The Owen Jones Podcast

Starmer Faces Gaza Labour Revolt - Exclusive Interview With Ex-Labour Rebels

Keir Starmer's public support for war crimes - endorsing Israel cutting off water and energy from Gaza's civilian population - caused outrage. Across the country, Labour councillors and members have been resigning. Two of the courageous councillors to resign - Cllr. Shaista Aziz (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblB3c21PWmoxRWI4bGtJVW1VczZhS3BsLU9WQXxBQ3Jtc0tucVBPdW5pX09DZmJhNmhFMXNSeHlPWnJvdHFWcEpvY1E1YWh0b01TaDdfTGtScDB0SFh4NEFoQ0tzVTVyTk9tX1VCdVQwdDMya2UyV2VFZTJQelpERWFXek1fQUY4d1VYMWc3Z0dkd3p2aXY1VFBBSQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FshaistaAziz&amp;v=9sTSAsg8DI0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/shaistaAziz</a>) and Cllr Amna Abdullatif - speak to me about why they quit, what has to happen now - and what they've gone through.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.