In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we speak to Dr Raj Mistry - a junior doctor in a hard-hit hospital in South East England - about the COVID catastrophe that is currently pushing the NHS to breaking point.
The Tories have attempted to blame a new, more infectious strain of the virus for the current crisis. But, in reality, it is Tory cuts and privatis ... Show More
Aug 15
What is the Labour Theory of Value?
What is value? This question has perplexed the human mind for more than 2,000 years. The classical bourgeois economists grappled with the question, as did Marx. Joe Russell, Executive Committee member of the RCP, discusses Marx’s completion of the Labour Theory of Value, and prov ... Show More
45m 16s
Aug 1
The legacy of British imperialism in Ireland
As British capitalism’s first colony, imperialism cut its teeth in Ireland. The domination of Ireland by British capitalists, landlords, and financiers resulted in untold horrors; from the artificial famine of the 1840s and 50s, to the war for national liberation, through to the ... Show More
51m 49s
Jul 2023
Can Wes Streeting save the NHS?
In this bonus episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, meets Phil Whitaker, the New Statesman’s medical editor and a working GP, at his surgery in Somerset, to have a conversation chaired by Anoosh Chakelian.
They clash over Streeting’s pl ... Show More
59m 16s
Jul 2022
Hôpital en grève, manque de personnel, démissions... Pourquoi il y a urgence
Le 13 mars 2020, le ministre de la Santé Olivier Véran annonce la mise en place du Plan blanc dans tout le pays, le plus haut dispositif de crise qui peut être déclenché dans les hôpitaux.
Dans les mois qui suivent, le gouvernement organise une grande consultation des acteurs du ... Show More
17m 23s
Feb 2022
In Defense of Marxism w/ The Sensible Socialist
Breht recently went on The Sensible Socialist podcast to confront, analyze, and dismantle the laughable misrepresentations of Marxism and the shallow anti-communism of James Lindsay. In the process, we clarify core concepts within Marxism, respond to various arguments against so ... Show More
1h 53m
Oct 2023
Sparkles with Starmer plus Rob Delaney, NHS champion
Despite being an American, who can’t even vote in this country, Rob Delaney has become an outspoken champion of the NHS. His love for our health service was born from tragedy: losing his young son Henry to cancer. He tells Nish and Coco why we have to fight for the NHS, and compa ... Show More
1h 6m
Feb 2024
Rotten to the core: What’s at the root of Britain’s dental crisis?
With millions of people across the UK struggling to access NHS dental care, and many being forced to go private or even treat themselves at home, how did dentistry in Britain reach this point, how serious is the crisis, and what can be done to fix it?This podcast was brought to y ... Show More
28m 22s