shah to discuss Muslim disillusionment with Labour, and Young Labour Chair Jess Barnard to discuss whether young people are permanently going to be turned away.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Geoff Norcott is that rare thing - a Tory comedian - who has written a book called WHERE DID I GO RIGHT: HOW THE LEFT LOST ME. We have a ding dong about right wing ideas, does 'individual responsibility' explain social problems, minority rights, 'woke', his problems with the left - and the most left-wing opinion he has.Support the channel here! https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Labour got clobbered in May's elections, Andy Burnham defined the trend by winning a landslide in Greater Manchester's mayoral elections. He tells me what Labour can learn from his success, about whether he has ambitions to replace Keir Starmer, about how devolution is Labour's routemap back, and why the people of Batley and Spen should vote for Labour's Kim Leadbeater.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim Leadbeater is standing to be Labour's next MP for Batley & Spen. The sister of Jo Cox - who was murdered by a far right terrorist four years ago - she is an energetic campaigner who is fiercely proud of her local roots. We discuss the far right, why she is standing, Labour's vision, why Muslim voters are disillusioned, Palestine and Kashmir, and Keir Starmer's leadership.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Labour MP George Galloway is one of Britain's most controversial individuals, and is standing in Batley & Spen with the slogan 'STARMER OUT'. We talk about his pitch for the seat, including Palestine - but why he's focusing his fire on the opposition, rather than the Tory government which presided over 150,000 deaths; why he campaigned alongside Nigel Farage after denouncing him; why he campaigned for Brexit after declaring that he'd campaign for Remain like "anyone with any brain cells will be doing"; why he voted Tory after declaring he'd rather remove his eyeballs; and much else.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Launched to throw petrol on the raging fires of Britain's culture war and take on the BBC and Sky News, GB News has been an embarrassing flop. Technical failures have been followed by ratings in freefall, and Andrew Neil - founder and the flagship presenter - has taken himself off the air indefinitely after just two weeks. Why was it such a failure, what does it tell us about the media landscape - and is it too soon to write it off completely? We're joined by Director of CLASS think tank Ellie Mae O'Hagan and media expert Leo Watkins.Also, we talk about Matt Hancock's resignation and, with days to go until the Batley & Spen by election, things are getting tense on the ground. We talk to Oli Dugmore, head of politics at JOE, who was there this week, about the latest developments.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Weeks after losing Hartlepool to the Tories, Labour has another major test in the Batley and Spen by-election. This is the constituency once represented by Jo Cox - murdered by a far right terrorist in 2016 - and it's a diverse community. But many voters feel disillusioned with the current main opposition, not least British Muslims, 86% of whom voted Labour nationally in 2019 but who feel that loyalty is not reciprocated. With the controversial George Galloway standing, some are determined to vote for him to give Labour a bloody nose. How much further does Labour's electoral coalition have to fragment as its naturally most loyal voters feel taken for granted?I visit the constituency to speak to everyone from George Galloway to Andy Burnham - presumed to be a likely successor as Labour leader - to Kim Leadbeater, Labour's candidate, to local voters to work out what's happening to the opposition - and where that leaves our crisis-stricken country.Videographer: Jack Barraclough.Help make these documentaries happen here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Young became a music sensation after winning Pop Idol in 2002 - and became one of the earlier pop stars to come out. We discuss his brilliant book To Be a Gay Man, about what it was like growing up gay in a profoundly homophobic society, about what he was up against when he came out, the lived experience of gay people that straight people might not know, and the uncanny parallels with the onslaught against trans people. We have loads of fun so there's no excuse not to watch it.Help support the channel here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the Lib Dems smashed the Tories in Chesham and Amersham, the idea of a "progressive alliance" - of anti-Tory parties working together to get the government out - has revived. But are the Lib Dems "progressive" - and is this an idea emerging out of desperation because Labour is so weak?I'm joined by Labour MSP Paul Sweeney - who is for - and Tribune's David Broder - who is against, plus, the mother of Osime Brown - a 22-year-old autistic man who won his case against deportation to Jamaica, a country he left as a small child - joins us to talk about their horrendous ordeal.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Lewis is the acclaimed author of books such as The Big Short, Moneyball and The Fifth Risk. In his brilliant new book The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, he exposes how factors such as US privatised health helped turn COVID-19 into a national catastrophe which claimed the lives of well over 600,000 Americans.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Tories mess up the pandemic again with 'Freedom Day' due to be kicked back by a month, we're joined by epidemiologist Deepti Gurdasani - who has been proven right time and time again - to discuss just how bad things really are.We're also joined by James Mills - former advisor to Jeremy Corbyn - to talk about just how big the stakes are for the left in the Unite election.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The race to be Unite's next general secretary could not be more politically important: the union is as the very heart of the British left. But there are three left-wing candidates standing, and the right-wing candidate - Gerard Coyne - has every chance of winning because of a split vote. The political consequences for the left would be nothing short of catastrophic.Steve Turner - who won the most nominations - sets out his case to be Len McCluskey's successor: from his record as the chair of the People's Assembly Against Austerity to his lifelong commitment to socialism, why he supported Jeremy Corbyn to his anti-fascism, how Unite would fight for workers and left-wing policies - to what's at stake for all of us in this election.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Palestinian people have endured over 5 decades of Israeli occupation, the longest belligerent occupation on earth. Their land is being colonised by illegal settlements on the West Bank, while Gaza is under perpetual siege. This is not just occupation, siege and colonisation: as Human Rights Watch have recently announced, this is apartheid.In Israel-proper, Palestinians are treated as third class citizens, formalised by the so-called ‘nation state law’. Since 2000, over 10,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed by Israel, nearly 8 times the number of Israelis who have been killed. In the recent Israeli onslaught against Gaza, 256 Palestinians were killed, including 66 children.Here's why I'm backing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions on Israel - including answering the questions and concerns I had, and why we owe this to the Palestinian people.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most of the British media is spending Pride month monstering trans people and Stonewall, the country's main LGBTQ+ charity. The same tunes that were once repeated about and gay and bisexual people are being played about trans people. We're told trans rights are a threat to women's rights and a threat to children's safety. To tell the truth - about the actual lived experience of trans people, about the law, about transphobic myths - are journalist Freddy McConnell and lawyer Lui Asquith.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The government's has refused to learn from its catastrophic mistakes - and it's not looking good. The so-called Delta variant - which originated in India - is now dominant and positive cases have surged by over 46% in a week. Will the mass vaccination programme stop a new surge in hospitalisations and death - or are we heading not just for a delay of 'freedom day', but the reimposition of restrictions?Joining me is Professor Deenan Pillay from Independent SAGE - and James Meadway, Director of the Progressive Economy Forum, to talk about the economic and political consequences of COVID-19.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paris Lees is a trailblazer: a trans woman who emerged into public view at the beginning of the 2010s when trans people had very little visibility at all, she was the first trans columnist at Vogue, a presenter, a journalist, and campaigner. Her stunning new memoir - What It Feels Like For A Girl - documents a life that began on a Nottinghamshire council estate, the anti-LGBTQ hatred she suffered growing up, spending time in a young offender's institution, to ending up a panellist on Question Time to presenting shows on the BBC.We talk about her life - and how trans people are suffering a vicious campaign of transphobia in modern Britain.Help us take on an often hateful media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Miliband regrets not being bolder when he was Labour leader, and his new book - 'GO BIG: How To Fix Our World' - is bursting with ideas, like universal basic income, citizens assemblies, a housing revolution, a Green New Deal, and why struggle from below pays off. We talk about how a world wracked with crisis needs courageous and bold ideas - and I ask why Labour is failing to dismally to offer an inspiring alternative.Help us take on the right-wing media here: patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Dominic Cummings’ confession underlined, the government sent tens of thousands of their own citizens to premature graves. Revolutions have started over less - but will they really get away with it? We’re joined by writer James Butler and by Prof. Susan Michie from SAGE, who will update us on just how serious the current situation is.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bashar Murad is a queer Palestinian singer, songwriter, artist and campaigner in east Jerusalem. He brilliantly exposes not just the injustices of occupation and apartheid, but destroys the cynical abuse of LGBTQ rights by the Israeli state's apologists to justify the oppression of the Palestinian people.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Lavery is a former miner and trade union leader turned MP for the community he grew up in. With Keir Starmer's position in crisis after losing the Hartlepool by-election, we discuss why the party is in a mess, whether there should be a leadership challenge - and whether Labour represents the working class anymore.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a tentative ceasefire is called, the world is finally talking about apartheid in Israel. We are joined by Sarit Michaeli, from Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem, live from the West Bank, and Abraham Gutman, an Israeli refusenik.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca Long-Bailey stood as the left candidate in Labour's 2020 leadership election, in which Keir Starmer's triumphed. We discuss Labour's election battering, the party's lack of vision, whether Starmer lied to the membership, the coup against Angela Rayner - and whether the left should mount a leadership challenge.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Israeli state escalates its violent onslaught against Palestinians, we are joined live from occupied Jerusalem by Fayrouz Sharqawi, director of Grassroots Al-Quds, and Afaf Alnajjar from We Are Not Numbers, live from Gaza.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Biden is currently on a political honeymoon: the world is relieved by the fall of Donald Trump, and some of his domestic policies have surprised progressives in a good way. But what about his foreign policy? Award-winning investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill details his extensive research into Joe Biden's foreign policy history - and what it tell us about US power under his administration.Biden's militarism, support for Israel, campaigns against whistleblowers - these are truths which need to be confronted.And there's a key question - will the left let Biden off the hook for horrors abroad which they'd be loudly condemning if it was a Republican at the helm?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Labour party is in turmoil after mostly disastrous election results in England and Scotland. Devoid of a vision, the leadership is preparing to attack the left.How can Labour be saved - or can it? Joining me are former Shadow Cabinet ministers John McDonnell and Jon Trickett, Labour MPs Kim Johnson and Nadia Whittome - while Preston Council Labour leader Matthew Brown explains how they bucked the national trend with radical policies.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Labour's cataclysmic by-election result in Hartlepool - and bad results in much of England and Scotland - has plunged the party into crisis. The party has been stripped of a vision - of any sense of what it stands for or who it stands for. Unless that changes, oblivion awaits.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a critical by-election looming there, I headed to Hartlepool in England's North East to find out if Labour are about to lose another crucial brick in the crumbling so-called 'Red Wall'. I meet with the party's candidate, candidates standing for the Northern Independence Party and Reform, the current and former leader of the council, Labour canvassers and voters on the ground to ask - why is a seat in which Labour won a crushing victory less than 4 years ago at risk of falling out of its hands, potentially providing Boris Johnson with a critical triumph?It's a complex mix: younger voters leaving towns like this as politics polarises by age, poverty sitting side by side with economically secure retired homeowners, the Tories ploughing investment into their favoured communities, and Labour lacking any coherent vision. Can Labour ever rebuild an electoral coalition to secure power - or are we doomed to indefinite Tory rule?Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to the polls, it should be in the bag for London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan in this week's elections - but his camp are rattled that complacency will suppress turnout and help his opponents. We talk about his policies on housing, transport, decriminalising cannabis, reforming the police - and whether Keir Starmer should resign if election results are bad.Support us challenging the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Robbie Gibb - Theresa May's former spin doctor - is appointed to the BBC Board, we're joined by author and journalist Tom Mills discuss how the government's stranglehold over the broadcaster has tightened - and why that threatens our democracy.Help us take on the right-wing press: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Human Rights Watch condemn Israel's occupation of Palestine as apartheid, I speak to Hanan Ashrawi - one of Palestine's most prominent figures. She explains the brutality the Palestinian people are subjected to by an Israeli occupation which is in violation of international law; about a recent attack by extremists chanting 'death to Arabs' against Palestinians in Jerusalem; about whether there is any hope for Palestine now Joe Biden is President - and whether the two state solution is dead.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Count Binface is running to be London mayor, and he joins me live from the Martian surface to discuss his campaign pledges, including naming London Bridge after Phoebe Waller, and people who put their speaker phones on public transport to be forced to watch the movie version of Cats every day for a year. We talk about standing against Boris Johnson and Theresa May - and what he thinks of the other candidates.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared that Biden's administration had exceeded progressives' expectations, she caused fury: from some on the US left who believed it sowed undeserved illusions in the US President, and from conservatives who believed it confirmed his dangerous radicalism. What's the truth?I'm joined by author Kate Aronoff and leading political organiser Waleed Shaheed to discuss whether the US left has won meaningful concessions, what the failings and problems of the Biden Administration are - and what strategy the left should now pursue.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it say about a country which locks up young black men for drug offences, while the Prime Minister not only presides over mass death, but talks of letting the bodies pile up and COVID-19 let rip? The bodies did pile up - all because of the conscious decisions taken by our rulers. That they are set to get away with it speaks of a country devoid of justice.Help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Revelations about lobbying and the Tories has descended into a psychodrama involving Dominic Cummings - but this is really about corruption, and it is undermining British democracy. Joining me to explain how is journalist Adam Bienkov, Transparency International Chief Executive Daniel Bruce and Spinwatch campaigner and author Tamasin Cave.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Multiple award-winning actor Robert Lindsay has been a fixture on our screens and the stage for decades - from Citizen Smith to My Family. We talk about the crisis in acting, how he's shifted to the left, Ricky Gervais and the genuinely hilarious real story of Extras, and COVID-19.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While many companies have struggled badly during the COVID-19 pandemic, not so for online gambling which thrived during the crisis. Matt Zarb Cousin and James Grimes are two former gambling addicts turned campaigners who tell me how they were driven to the very edge, how the industry exploits the vulnerable, how cosmetic reforms have made little difference - and how the worst post-war emergency allowed online gambling to thrive.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the football Super League collapses, footballing icon Jamie Carragher told me why the fan revolt was so massive, whether this fight will have to be had all over again, whether football can be separated from the profit-driven economic system we all live under, about how young and working-class fans are priced out of football - and how this successful struggle can encourage others to fight for justice against rich vested interests.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84​Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ill-fated Super League exposes the real dark beating heart of capitalism: this was all about profit for the few, not football for the many. What has happened to football over the last generation - and what does it say about the system we all live under? How can football be reclaimed - and how can this fight be taken against capitalism in all its forms? Tribune's Ronan Burtenshaw gives us a masterclass.Hhelp us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As India is overwhelmed by a devastating new wave of COVID, a new variant has sent shockwaves across the world. How serious is it? Is there too much sensationalism? Could it threaten the UK's relaxation timetable? Why isn't it on the Government's travel 'red list'? What about other variants? How can we confidently escape this nightmare?I'm joined by Deepti Gurdasani from Queen Mary University of London and Kit Yates from the University of Bath, and journalist Sania Farooqui live from New Delhi.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does toxic masculinity hurt men? From promoting violence to stopping men from seeking help when they suffer mental distress, there’s so many reasons. Is machismo and aggression really inherently part of being a man - and how can young men who want to change get help?JJ Bola has written a brilliant new book Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined, and we discuss not just how men are hurt - while women are oppressed - but how a new form of masculinity can be nurtured. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So-called 'conversion therapy' is a form of torture used against LGBTQ people in Britain and beyond: the human consequences are beyond horrific. Justin Beck is a survivor, who endured years of the practice at a Pentecostal Church: he tells me how he got there, the utter turmoil that was unleashed, how he was driven to the brink of suicide - and how he finally got help. He tells me about finding happiness - but about the devastating long-term consequences, and about those LGBTQ people being subjected to this torture.We talk, too, about the government's LGBTQ advisory panel being shut down - with one member accusing the Conservatives of creating a "hostile environment" for LBGTQ people - and the failure to properly end this barbaric practice.CONTENT WARNING: Suicidal ideations, extreme mental distressHelp us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last year, Sinn Fein stunned observers in the Irish elections by coming top.Now Leader of the Opposition in Ireland, Mary Lou McDonald tells me about Britain's history of collusion with loyalist paramilitaries, the British Government's refusal to have a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, what Brexit means for Britain and Ireland - and why Irish unity is coming within a decade. This interview is from the end of 2020 - but remains as relevant as ever.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the story everyone should be talking about. David Cameron lobbied Chancellor Rishi Sunak about funds for Greensill Capital as it teetered on the edge of collapse. What was the nature of the lobbying, how serious is the scandal - and what does it tell us about politics and money in the UK?Joining me are the Sunday Times' Gabriel Pogrund, the Financial Times' Robert Smith, and Riley Quinn from Trashfuture podcast.Help us take on the Tory media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As scenes of violence in Northern Ireland cause shock and fear, is the 23-year-old Good Friday Agreement which ended The Troubles in danger? What's really going on - is this all about Brexit and the Bobby Storey funeral, or are other factors at play?This show interviews four voices to uncover the real truth: the writer and solicitor Sarah Creighton, loyalist commentator Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston, Sinn Fein MP Chris Hazzard and Seán Byers of the anti-sectarian Trademark Belfast.Please help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Northern Independence Party has become an online sensation, and found itself furiously denounced by Labour figures and receiving growing media attention. Is it for real? Is it just dividing working class people? Why not federalism? Is the north really a nation? What's its gameplan? Could it really do to Labour what the SNP pulled off North of the Border? If it does badly in the Hartlepool by-election, what then? So much to talk about with Philip Proudfoot, the founder of NIP.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A year ago, Keir Starmer won a resounding victory in the Labour leadership election promising to preserve radical domestic policies and combine them with electability, competence and party unity. We ask: has he kept to that mandate? I'm joined by commentator Rachel Shabi and Young Labour chair Jess Barnard.Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Ward leads the Communications Workers' Union - one of Britain's biggest unions. He tells me how workers applauded by politicians and bosses have been screwed over by them, why a 'New Deal for Workers' is overdue, how the union fighting back succeeded in winning Royal Mail workers improved terms and conditions, how the unions can make themselves stronger and more relevant - and why Keir Starmer's Labour party is at risk of becoming irrelevant.Help us take on the right wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84​Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After falsely claiming their officers had been seriously injured, Bristol police brutally assaulted protesters and journalists during a demonstration against the repressive Policing Bill.We're joined live by Adam Cantwell-Corn from The Bristol Cable and Ben Smoke from Huck Magazine - both of whom were eyewitnesses - as well as protester Louis, and discuss what this means for Britain's continuing slide into authoritarianism as most of the media parrot false police claims.We're also joined by Kieran Glasssmith, recently deselected as a Bristol Labour candidate for criticising Keir Starmer.Please help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How were 'white people' invented in 1661, and what is 'whiteness'? How can genuine coalitions against racism be built, how can white people avoid being 'white saviours', what's the role of capitalism in all of this, and why is "this shit killing you too"? I interview the incredible Emma Dabiri about her astonishing new book 'What White People Can Do Next' - don't miss this.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Sterling is an iconic games journalist, critic, YouTuber, you name it. They talk to me about coming out as non-binary a few months ago, the attack on LGBTQ rights, on mental health, on the gaming industry, wrestling, and so much else! I'm a huge fan.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We live in a time of crisis and catastrophe - and it goes much further than COVID-19. Capitalism is driving the world to the edge, as ever more concentrated ownership, major corporations and Big Finance put profit before human comfort, happiness and even existence. Is the climate emergency going to doom us all?I'm joined by two brilliant guests - Mathew Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton, the authors of the new book 'Planet on Fire' - which sets out a new vision for the world, reimagining production, consumption, exchange, work and leisure, "based on principles of equality, deep freedom, solidarity, sustainability and democracy."Also - how the Bristol's police's claims of serious injuries collapsed, and what that means.If you're feeling downbeat about everything, this is for you!Help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shami Chakrabarti is the former Director of Liberty, the former Shadow Attorney General and one of the most acclaimed living human rights champions. She joined me live to talk about the spy cops bill - which allows undercover police officers to get away with anything - and the broader onslaught on human rights.Help support us taking on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84​Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As violence broke out at protests in Bristol against the repressive Policing Bill - with police vans burned and windows smashed - almost all media coverage has solely focused on the police's point of view. Today we redress that imbalance: both Louis and Saranya were amongst the protesters on Sunday and tell their side of the story, alleging police aggression and provocation - and they talk about a generation which has been stripped of security and hope.They also talk about the real menace of a Policing Bill which grants the police powers to ban all peaceful protests - and which particularly targets Roma, Traveller and Gypsy communities.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pandemic has caused misery, turmoil and death for so many - but as this documentary exposes, for much of the rich elite, this is boomtime. From Amazon to private contractors, profit margins have exploded. In the first 9 months of the crisis, billionaires' fortunes jumped by nearly $4 trillion. While the high street is in a tailspin of decline, Amazon saw their profits triple in one quarter; and £37 billion of public money has been wasted on Test and Trace, which was found to have a minimal impact on the pandemic, but which shovelled vast amounts into the bank accounts of private consultants.This is the story of how COVID-19 became a money spinner: as told by the people who know.Help us make more documentaries by supporting us here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 'F' word is a biggie - but as the government unleashes a crackdown on protest in atmosphere of increasingly intolerant right-wing populism, where is Britain headed? I'm joined by two brilliant guests: author Prof. Gargi Bhattacharyya and David Renton.Plus - we're joined by Steve Turner, assistant general secretary of Unite, on his bid to be Len McCluskey's successor, on a green industrial revolution, Keir Starmer, and much else.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Rosen is one of the world's best loved children's authors. As COVID-19 ravaged Britain, he was hospitalised and nearly died from the illness. His new book 'Many Different Kinds of Love: Live, Death and the NHS' is a beautiful look at his experiences. We talk about what he went through, how he's changed, the stigma of death, the heroic role of NHS workers, the government's catastrophic handling of the pandemic, and his hopes for the future.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Around 1 in every 500 Britons have been killed by COVID-19: one of the worst death tolls and death rates on earth. But the horrors of Britain's worst crisis since World War II were not inevitable. A new book - Failures of State - by leading investigative journalists Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnott exposes the British government's catastrophic failures in horrifying detail. We talk about their revelations - which expose what should be regarded as the biggest peacetime scandal of modern times.Help us take on the pro-Conservative media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The alleged murder of Sarah Everard has to led to an outpouring from women sharing their stories of male harassment and male violence. The conversation can't focus on how women are kept safe from men - it has to be about how men can be stopped from being dangerous to women. 'Not all men' is meaningless not just because there is a raging pandemic of male violence - but because there is a culture amongst men which demeans and degrades women, with a violent interpretation of manliness drummed into men's heads from an early age. Until that culture is defeated, this evil will never end.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the sickening police treatment of mourners at Sarah Everard's vigil, and about the groundswell of women sharing their experiences, and the "safety work" they have to do when leaving the house; about the role of the state; about gatekeeping in the women's sector; building capacity to respond to sexual violence outside of the state; the role of cisgendered men - and much else.Joining me is journalist Ash Sarkar; Bryony Beynon, who has worked extensively in helping organisations and communities to confront and prevent gender-based harms; and writer and activist Nim Ralph.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abigail Thorn - aka Philosophy Tube - is a YouTube superstar, actor and much else. We talk about coming out as trans, about the burning skip of transphobia raging in Britain, about the struggle for LGBTQ rights - as well as making philosophy accessible, becoming a YouTube star, her acting career, and her hopes for the future.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meghan Markle's horrifying revelations reveal that Britain's figurehead institution is unaccountable, secretive, riddled with racism, and vengefully intolerant of anyone perceived to cross it.That we haven't replaced our monarchy with an elected head of state shows a lack of self-confidence in who we are - including the pervasive myth that people only visit this country because of our Royal Family. Instead, we should cherish the struggle of our ancestors for our rights and freedoms by becoming a true democracy.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Meghan Markle revelations underline, the British media is institutionally racist. From incessantly racist and bigoted news coverage, to the treatment of people of colour within the media industry, this is a conversation that needs to be had.I'm joined by The Guardian's Joseph Harker, former BBC and CNN journalist Saima Mohsin and Miqdaad Versi from the Muslim Council of Britain.Help us offer an alternative to the mainstream media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tory ministers went from applauding the nurses to imposing a real terms pay cut on them - now the Tory press machine is kicking into action. Joining me are Ruby Kirby from the Feminist Nursing Network, NHS nurse Holly and commentators Ellie Mae O'Hagan and Matt Zarb Cousin.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Throughout their history, the Conservatives have fought the class war on behalf of the privileged and the wealthy. The Tories imposing a derisory pay deal on nurses and slashing Universal Credit while handing big business keeps that tradition alive - from the 19th century onwards. This is the history that never gets told.Help us take on the Tory media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Life has been made hard for trans people in Britain. Transphobic hate crimes have quadrupled, levels of mental distress are much higher than the rest of the population, and polling shows that many trans people fear using public toilets, face discrimination at work and in education, are far more likely to be homeless, and are stuck on NHS waiting lists.Yet there is a full blown moral panic under way, comparable to the media campaigns against gay people in the 1980s and 1990s, when they were portrayed as would-be sexual predators, brainwashers of children, and deniers of human biology.But transphobia isn't just a problem on the right in Britain - it has infected 'liberal' and 'progressive' circles too. Why? To find out the answers, join me and two brilliant trans journalists - Shon Faye and Freddy McConnell. If you're confused about trans rights and want answers, this is for you.Please support us taking on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's fair to say Claire Fox and I disagree on a lot - she's a former Brexit Party MEP, and last time I checked, I'm not - so we had a chat about the whole Brexit palaver, about free speech and what it actually is, and her political journey from revolutionary Trotskyism. It's spiky stuff!Help us take on the right-wing media here!: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pro-Trump insurrection in the Capitol on 6th January shocked the world. But the real novelty of this coup attempt is that it took place on domestic soil. There is a long and bloody history of US-organised coups against governments perceived to threaten the country's economic and strategic interests - but the truth is rarely talked about.Journalist Vincent Bevins - author of The Jakarta Method (get a copy here!: http://www.thejakartamethod.com​ - helps us explore a grim history that the US establishment doesn't want you to know about.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naomi Klein is one of the world's foremost progressive writers and thinkers, and we have so much to talk about: Joe Biden, the strategy of the US left and the 'Squad', COVID and the shock doctrine, the climate emergency, what happens to Trumpism next, protests in India and the role of Big Tech, and loads more...Help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Labour have not only let the Tories get away with one of the most catastrophic handlings of the pandemic on earth - they're now opposing tax hikes on big business, not least those which profiteered from the crisis.It's time to remind ourselves what Labour is for - to champion the interests of working people and challenge the vested elites at the top of society, despite the best efforts of pro-establishment forces to neuter its historic mission.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Labour positions itself to passionately oppose Tory plans to hike corporation tax and introduce a windfall tax on businesses which profiteered from the pandemic, it's time to ask - what does Keir Starmer's leadership actually believe in? Joining me are James Schneider - Jeremy Corbyn's former Director of Strategic Communications and spokesperson - and Zoe Williams - Guardian columnist.Help us take on the right-wing media HERE!: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ana Kasparian is one of the US's leading progressive commentators. The flagship presenter of the Young Turks, we talk about whether the US left can build pressure on the Biden administration, about progressive struggles, and about how a savvier right-wing populist than Donald Trump could triumph unless the left fights back.elp us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84​Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexei Sayle is an iconic comedian, actor, author, TV presenter, among so many other things. We talk about the rise of his career under Thatcherism, the general lockdown nightmare, the state of left-wing politics and the Labour party, the assault on the left, and we discuss antisemitism.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since becoming a Labour MP in 2015, Clive Lewis has made a huge impression: from serving in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet to fighting for climate justice. We had a lot to talk about: Corbyn's suspension, Labour and antisemitism, racism, proportional representation, whether Keir Starmer will stick to his promises - and Labour's future.Support the podcast here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Green Party are surging in many polls, and with Labour causing disaffection among some of its natural supporters, should Keir Starmer worry? Their co-leader Sian Berry gives her verdict on Labour and their positioning in the pandemic, why the Greens are doing well - and discusses everything from our broken electoral system to the climate emergency.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A high court judge has ruled Matt Hancock acted unlawfully by not revealing the details of contracts signed during the pandemic. But this is a scandal - uncovered by the work of the Good Law Project - which says so much more: about where £12.5bn worth of public money has gone, about our government, and about British society in 2021.To explain what it all means, we're joined by The Good Law Project's Jolyon Maugham and Open Democracy's Peter Geoghegan.Help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to the Conservative government and their allies, an intolerant "woke" left is crushing free speech in the UK. But it's based on a lie - and the Tories' 'war on woke' and their Orwellian 'free speech champion' is the real threat to free expression.I'm joined by experts exposing this narrative as the deceit it is, including barrister Sam Fowles, Guardian columnist and author Nesrine Malik, academic Keir Milburn - who faces being sacked for politically driven reasons - and author Gavan Titley.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nobel Prize-winning Paul Krugman is one of the world's most pre-eminent economists. As the latest edition of his book 'Arguing with Zombies' is published, we talk about how the right gets away with lies, how they're fought, whether Joe Biden will offer the radical economic alternative that is needed, why he didn't support Bernie Sanders - and why US democracy may not survive.Help us take on the right-wing media here!: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rutger Bregman is a famed Dutch historian and writer, whose celebrated books include Utopia for Realists and Humankind. In this interview, we talk about whether the pandemic will change society, on Biden and the Democrats, about ideas like the 4 day week and basic income, the climate emergency, his viral speech at Davos, and how we build a different world.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84​Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Monroe is so many things - an anti-poverty activist, chef extraordinaire, writer, and fighter against injustice. She talks to me about what it's like living through poverty, about the poor being blamed for their conditions, the horror of food poverty, her struggles with the government over feeding hungry children - and how we fight for change.Help us take on the right-wing media here! https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you noticed you haven't dreamt about the pandemic, or it's barely appeared in your dreams since the crisis began? What the hell is that about?Robert Stickgold - professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of new book 'When Brains Dream' - explains poll findings showing why most people either never or rarely dream about something which has consumed all our lives. What does this us tell us about why we dream? Why are we remembering dreams more in the pandemic? What's the function of dreaming? Why do we believe the absurd things we dream about when they're happening? And lots more!Help build our alternative media by supporting us here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second interview, I speak to Jo Berry - a remarkable woman who befriended Patrick Magee, the IRA volunteer who bombed Brighton in 1984 and killed her father. We speak about what it was like to go through losing her dad in such circumstances, about her emotional journey, about how she went looking for peace and reconciliation in communities torn apart by conflict, about her Building Bridges for Peace project, about meeting Patrick Magee for the first time, about the extraordinary friendship they established, and about what she has learned - and what lessons there are for all of us.Please help our media project grow here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of two interviews, I speak to Patrick Magee, the IRA volunteer who bombed Conservative Party Conference in 1984, whose memoirs 'Where Grieving Begins' has just been published. We talk about how he joined the armed Republican struggle, how he came to bomb Brighton, whether he has regrets, and how he befriended Jo Berry - who I speak to in the second interview - who is the bereaved daughter of Sir Anthony Berry, who died in the attack. We discuss reconciliation - and what can be learned from their friendship.Please help our media project grow here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From sex and the pandemic to sex positivity, from dating apps to transphobia to incels, I'm joined by 3 brilliant guests: Shon Faye - author of the upcoming The Transgender Issue; Huw Lemmey, writer of author of books such as Chubz: The Demonization of my Working Arse; and Amia Srinivasan, philosopher and author of the upcoming The Right to Sex.Please like, subscribe and help us take on the rightwing media here!: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's fair to say that me and Piers Morgan disagree on a fair amount, although many lefties used to yelling at him when he's on our TV screens have found themselves retweeting him holding the government to account for its catastrophic handling of the pandemic.We have a long chat about trans rights, "cancel culture", and Google removing an egg from a salad emoji.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV presenter Gail Porter is one of the most likeable people I've chatted to, and we speak about a lot - the 90s, fame, and the stigma of mental health. If I was the sort of person who used the phrase "all round good egg" then there would be no more apt application than Gail Porter.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glenn Greenwald is one of the world's most famous journalists: a Pulitzer Prize winner because of his work on the Edward Snowden revelations, he is a prominent critique of authoritarianism and US foreign policy. We discussed a lot, including our disagreements: Donald Trump and Trumpism, the far right, the military-industrial complex, could the US end up like Hungary, Joe Biden's new administration, the role of the US left, the media and where Brazil is heading.Help us take on the establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britain has one of the worst death tolls and economic crises caused by the pandemic on earth - but the Tories have a lead, and the recent polling suggests it's growing. Joining me to discuss why - and what the left's strategy should be - are author Grace Blakeley, cultural theorist Jeremy Gilbert, and pollster Carl Shoben.Help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In December, we went to Folkestone, an English coastal town where asylum seekers are crammed into military barracks surrounded by barbed wire, to find the truth about refugees - and about how they are scapegoated for the injustices caused by the powerful. What we found was shocking.Help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John McDonnell was Shadow Chancellor under Jeremy Corbyn, and the driving force of the party's transformative economic agenda. A year after Labour's shattering defeat, I spoke to him just after the suspension of the man who stood to be Labour Prime Minister from his own party; about antisemitism on the left; whether Keir Starmer will keep to his policy promises; the climate emergency; and what lessons can be learned from the US left.Help us take on the right wing media!: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A concept developed by 19th century philosopher Friedrich Engels, does social murder describe the avoidable deaths of so many people all over the world in this pandemic?We're joined by the executive editor of the British Medical Journal, Kamran Abbasi, who has written a seminal article, asking if governments are guilty of "social murder"; Camila Asano, the co-author of a study into Brazil's catastrophic response to COVID_19, and Jamie Brown from the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK, who lost his father to the virus.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84​Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who are the anti-lockdown protesters? Despite tens of thousands of British citizens dying of coronavirus, a minority of the population strongly oppose lockdown. In November, I went to find out who they are, what they believe in, why they're angry at people like me - and find out how their views have ripped their friendships apart.I also spoke to journalist Richard Seymour, too, who has written about why the left can't just dismiss anti-lockdown protesters.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Oborne is a conservative commentator who used to work for Boris Johnson - but his new book, The Assault on Truth, is a searing and compelling indictment of a Prime Minister who has turned lies and deceit into an art form. We talk about how Johnson has got away with it, about the alt right leanings of the government, the sinister roles of Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings - and Peter Oborne's damning verdict about the role of the British press and the BBCHelp us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keir Starmer stood on a platform committing to radical domestic policies associated with the Corbyn era - the so-called 'Ten Pledges' - while promising to turn Labour into an election winning party again. As Britain is ravaged by one of the worst death tolls on earth thanks to the Tories' catastrophic handling of the pandemic - it's time to debate where things stand for Labour at the turn of 2021.Two of Britain's best left-wing commentators joined me recently live: the journalists Paul Mason and Michael Walker.To help us take on the right-wing media support us here!: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britain has never come to terms with its imperial past, and with the crimes of Empire rarely discussed, polls show more people are proud of that era than not. But according to a brilliant new book by leading academic Kehinde Andrews - The New Age of Empire - it's even worse than that: colonialism is still alive, and white supremacy is at its very heart.Help us take on the right-wing media here!: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the story of the British Government's catastrophic handling of the coronavirus pandemic - and how tens of thousands of deaths and economic disaster were completely avoidable.Please support us speaking truth to power here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84​Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James O'Brien and I disagree on a lot - as you'd expect, I'm a socialist, he's a liberal - but we have a very amicable chat about his disappointment with Keir Starmer, our different views on Jeremy Corbyn, about whether Remainers should have pushed for a soft Brexit rather than betting the house on Remain, about Boris Johnson, the right-wing media and Andrew Neil.Please subscribe and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is going on with the EU, vaccines, Article 16 and Northern Ireland? If you're completely baffled, this is the show for you. Joining me is Dr. Siva Thambisetty at LSE, Nick Dearden, Director of Global Justice UK, and Esther Lynch at the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).Also joining me is Ben Smoke, one of the anti-deportation 'Stansted 15' activists who have just won their appeal.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slavoj Žižek is one of the world's pre-eminent intellectuals. A renowned academic and the author of several bestselling books. We had a lot to talk about: capitalism and the pandemic, whether a revitalised US left can extract concessions from Joe Biden, the threat of the new right, Donald Trump and Trumpism, whether a more successful version of Trump could triumph, the power of social media giants, dominatrixes and loads more.Support us taking on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The award-winning Gary Younge is one of Britain's most distinguished journalists. We talk about the upheaval in the US, whether Trumpism will live on, what role Black Lives Matter will play - and what hope there is for the left in the UK, too.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84​Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Hitchens is a fascinating right-winger whose views are sometimes hard to pin down. He tells me why he didn't take part in the EU referendum, why he backed 'Norway Plus', why he's a fan of Bernie Sanders - and why he opposes lockdown. That part gets heated.Help support us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yanis Varoufakis is one of the world's most famous economists and left-wing intellectuals. The former Finance Minister of Greece, he is a Greek politician, the founder of the Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM25) and launched the Progressive International with Bernie Sanders. We had a lot to talk about: the European and the US left, Keir Starmer, Joe Biden, the pandemic, the economic crisis, fascism, the EU, the climate emergency. Strongly recommend a watch!Please help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prof Devi Sridhar - Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh - has become one of the most famous faces during the pandemic, appearing on our screens to offer her expertise throughout the worst crisis since World War II. In this essential interview, she explains how government policy led to an unnecessary catastrophe, how 80-90% of deaths could probably have been prevented, what the new strain means, whether she's been subject to official pressure for speaking out - and how we escape this nightmare.Help us challenge the corporate media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Sheen is one of Britain's most acclaimed living actors, and also someone who has used his platform to shine a light on causes he's passionate about. After a miserable year, we talk about whether things will change after the pandemic, whether Wales is heading for independence and whether he'd support it, why communities like his town - Port Talbot - went for Brexit, the crisis of the arts, whether Labour has a future, and what he thinks about Keir Starmer.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea Manning is the world's most famous whistleblower. After exposing US crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, she was imprisoned for years, including suffering solitary confinement. In this exclusive interview, she tells me about her incarceration, about coming out as trans, about whether Donald Trump will stage a coup, about where next for the US left - and why resistance on the streets is only going to grow. Bear in mind I can't ask her about the atrocities she exposed - or risk her being sent back to prison.Please support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noam Chomsky is the world's most famous public intellectual. He's spent decades critiquing US power - he's turned 92 this month, and is as lucid as ever - and remains a flag bearer of dissent. In this wide ranging interview, we discussed neoliberalism, how the Democrats paved the way for Trump, why Trump is the "worst criminal in human history", whether Trumpism will outlast Trump and destroy US democracy, about the prospects for the left under a Biden presidency, the climate emergency which threatens to wipe out human life, what possibility for Palestinian freedom - and whether there is a future without capitalism.Please support us taking on the right-wing media here!: https://patreon.com/owenjones84​Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Judith Butler is one of the most famous feminist scholars on earth. In this interview, we discuss the relationship between trans rights and feminism, why transphobia is so rampant in the UK, JK Rowling's interventions on trans rights, what intersectionality is and why it's important - and much more.Press support us taking on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The comedy genius that is Stewart Lee discusses his must-see new film King Rocker - which premiers on Sky Arts on 6th February at 9pm; the state of comedy; the anti-"woke" backlash; culture wars; Brexit; how the pandemic is hitting the arts; and how these days, if you say you're English, you get arrested and thrown in jail.Please like, subscribe and help us build this channel: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owen Jones takes on the right-wing media, interviews incredible people, offers some hope, and has a laugh along the way. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.