The Owen Jones Podcast

15. LIVE SHOW: Is Starmer's Labour Failing to Oppose the Tories? with Paul Mason and Michael Walker

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!: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDcyTjNrUmhyR3JPOERPXzMzMjR2TmdEWWJGd3xBQ3Jtc0trVW14Y3BJQUF3bmhqOVVIVUlwQ2pveFJlclNUSmJoZ2Izb0E4eTFfcWF1SThvb1NReEEza0Z2aFhYNi12bWdDeVgxVzV5bWY5VW1GYUFTMTIxQ0NYQTljcGRBSzNsaXRiOUlzQlVqQVlHU1BGb19NRQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fowenjones84" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/owenjones84</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast" rel="payment" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Owen Jones, journalist, author of Chavs and The Establishment, or "that left-wing idiot off the telly", is fed up with the establishment media. After all, it punches down, not up, blames minorities for all the problems in society, and, let's face it, often just parrots the government line. So this podcast is offering something different: speaking truth to power, giving the marginalised a voice, offering hope - and having a laugh along the way. From Michael Sheen to Judith Butler, Prof. Devi Sridhar to Noam Chomsky, Peter Hitchens to Chelsea Manning and Gary Younge to Stewart Lee, the interviewees couldn't be more eclectic. Expect documentaries, too, exposing injustice and going to enemy territory - and discussions with experts on everything from COVID dreams about the pandemic to the history of US-backed coups. We'll learn a lot - but above all else, have our optimism in a better world rebooted. Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast" rel="payment" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.