The Owen Jones Podcast

The treatment of Labour MP Apsana Begum should horrify any decent person. A self-identified survivor of domestic abuse, as journalist Rivkah Brown puts it, 'her mental and physical health ravaged by what she called “a sustained campaign of misogynistic abuse and harassment” culminating in a trigger ballot process overseen by friends of her ex-husband, the MP for Poplar and Limehouse was admitted to A&E and signed off work the next day.'But when Keir Starmer and Labour general secretary David Evans were emailed by an independent domestic violence advocate working with Refuge - which said "I believe what we are seeing in this current trigger process is a further extension of the abuse that she has already endured" - neither bothered to even reply.What does this tell us about the treatment of one of the few Muslim female Labour MPs - and if this was an MP on the right of the party, how different would her treatment and the media response be? We are joined by Rivkah Brown who talks us through this truly harrowing and disturbing case.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the war in Ukraine at an apparent stalemate, what happens next? Is the Russian army now so overstretched and demoralised that Ukraine can mount a successful counter-offensive - or does the coming of winter and the growing energy crisis mean that a Russian breakthrough is only a matter of time? And through the fog of war - are there actually tentative signs of hope that are being ignored?We are joined by Paul Rogers - Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies and one of the world's leading experts on conflict - to tell us exactly what is going on.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a caller rang in to denounce young people for not working hard enough - and not owning homes because they demanded fitted carpets - he got a piece of my mind.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is difficult to understate the scale of the social catastrophe looming in Britain, with an estimated 45 million people - a large majority of the population - facing being driven into poverty. Just what is the reality of the disaster about to unfold, what will it mean in practice - and can it be stopped?We are joined by Miatta Fahnbulleh, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation, and Lewis Ford, a public sector worker backing the Don't Pay UK campaign.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever since the monkeypox outbreak began in the global north several months ago, there's been misinformation, hysteria and outright lies. Despite all the evidence that the virus is overwhelmingly being spread by sex between men, stating this fact has been widely portrayed online as stigmatising, while false claims that the whole population is at severe risk have spread like wildfire online. Gruesomely, all the wrong lessons from the AIDS pandemic are being learned.It's time to give you the facts - and nothing but the facts - so we're joined by the brilliant science writer Benjamin Ryan to explain exactly what's going on - and everything you need to know.Please subscribe - and help us offer an alternative to the mainstream media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inflation is soaring, a massive recession is projected, and already squeezed living standards are set to plummet further. The strain placed on households - and society at large - is hard to imagine. Just how bad are things going to get? What impact will the policies of likely Tory leader Liz Truss have? Do Labour's answers square up? And what's the real solution to this calamity?We're joined by economists and writers Grace Blakeley and James Meadway.Please subscribe - and help us take on the Tory media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

These two statistics sum up how broken British society is: while BP are making £6.9bn worth of profits - a 14 year high - typical household energy bills are forecast to hit more than £3,600 a year.We should never have surrendered the natural monopoly of the energy industry to profiteers in the first place. We're joined by the incredible expert Mathew - Lawrence - founder and director of UK-based think tank Common Wealth - to explain why the industry is broken, why the energy company's arguments against more taxes are total bunk - and why we should bring the sector under public ownership for the sake of struggling families, a broken economy and society - and the future of the planet.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The long awaited Forde report - investigating revelations about the behaviour of Labour staffers under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership which was exposed by a leaked document - was expected to be a whitewash. It wasn't: it exposed horrendous behaviour on the part of Labour officials. What does it tell us about the behaviour of the Labour Right - and the fate which befell Corbyn's Labour party?We are joined by former Corbyn staffer and author Alex Nunns, and author and journalist Rachel Shabi.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The race to become Tory leader has become an eccentric mess. Just how bad are the candidates - and what do their campaigns tell us about where this country is headed?We're joined by Byline Times' political editor Adam Bienkov.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Faqwj8quFHYm18PxL1pjSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Boris Johnson is finally turfed out by Tory MPs, we're joined by brilliant guests to talk over the Tory leadership campaign - and what it means for all of us.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.