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Eighteenth episode of Revolutionary Despatches with Katherine Wright and David Brian, featuring Jamie Hanna.
Recorded 15th May 2021. Released 22nd May 2021.



In this episode, we discuss:


00:00:00 – Elections in England (Outside London)

00:20:54 – Elections in London

00:28:59 – Elections in Scotland

00:43:51 – Elections in Wales

00:54:08 – DUP Leadership Election

01:18:51 – Labour Reshuffle

01:37:03 – Anti-Home Office Direct Action in Glasgow

1:46:08 – Israeli State Violence against Palestinians in East Jerusalem and Gaza



The most recent two episodes are available on SoundCloud. All our episodes are available on Anchor.fm or through most podcast providers. Check out our YouTube channel too for our back catalogue.

Theme music is 'Autoantagonist' by hardcore band Regular Gonzales, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

Special thanks to our guest and Official Revolutionary Despatches Northern Ireland Correspondent, Jamie Hanna.



Shownotes:

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf.net

Medical Aid for Palestinians: https://map.org.uk

Anera: https://anera.org

Seventeenth episode of Revolutionary Despatches with Katherine Wright and David Brian.
Recorded 25th April 2021. Released 6th May 2021.

In this episode, we discuss:
- The emergence of the Northern Independence Party and the Alba Party
- The elections of May 6th in general

Apologies for the lateness of this episode relative to its recording, I hope to maintain a quicker turnaround in future.

The most recent two episodes are available on SoundCloud. All our episodes are available on Anchor.fm or through most podcast providers. Check out our YouTube channel too for our back catalogue.

Theme music is 'Autoantagonist' by hardcore band Regular Gonzales, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

Shownotes:

The Northern Independence Party manifesto:
https://www.freethenorth.co.uk/ourfuture

'Democracy for Young People' by David Runciman:
https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2018/129-democracy-for-young-people

Sixteenth episode of Revolutionary Despatches with Katherine Wright and David Brian.

Recorded 12th January 2021. Released 19th January 2021.



In this episode, we discuss:

- The January 6th Insurrection in Washington DC, and a wide-ranging discussion of American fascism and class [00:11:16]

- The prospects for Scottish and Welsh Independence in the aftermath of Brexit [01:21:53]



The most recent two episodes are available on SoundCloud. All our episodes are available on Anchor.fm or through most podcast providers. Check out our YouTube channel too for our back catalogue.



Theme music is 'Autoantagonist' by hardcore band Regular Gonzales, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.





Shownotes:



Umberto Eco's essay 'Ur-Fascism':

https://sites.evergreen.edu/politicalshakespeares/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2015/12/Eco-urfascism.pdf



Ian Danskin's video essay 'White Fascism':

https://vimeo.com/303618483



Robert Paxton's article 'The Five Stages of Fascism':

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/235001



2021 Scottish Parliament Election Polling:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Scottish_Parliament_election#Opinion_polling



2014 Scottish Independence Referendum results map:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Scottish_independence_referendum#/media/File:Scottish_independence_referendum_results.svg



Owen Jones interviews Michael Sheen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxs64FRSkDY

Fifteenth episode of Revolutionary Despatches with Katherine Wright and David Brian.

Recorded 3rd January 2021. Released 6th January 2021.



In this episode, we discuss:

- Keir Starmer's non-resignation

- The Georgia runoff elections

- 2020, what it meant, what it means, and what it might mean. Also, we talk about post-modernism and a load of other stuff



The most recent two episodes are available on SoundCloud. All our episodes are available on Anchor.fm or through most podcast providers. Check out our YouTube channel too for our back catalogue.



Theme music is 'Autoantagonist' by hardcore band Regular Gonzales, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.



Shownotes:



John McDonnell interview: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwtXyFoJcnQ



Judith Butler interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXJb2eLNJZE

Fourteenth episode of Revolutionary Despatches with Katherine Wright and David Brian.
Recorded 9th November 2020. Released 13th November 2020.

In this episode, we discuss:
- The possibility of a post-Brexit trade deal
- The Indian General Strike & farmers' protests
- Keir Starmer & Angela Rayner's Management of the Labour Party
- What would have happened if Ed Miliband had won in 2015?

Theme music is 'Autoantagonist' by hardcore band Regular Gonzales, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

Shownotes:

Information on the Indian strikes & protests:

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Indian_general_strike)
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Indian…rmers%27_protest)
(www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/…-parts-of-india)
(www.marxist.com/250-million-worke…rike-in-india.htm)

Thirteenth episode of Revolutionary Despatches with Katherine Wright and David Brian.
Recorded 15th November 2020. Released 20th November 2020.

In this episode, we discuss:

- The promise of Covid vaccinations
- Dominic Cummings' exit from Downing Street
- The Labour NEC elections
- The conflict in Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh
- Protests against Law & Justice in Poland
- Trump's attempts to stuff the Pentagon with loyalists
- Evo Morales' return to Bolivia



Theme music is 'Autoantagonist' by hardcore band Regular Gonzales, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.



Shownotes:

Long Covid damage:
(https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/15/damage-to-multiple-organs-recorded-in-long-covid-cases)

NHS Long Covid clinics:
(https://www.england.nhs.uk/2020/11/nhs-launches-40-long-covid-clinics-to-tackle-persistent-symptoms/)

Lee Cain quits:
(https://www.politico.eu/article/downing-street-quiet-as-power-grab-row-engulfs-boris-johnson/)

Carrie Symonds' opposition to Cummings:
(https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/nov/13/how-dominic-cummings-and-carrie-symonds-vie-for-boris-johnsons-attention)

Labour NEC results:
(https://labourlist.org/2020/11/what-we-can-learn-from-labours-2020-nec-results/)

Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh War:
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Nagorno-Karabakh_war)

Ethnic cleansing in Artsakh:
(https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/13/nagorno-karabakh-ethnic-armenians-prepare-to-give-up-homes)

System of a Down charity single:
(https://systemofadown.bandcamp.com/album/protect-the-land-genocidal-humanoidz)