Episodes

  • THE BURNER 246: The Writing On The Wall

    THE BURNER 246: The Writing On The Wall
    Jun 5 2020
    After ten weeks of lockdown, James Butler asks: what have we learned? Plus, a little announcement on the future of this show.
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    20 mins
  • THE BURNER 245: Two Pandemics

    THE BURNER 245: Two Pandemics
    Jun 4 2020
    Ash Sarkar goes to the Black Lives Matter protest in London, and talks to the protestors on the new front line of antiracist struggle in the UK.
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    21 mins
  • THE BURNER 244: Who Counts?

    THE BURNER 244: Who Counts?
    Jun 3 2020
    As the UK death toll passes 50,000 and Black Lives Matter protests continue in the US, James Butler asks: who gets to matter in politics?
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    17 mins
  • THE BURNER 243: Ease Off, Second Wave + Talking Teachers

    THE BURNER 243: Ease Off, Second Wave + Talking Teachers
    Jun 1 2020
    James Butler asks what the government ease-off in regulations is really about – should we expect a second wave? Plus, as teachers are pressed back to work, we hear from one teacher and trade unionist – Nik from the Requires Improvement podcast – about what’s really going on in schools.
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    26 mins
  • THE BURNER 242: ‘And You Have To Do It All The Time’

    THE BURNER 242: ‘And You Have To Do It All The Time’
    May 29 2020
    Cummings survives: but what’s the wreckage? Lockdown eases, but R is high: so why? Plus, James Butler wonders about political hope in difficult times. James Butler on Dominic Cummings: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/28/dominic-cummings-democracy-laws-truth-consequences Huw Lemmey on hecklers: https://huw.substack.com/p/what-have-you-got-to-say-to-that Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate
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    25 mins
  • THE BURNER 241: Dangerous Liaisons

    THE BURNER 241: Dangerous Liaisons
    May 28 2020
    As we enter day six of The Dominic Cummings Scandal, Ash Sarkar examines the evidence and breaks down Boris Johnson’s first appearance at the Commons liaison committee. Plus the dangers of false negatives.
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    15 mins
  • THE BURNER 240: Squid Ink + Prison Viruses

    THE BURNER 240: Squid Ink + Prison Viruses
    May 26 2020
    Cummings splashes round the squid ink: will it be enough to escape the consequences? Gary McQuiggin takes a deep dive into the impact of the virus in the prison system – from solitary confinement to family visits – in conversation with Oonagh Ryder, host of The Lockdown, Novara Media’s prison and criminal justice podcast.
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    29 mins
  • THE BURNER 239: The Cummings Gambit

    THE BURNER 239: The Cummings Gambit
    May 25 2020
    Cummings bets that he can cling on – and Johnson backs him. Has he miscalculated? Will it matter? What does the Cummings crisis reveal about our politics – and the Tory attitude to law? James Butler on Cummings and the dark world of advisers: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/23/dominic-cummings-reign-shadowy-world-spads
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    26 mins