Interview with Aderonke Apata
Aderonke Apata, who was detained in Yarl’s Wood ‘Immigration Removal Centre’ after fleeing homophobic attacks in her native Nigeria, speaks to Novara Media about her experience and why centres like...
View ArticleIMO: UKIP Rise Continues, End of Op Mare Nostrum
This week Aaron Bastani assesses UKIP’s chances in next years election and laments Britain’s withdrawal of funding for life-saving migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
View ArticleImmigration and Fortress Europe
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss undocumented migration in 21st Century Europe.
View ArticleIMO: Justice By Passport? The Case of Jimmy Mubenga
After three G4S guards were acquitted of the murder of Angolan asylum seeker Jimmy Mubenga, Aaron Bastani looks at why racism and white supremacy are so endemic within the British legal system.
View ArticleAt Europe’s borders: Interview with Dan Trilling
James Butler talks to Dan Trilling about refugees, borders & Fortress Europe.
View ArticleJourneys into Europe: Causes and Consequences
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Maham, Mohammed Ateek and Craig McVegas as they discuss the major causes behind undocumented migration into Europe across the Central Mediterranean.
View ArticleInterview: Jeremy Corbyn
Aaron Bastani talks to Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn about his candidacy and asks what a Corbyn government would mean for constitutional reform, policing, care work, sexism and more besides.
View ArticleIMO: Why Is London Getting Bigger?
On this edition of IMO, Aaron explains why London’s population is set to reach an all-time high this decade.
View ArticleEurope’s Refugee Crisis
On this week’s show Ash Sarkar, James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss Europe and migration: how much will demographic change transform the politics of the continent in coming decades?
View Article“I would call it state violence”– Luqman Onikosi on receiving a deportation...
Luqman Onikosi, a student at Sussex University, effectively faces a death sentence from the Home Office – if sent back to Nigeria he will be deprived of the medical support necessary for living with a...
View ArticleWe Need to Build a Wall… and we’ll make them pay for it
In times of crisis it’s easy to propose simplistic solutions to complicated problems – but Aaron Bastani has an idea which he thinks could actually put an end to all the worlds woes – and it wouldn’t...
View ArticleThe Choices Are Awful, But We Have To Vote To Stay In The EU
Eleanor Penny gives a comprehensive argument for staying in the EU, while being remaining critical of all institutions, on both a national and supra-national level.
View ArticleAgainst ‘Integration’
Ash Sarkar looks at recent comments by Professor Ted Cantle on segregation in the UK and explains why ‘Integration’ is a flawed and oppressive approach to understanding race.
View ArticleThe Unbearable Whiteness of Brexit
Two weeks on from the referendum Ash Sarkar visits Barking, which voted 62% leave, and looks at the way class and race shape inequality and political disenfranchisement.
View ArticleBrexit, Labour, Immigration & Trident – Paul Mason in conversation
Aaron Bastani talks to journalist and filmmaker Paul Mason on immigration caps, keeping trident and why he ditched mainstream TV journalism to rally behind Labour under Jeremy Corbyn.
View Article5 Things That Won’t Happen If Britain Leaves the EU
The EU referendum debacle has, regrettably, boiled down to a choice between David Cameron’s business-oriented ‘Project Fear’ and Ukip’s anti-migrant sentiment. For left-wing progressives, a Remain vote...
View ArticleReferendum Fatigue: 5 Thoughts on the Inadequacies of Both Leave and Remain
Everyone is talking about it. Political commentators, fear-mongers, rent-a-mouths, ‘respected’ journalists, former and current politicians, academics, business leaders – they are all tripping over...
View ArticleWarnings About the Consequences of Brexit Are Falling on Deaf Ears – Here’s Why
On the economy, Remain is winning a debate against an empty chair. For all their expert calculations about the damage Brexit might do to growth and jobs in Britain, Remainers have been wrongfooted by...
View ArticleThe Two Pillars of Corbynism: The Only Way for Labour to Respond to Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn is the leader of the Labour party not because he fits the bill of what a modern politician is supposed to look like, but because his long career – including his insurgent leadership...
View ArticleEU Citizen? Check Your Immigration Status
The UK’s vote to leave the EU has left many EU migrants unsure of their rights and status both before and after Britain makes its exit. Here’s a useful guide. The current situation. The referendum has...
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