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Novara Live

Novara Media

300 episodes

The biggest stories and guests from the UK and international left. Hosted by Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani, Ash Sarkar, Steven Methven, Helena MTG, Dalia Gebrial and more.

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  1. The Student Movement That Took Down a President

    · 1 h 11 min

    Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić has been defeated by a student movement in a historic election for the country. Plus: Burnham’s pre-budget strategy explained, Iran releases a video preparing its citizens for a…

  2. Lula Mounts Stunning Comeback to Beat Bolsonaro

    · 1 h 16 min

    Lula has shocked the world by snatching election victory from Bolsonaro in Brazil, how did he do it? Plus: After greenlighting work to commence on the Jackdaw oilfield, is the government about to do the same at…

  3. Economics Guru: Britain Is Not Ready For The Next Crisis

    · 1 h 27 min

    We talk to a top economist and former advisor to Gordon Brown about the challenges and opportunities facing John Healey’s first budget announcement. With Michael Walker & Michael Jacobs.

  4. European Students Are Revolting… Except in the UK

    · 1 h 04 min

    Protests are erupting all over Europe against high costs of living and conditions for students and workers. Where is the UK in all of this? Plus: The IMF’s attack on welfare, big tech’s stranglehold on governments and…

  5. Labour Approves Jackdaw Gas Field

    · 1 h 06 min

    Labour have approved the controversial Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. Plus: A deep dive into the conditions which created the riots that have engulfed France. With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani, Tessa Khan &…

  6. Britain Sends Jets To Saudi Arabia

    · 1 h 12 min

    The UK is set to deploy fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks. Plus: We speak to Ashok Kumar about the Green Party’s Zionism is Racism motion, and Andy Burnham announces new fines for noisy train…

  7. Riots Stun France

    · 1 h 05 min

    French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu has called for curfews after hundreds of thousands of protesters across the country took to the streets, with incidents of violence & looting. Plus: Amnesty International have…

  8. Labour Versus the Banks

    · 1 h 08 min

    Chancellor John Healey is poised to raise taxes on banks in the autumn budget. Plus: Why housing benefits are broken, Iran is picking apart Gulf infrastructure, ITV releases more undercover footage from inside Reform…

  9. UK Droughts Escalate in October

    · 1 h 00 min

    Severe drought has been declared throughout the South of England, with reservoir storage levels at record lows for this time of year – is nationalisation the answer? Plus: Ukraine claims its Starlink access has been…

  10. Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia’s Oil HQ

    · 1 h 16 min

    The Houthis attacks on Saudi Arabia continue to cause death and destruction, why can’t the kingdom bring them under control? Plus: Burnham rules out a pact with the greens, we ask an expert what really happened at RAF…

  11. MI5 Warns Of “Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism” Threat

    · 1 h 18 min

    MI5 chief Ken McCallum has used his annual speech to warn of threats to the UK from Iran and right-wing extremists. Plus: The chancellor has rejected calls to match capital gains and income tax rates, Nigel Farage is…

  12. Revealed: Why the UK Surrendered to Israel

    · 28 min

    Peter Oborne takes us through the UK Government’s latest capitulation to Israel. Peter’s latest book available here: https://orbooks.com/catalog/complicit/ With Michael Walker & Peter Oborne.

  13. Polanski Responds To Critics After By-Election Loss

    · 1 h 00 min

    Labour have held Holborn & St Pancras, was the Greens’ campaign lacklustre? Plus: Anthropic has banned cruel behaviour towards its chatbots, Abdul Al-Sayed gives a masterclass & Jacob Rees-Mogg has a history lesson…

  14. France Beckons Burnham ‘All The Way Back’ To EU

    · 51 min

    Burnham is on his first official visit to the EU as Prime Minister, is he taking us all back with him? Plus: We speak to the author of a new report on the profligacy of the arms industry, Mamdani is heckled by…

  15. The Future of Progressive Politics Is on the Line

    · 1 h 22 min

    Central London is the battleground on which UK progressive politics will hinge tomorrow. We preview the runners & riders ahead of our live coverage. Plus: The Tories pledge to scrap inheritance tax. With Aaron…

  16. Riot Police Clash With Protesters In Major French Unrest

    · 55 min

    Protests over funding and conditions in French schools continue to grow, as more fires are lit and riot police deploy tear gas. Plus: Pedro Sanchez’s leadership is on the line as Spain heads into a snap election, and…

  17. Green Party Declares Zionism Is Racism

    · 1 h 12 min

    The Green Party conference has backed a controversial motion that classifies Zionism as a form of racism, revealing some stark divisions within the party. Plus: Spain’s socialist Prime Minister has called for a…

  18. Zack Polanski Promises Rent Controls at Tense Party Conference

    · 58 min

    Zack Polanski has called for a 3-year cap on private rents. Elsewhere at Green Party conference, tensions are running high over a motion to declare that Zionism equates to racism. Plus: Fires have broken out in French…

  19. Tories & Lib Dems Scramble for Response to Burnham Speech

    · 1 h 17 min

    Andy Burnham’s announcement of a triple lock shakeup has plunged Britain’s competing parties into chaos. Plus: Another botched execution in the US reopens the death penalty discourse, and Andy Burnham’s wild decision…

  20. Burnham Homes In On 40 Years Of Failure

    · 1 h 32 min

    Andy Burnham has laid out major reforms to social care, pensions, and public utilities in his speech to Labour conference. Plus: Ed Miliband has changed the conversation on Palestine Action – but can he deliver? With…

  21. Palestine Engulfs the Labour Party Conference

    · 1 h 10 min

    Palestine is topping the agenda of The Labour Party conference with speeches inside and protests out – our correspondents are on the ground to bring you the latest developments. Plus: We speak to Secretary of State…

  22. Netanyahu Speech Triggers Mass Walkout at UN

    · 1 h 00 min

    Israel’s Prime Minister delivers a tirade to a thin crowd at the UN General Assembly. Plus: Polanski faces down hecklers while calling out Israel’s genocide, Mamdani wins back wages for Doordash workers and our very…

  23. Reform Tanking In New YouGov Poll

    · 1 h 15 min

    A new Yougov poll predicts that Reform would win fewer seats than Labour and the Tories – with the UK heading for a hung parliament. Plus: The US and China have agreed to extend their trade war truce, Australia…

  24. Iran’s President BLASTS Donald Trump In FIERY UN Speech

    · 1 h 08 min

    More drama at the UN General Assembly as the US delegation storms out of the Iranian President’s defiant speech. Plus: A former SPAD to Starmer’s government gives us his take on Burnham’s first meeting with Trump,…

  25. Trump Gives Wildest Speech yet to UN

    · 1 h 16 min

    Andy Burnham heads to New York for his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, following a filibuster speech to the UN by the US President. Plus: Former chancellor and now OpenAI employee George Osborne weighs…

  26. German Socialists Win Mamdani-Style Victory In Berlin

    · 1 h 09 min

    Die Linke have won a major election, opening a path to the Berlin mayoralty for Germany’s leftmost party. Plus: Specialist courts for sexual assault cases are set to be rolled out in England and Wales, fears are…

  27. Corbyn’s Former Deputy Tom Watson Lands Palantir Job

    · 1 h 09 min

    Former deputy leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson is now working for the controversial US tech firm Palantir. Plus: Leaks from No. 10 reveal a surprising degree of continuity between the policies of Keir Starmer and…

  28. UN Suspects US War Crimes in Iran

    · 1 h 11 min

    A UN fact-finding mission has reported that two US airstrikes which killed at least 178 civilians in Iran constitute war crimes. Plus: Andy Burnham says he is “determined” to hit net zero by 2050, Sweden’s…

  29. Every Supporting Act On Ed Sheeran Tour Pulls Out

    · 1 h 15 min

    Ed Sheeran finds himself isolated as the rest of his warm up acts quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore’s speech in support of Palestine. Plus: An inflation rate spike spells trouble for Burnham, author Taj Ali…

  30. War Looms In The Red Sea As Houthis & Saudi Arabia Clash

    · 1 h 22 min

    13 people have been injured overnight in the latest escalation of the Houthis’ attacks on Saudi Arabia. Plus: A delve into the economic realities that Burnham’s agenda will have to contend with, the Celtic nations of…

  31. How Israel’s Lobby Captured the US Government | With Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick

    · 53 min

    Steven Methven speaks to Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick, authors of “Israel’s Lobby, America in the Grip of a Foreign Power”

  32. Reform’s Crypto Billionaires Break British Donation Records

    · 1 h 16 min

    As Reform’s crypto-billionaire backers break consecutive records for political donations, will the government change the rules? Plus: The Houthis bombing of a Saudi pipeline has sent oil to $108 dollars per barrel,…

  33. Far Right Brands Lifeboat Volunteers “Traitors”

    · 1 h 16 min

    The Lifeboat charity RNLI has warned its volunteers against wearing its branding in public in light of harassment from far right agitators. Plus: Albanians have been protesting for over 100 days against a luxury hotel…

  34. Trump Promises Hunk Of Cash At Republican Convention

    · 1 h 10 min

    Donald Trump has promised a $5000 check to every American if the Republicans win the mid-terms. Now, JD Vance has appeared to walk back that offer. Plus: Kemi Badenoch defends massive proposed cuts to benefits, we…

  35. Ed Miliband Defiant Against Critics Of Settler Sanctions

    · 1 h 22 min

    As the UK’s Chief Rabbi decries the new settler sanctions, we speak to Palestine’s UK ambassador for his reaction. Plus: England’s youth are (nearly) leading the western world in reading, science & maths, and…

  36. Israel Furious Over New UK Sanctions on Illegal Settlements

    · 1 h 18 min

    Foreign secretary Ed Miliband has announced new economic sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Plus: Billionaire Chris Rokos makes headlines as he plans to leave for Greece, but is…

  37. Far Right Clash With Police in Portsmouth

    · 1 h 19 min

    Masked far right thugs gathered in Portsmouth to intimidate a group of asylum seekers last night, organised by a close connection of Tommy Robinson. Plus: A shock win for the AfD in German elections has rattled the…

  38. Reform UK Busted in Channel Four Investigation

    · 1 h 18 min

    The fallout from a Channel 4 undercover exposé on Reform has enveloped the nation, but has anyone at their conference noticed? Plus: Could the failings of Open AI’s security broker a rapprochement with China? Finally,…

  39. Zack Polanski Wants Keir Starmer’s Old Seat

    · 1 h 07 min

    Green Party leader Zack Polanski has announced his plan to stand in Keir Starmer’s vacated seat of Holborn and St Pancras. Plus: The bond markets are already punishing Andy Burnham, Novara’s Harriet Williamson reports…

  40. US Bomb Kills Five At Iranian Wedding

    · 1 h 09 min

    A US missile strike has killed at least five people at a civilian wedding in Iran. Plus: Andy Burnham faces Kemi Badenoch in his first PMQs, a new study has found that almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned…

  41. Netanyahu Wants Full-Scale War in the West Bank

    · 54 min

    2026 has been the most violent year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, with 76 people having been killed either by settlers or the IDF. Plus: Keir Starmer is stepping down as an MP, a global backlash to Meta…

  42. Bonus Interview: Everything You Need To Know About The Monster El Niño

    · 1 h 01 min

    Michael Walker speaks to climatologist Zeke Hausfather about global warming, geoengineering & more.

  43. The Tech Backlash Is Here

    · 1 h 10 min

    As Meta cedes in court to the tune of billions & datacentre protests pick up momentum, is techno-futurism crashing? Plus: Digging up a golf green could be charged as terrorism & we speak to Nate Soares about the…

  44. US Declares Palestine Action a Global Terror Group

    · 1 h 21 min

    The US government has issued sanctions against Palestine Action, branding them a “transnational terror group”. Plus: Experts link deadly flash flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border to glacial collapse, we discuss whether…

  45. Why Dolly Parton Is An Absolute Icon

    · 49 min

    Dolly Parton, singer, film star & philanthropist, has died at the age of 80. Plus: A vaccine for melanoma fuels hope in a cure for cancer & we take a look at the crypto company linking the fortunes of Trump & Reform.…

  46. US Globalises Economic War With Iran

    · 57 min

    The Trump administration has unveiled widespread sanctions against “Iran’s financial connections around the globe”. Plus: Two proposed datacentres could surpass the entirety of ExxonMobil’s UK emissions, and Rupert…

  47. Burnham, Zelenskyy & Autonomous Drones

    · 1 h 08 min

    Burnham visits Ukraine to affirm support & share long range missile designs. Plus: Mark Ruffalo Vs The Israel Lobby, a Chinese robot is faster than Usain Bolt & Sam Altman is having second thoughts. With Michael…

  48. Revealed: New UK Datacentre’s Massive Carbon Footprint

    · 51 min

    With the record heatwaves subsiding & El Nino on its way, Havering council decides this is the perfect moment to announce the UK’s largest datacentre build. Plus: We interview the authors of a new book on Israel’s…

  49. IDF Opens Criminal Investigation Into Murder Of Hind Rajab

    · 1 h 09 min

    The IDF has opened a criminal investigation into the murder of five year old Hind Rajab, her family and 15 other Palestinians in Gaza in 2025. Plus: Ed Milliband is talking tough on West Bank settlements and is the…

  50. Labour Could Lose 50 Seats Over North Sea Oil

    · 53 min

    As pressure mounts on the PM over the future of North Sea oil, we speak to Dale Vince, founder of the world’s first green energy company, about why he’s had a change of heart over drilling. Plus: Good news as ULEZ…

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