Politics Theory Other

Grace Blakeley joins me to discuss the neoliberal financialisation of the UK and world economies, the coming reckoning with the UK's current account deficit, and how we can wrest control away from the City and fund a real industrial strategy. You can read Grace's report, On Borrowed Time: Finance and the UK's current account deficit here: https://www.ippr.org/research/publications/on-borrowed-time If you enjoy the show please consider donating via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryother

Phil Burton-Cartledge joins me to discuss the resignations of David Davis and Boris Johnson, Brexit and the European Union, and the long-term decline of the Conservative Party.

Kate Pickett joins me to discuss her new book - co-authored with Richard Wilkinson - The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-being, the follow up to the acclaimed The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better.

Adam Tooze, author of 'The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy', discusses the entwinement of Nazi ideology and economics, the apparent irrationality of German military strategy, the comparative backwardness of the German economy, and 1930s parallels in the post-financial crash era.

Catarina Príncipe joins me to discuss the state of Portuguese social democracy, the myth of Portuguese anti-austerity policy, and the broader crisis of the Eurozone.

Jo Littler joins me to discuss the history of meritocratic discourse, how the term meritocracy is deployed in the post-Black Lives Matter and MeToo era, and the explanation for the enduring unpopularity of Charles Windsor.

Ed Rooksby joins me to discuss socialist strategy, Syriza, Nicos Poulantzas' theory of the state and the Corbyn moment in Britain. Ed's recent article in the journal Critique formed the basis of our discussion, you can read the article here: https://edrooksby.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/structural-reform-the-problem-of-socialist-strategy-today/

This week I’m joined by Professor Jeremy Gilbert to discuss Maurizio Lazzarato's 'Experimental Politics'. We talked about Lazzarato's intellectual background, the treatment of continental theory in the anglophone world, and the relevance of Lazzarato's work to the British political context. You can listen to Lazzarato's recent lecture (mentioned in the show) here: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/podcasts/

Wendy Liu joins me to discuss startup culture, the platform economy and the Labour Party's approach to big tech.

David Broder joins me to discuss the Italian President's rejection of the Lega's choice for finance minister, the prospect of new elections, and Italy's increasingly precarious membership of the Eurozone.