Ranked #1
THE BURNER 236: Tick, Tick, Tick – and Technocracy
THE BURNER 236: Tick, Tick, Tick – and Technocracy
Sunak softens his economic instincts: so what does that say about what’s coming? Is organised labour really in a positio... Read more
13 May 2020
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21mins
Ranked #2
THE BURNER 337: Remembering Emanuel Gomes
THE BURNER 337: Remembering Emanuel Gomes
Ash Sarkar on class and coronavirus risk. Plus, is lockdown unfair on the young?
14 May 2020
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16mins
Ranked #3
THE BURNER 238: Emergency Brakes
THE BURNER 238: Emergency Brakes
Eight weeks in, James Butler asks what the crisis has revealed. Does sudden global stoppage let us see what real change ... Read more
15 May 2020
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21mins
Ranked #4
THE BURNER 202: It’s Lockdown
THE BURNER 202: It’s Lockdown
Boris Johnson finally takes measures to enforce a partial lockdown. But will it be enough? Plus, what should we do while... Read more
24 Mar 2020
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18mins
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Ranked #5
THE BURNER 216: #LabourLeaks, Racism at the Top, and Crisis Response
THE BURNER 216: #LabourLeaks, Racism at the Top, and Crisis Response
Ash Sarkar tackles the weekend’s leak of an internal Labour dossier and what it reveals about what was going on at the t... Read more
14 Apr 2020
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25mins
Ranked #6
THE BURNER 209: We Demand an Inquiry + The State of the States
THE BURNER 209: We Demand an Inquiry + The State of the States
As the papers wake up to the testing crisis, we ask what an inquiry might eventually do. Plus, Sarah Jaffe dials in from... Read more
2 Apr 2020
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19mins
Ranked #7
THE BURNER 212: Emergency Room
THE BURNER 212: Emergency Room
Boris Johnson is in intensive care: so how does the government now run? And shouldn’t we have known earlier? What are th... Read more
7 Apr 2020
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23mins
Ranked #8
THE BURNER 203: What Happens When The Money Stops Moving?
THE BURNER 203: What Happens When The Money Stops Moving?
Just how big could the Covid-19 crisis get? Is the left ready for a crisis? Plus, what we get wrong about bare shelves i... Read more
25 Mar 2020
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18mins
Ranked #9
THE BURNER 215: Government Failings, News From Brazil, Nature’s Return
THE BURNER 215: Government Failings, News From Brazil, Nature’s Return
James Butler asks: can Covid-19 tell us anything about climate change? Vincent Bevins brings us the lowdown on the crisi... Read more
10 Apr 2020
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25mins
Ranked #10
THE BURNER 221: Of Cows and Coffee
THE BURNER 221: Of Cows and Coffee
How bad could the economic crisis get? Who will it touch? What hope of recovery – and what shape will it take? And does ... Read more
21 Apr 2020
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19mins
Ranked #11
THE BURNER 206: Time, China and More News From Italy
THE BURNER 206: Time, China and More News From Italy
Who gets the blame? The right-wing press have set their eyes on China, but where should we really be looking? Plus, Rosa... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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17mins
Ranked #12
THE BURNER 204: After Corbyn + Mutual Aid
THE BURNER 204: After Corbyn + Mutual Aid
Yesterday was Corbyn’s last day at the despatch box: but what will his successor face? Should we fear a government of na... Read more
26 Mar 2020
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22mins
Ranked #13
THE BURNER 214: Cash in a Crisis, Spies in Your Phone
THE BURNER 214: Cash in a Crisis, Spies in Your Phone
Sunak drops some cash on charities: but what’s his long term plan? Austerity? Plus, do tech companies see something to e... Read more
9 Apr 2020
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21mins
Ranked #14
THE BURNER 220: We Knew.
THE BURNER 220: We Knew.
An explosive story over the weekend exposed exposed just some of the government’s failures in dealing with the pandemic.... Read more
20 Apr 2020
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17mins
Ranked #15
THE BURNER 219: Steer Calmer With Keir Starmer? + Kiwi News
THE BURNER 219: Steer Calmer With Keir Starmer? + Kiwi News
The lockdown is set to continue for three weeks more: but what does the new Labour leader think we should do about it? A... Read more
17 Apr 2020
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21mins
Ranked #16
THE BURNER 217: Line Goes Down, Line Goes Up… to a Tech Exit?
THE BURNER 217: Line Goes Down, Line Goes Up… to a Tech Exit?
James Butler asks: what would a tech-led exit from lockdown look like? James Meadway tells us what we should make of the... Read more
15 Apr 2020
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21mins
Ranked #17
THE BURNER 235: Your Fault
THE BURNER 235: Your Fault
Boris Johnson changes the lockdown rules – but is he also trying to shift the blame? TUC Join a Union page: https://www.... Read more
11 May 2020
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19mins
Ranked #18
THE BURNER 210: States of Emergency
THE BURNER 210: States of Emergency
Who’s worth what? That’s the question put by the hard right about the costs of the lockdown – but what are the real issu... Read more
3 Apr 2020
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19mins
Ranked #19
THE BURNER 211: Now, After Corbyn
THE BURNER 211: Now, After Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn finishes his term, and Keir Starmer takes the reins. But he comes to power in the midst of a deepening cri... Read more
6 Apr 2020
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19mins
Ranked #20
THE BURNER 218: SAGE + Dystopia Now?
THE BURNER 218: SAGE + Dystopia Now?
The lockdown is about to be renewed – but what do we actually know about the scientific group advising on it? Plus, why ... Read more
16 Apr 2020
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19mins
