Sixth episode of Revolutionary Despatches with Chris Wright and David Brian.
Recorded 31st October 2017. Released 2nd November 2017.
In this episode, we discuss:
- [00:01:44] A meandering recap of the chaos since last we recorded, including North Korea, the Tory & Labour conferences, and the still calamitous-looking Brexit
- [00:19:44] Catalonia's declaration of independence
- [00:31:39] Iraqi Kurdistan's declaration of independence
- [00:39:54] The new UKIP leader Henry Bolton and 'For Britain'
Theme music is 'Autoantagonist' by hardcore band Regular Gonzales, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.
Shownotes:
The Vince Cable video appears not to be available any longer - apologies
Catalonian Independence - argument for (from the left): (https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/09/ca...)
Catalonian Independence - argument against (from the left): (https://benjaminstudebaker.com/2017/0...)
Iraqi Kurdistan's Independence Referendum: (www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41419633)
Henry Bolton's election: (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/...)
HOPE Not Hate on Anne-Marie Waters: (https://www.hopenothate.org.uk/2017/1...)
