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The Line: Lenin's imperialism then and now
In this episode of our Friday show we look at Lenin’s theory of imperialism - and how it might be applied and updated for today.
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The Exchange: Hussein Ezzedine
@David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi speak to Hussein Ezzedine, a trade unionist in ASLEF, about the action Scottish rail workers are taking to boycott companies connected with the occupation of Palestine.
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The Briefing
This week on our free Monday show we examine the deluge of war propaganda, and examine the structural roots behind it.
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We don’t need an argument about ‘family abolition’, ‘white privilege’ or militant dysgenics.
We need to recognise we belong to different worldviews - whose differences are philosophically rooted and immutable - and go our separate ways.
The Line: NGO "leftism" is not socialism
@David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi critique the Socialism 2026 conference, recent discussion of “white privilege” in the Scottish Parliament and the need to rebuild the Marxist tradition.
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The Briefing
On this week’s Monday show, @David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi discuss the AfD, the Reform UK conference and the SNP Programme for Government.
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EXCLUSIVE: An interactive map has revealed that developers are proposing a rash of AI data centres right across Scotland – prompting concerns about the impact on electricity prices, communities and the environment https://t.co/ci1CCxPLX6
The Briefing
Gordon Brown on a united Ireland; the SNP’s rejection of independence motions; Healey’s retreat on defence and arms spending; the Sainsbury’s government backed “Modern Work Experience Programme.”
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The Line: Trade unions must reject syndicalism
We discuss the current state of the trade union movement and how the major challenges it faces may be confronted.
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The Exchange: Sophie Johnson
In this episode @David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi speak to @SophieJayJoe on the war drive gripping Europe, and how to oppose it.
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The Briefing
This week we examine the controversy surrounding a recent letter to The Guardian; warnings over UK food security; the latest on the Trump and how he has been absorbed, rather than countered, by Western liberals.
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The Line: Modern 'leftism' is broken
In this episode of our Friday show, we appraise the political culture of the modern left, why it needs to change and how this can be achieved.
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The Line: Anti-imperialism is not an optional extra
On this edition of our Friday show @David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi discuss the centrality of imperialism in rebuilding socialist politics and organisation.
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The Exchange: James Foley
On this week’s show @David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi speak to academic and author James Foley about the crisis in the university sector, surrounding “culture wars” and the left.
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The Briefing
We look through some of the headlines on our Monday show: Sturgeon’s critique of Swinney; drought in England; and the crisis in the universities.
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The Line: The left must oppose free trade
@David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi discuss a recent poll which reveals that a majority of Democrats favourable to the DSA back free trade, surpassing even Republican respondents.
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The Briefing
Our free Monday show, in which @David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi take a look at some of the big stories.
This week: Morocco, Spain and European fracture - and the mounting problems for Reform.
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The Exchange: Coll McCail
@David_Jamieson7 and @Jonathon_Shafi speak to @MccailColl about the ongoing crisis in Scottish Labour - set in the context of the wider collapse of social democracy.
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