The World Transformed 2018

22nd - 25th September
Liverpool

Press coverage for TWT 2018

If you've seen any press coverage or session write-ups that we've missed, feel free to send us an email at press@theworldtransformed.org!

Last updated: November 23, 2018

Sessions Before TWT General overviews Speaker videos
Novara Media
To Transform the World, the Left Must Look Beyond Elections
Luke Dukinfield
New Internationalist
What to expect from The World Transformed
Husna Rizvi
New Socialist
Could the theatre industry become a vehicle for radical politics?
Sam Swann
OpenDemocracy
The World Transformed represents radical new territory for British Labour
Adam Ramsay
Red Pepper
Activists from across the world gather for The World Transformed 2018
Hope Worsdale
The Guardian
Excluding the Sun from our festival isn’t censorship, it’s Hillsborough solidarity
Christine Howard
The New Statesman
Labour must challenge football clubs’ betrayal of their fans
Matt Zarb-Cousin and Kweku Amonoo-Quyst
ITV News
A video interview with Sam Swann
New Internationalist
What we saw at The World Transformed
Husna Rizvi
Novara Media's TyskySour
An episode recorded at TWT discussing John McDonnell's policies
Michael Walker, Ian Lavery, Mat Lawrence, Ash Sarkar, Aaron Bastani
Novara Media's TyskySour
An episode recorded at TWT
Michael Walker, Dalia Gebrial, Bhaskar Sunkara, Ronan Burtenshaw
Novara Media's TyskySour
An episode recorded at TWT
Michael Walker, Emma Dent Coad MP, Beth Redmond, Aaron Bastani
Reel Politik
A podcast episode recorded at TWT
George Eaton, Juliet Jacques, Stephen Smith
Red Pepper
The power of collective joy
Sam Swann
Sin Permiso
[ESPAÑOL] The World Transformed: todas las esperanzas puestas en Momentum y Corbyn
Sky News
The World Transformed: How Momentum festival is challenging for the 'mainstream' Labour conference
Aubrey Allegretti
The Guardian
How Momentum is tapping into the new US socialism
Jessica Elgot
The Guardian
Labour hopes new initiative will revive political education
Dan Sabbagh
The Junction
A Visual Alternative: The Aesthetics of TWT 2018
Aaron White
The Nation
‘We Are Not Here to Manage Capitalism’: Labour Takes a Socialist Turn
Rachel Shabi
The New Statesman
Factions, fudge and fashion: How Momentum went mainstream
Anoosh Chakelian
The Return of the Public
‘Burke for Labour’ vs ‘The World Transformed’
Dan Hind
The Times
John McDonnell has opened the door to a new type of party conference
Jade Frances Azim
A 4 Day Week: The Time is Now!
Alice Martin, Carys Roberts, Aidan Harper, Will Stronge, Katja Kipping, David Graeber
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-10)
A Global NHS? Public Services Across Borders
Natalie Sharples, Satoko Kishimoto, Heidi Chow, Jean Ross, Dr Youssef El-Gingihy
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-25)
A Movement in Government?
Paul Mason, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, Christine Berry, Joe Guinan, Laura Parker
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording (poor quality) by The World Transformed. (2018-09-24)
coverage
Jacobin
Can the Ruling Class Speak? by Tom Mills. How analysis of concentrated social power can feel like conspiracy theory. (2018-10-14)
A New Populism
Chantal Mouffe, Jon Trickett MP, Michael Walker
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-30)
A people powered manifesto for radical cultural democracy - what next?
Clara Paillard, Stephen Pritchard, Rhiannon White, Peter Stark, Nick Mahony, Moussa Amine Sylla, Sophie Hope, Frances Northrop
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-24)
A Radical Alliance for Europe
Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, Diane Abbott MP, Marisa Matias MEP, Kate Shea Baird, Luke Cooper, Niccolo Milanese
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-03)
coverage
New Socialist
Notes on radical citizenship by Hettie O'Brien. On what a left governmentality could look like, inspired by Barcelona (2018-10-03)
A Very British Coup: Wargaming A Radical Government
coverage
New Socialist
A Very British Coup Megagame at The World Transformed by John Foster. (2018-11-23)
A World for the Many
Jeremy Corbyn MP, Bonnie Castillo, Naomi Klein (via video), Jacqui Haynes, Ertuğrul Kürkçü, Owen Jones
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-10)
transcript
Jacobin
A World for the Many by Ertuğrul Kürkçü. (2018-10-18)
An Internationalist Labour Party?
Richard Seymour, Karma Nabulsi, Dr Kehinde Andrews, Charlotte Riley, Yohann Koshy
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by New Internationalist. (2018-09-27)
Cities in Common: Urban Resistance to Neoliberalism
Raquel Rolnik, Ben Beach, James Murray, St Ann’s Redevelopment Trust, Sean Farmelo
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-24)
Deliveroo and Uber: Striking Beyond Borders
Callum Cant, Orry, Chris Fear, Lydia Hughes, Selena
coverage
The New Statesman
“Slaveroo”: How riders are standing up to Uber, Deliveroo and the gig economy by Anoosh Chakelian. (2018-09-24)
Feeling the Bern: The Rise of the American Left
Saikat Chakrabarti, Julia Salazar, Lee Carter, Bhaskar Sunkara
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-24)
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-16)
Feminism for the Many
Tithi Bhattacharya, Nelini Stamp, Sofia Brito, Elif Sarican, Eva O'Connor, Holly Rigby
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-15)
Fighting Disabled People's Exclusion
Miro Griffiths, Dr Paul Darke, Julie Ward MEP, Simon McKeown, Dr Janet Price, Marsha de Cordova MP
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-24)
Fighting for Trans Liberation
Joni Cohen, Toby Sinbad Walker, Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana, Evren BH
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-25)
How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? Telling a Socialist Story of Modern Britain
Melissa Benn, Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gilbert, Francis Foley
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-23)
How to Win BIG
Ian Lavery, Becky Bond, Ian Byrne, Dan Firth, India Thorogood
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-18)
I'm Literally a Communist: Marx at 200
Vijay Prashad, Tithi Bhattacharya, Aaron Bastani, Lynne Segal, Wendy Liu
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-24)
In and Against the State
John McDonnell MP, Mark Serwotka, Hilary Wainwright, Francesca Bria
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-11)
In Conversation with Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Jon Trickett MP, Jean-Luc Mélenchon
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-24)
Labour4Decrim: End the Criminalisation of Sex Work
Blaire Buchanan, Ava Caradonna, Paulina Nicol, Molly Smith, Camille Barbagallo, Niki Adams
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-25)
Lets Talk About Mental Health....and Capitalism
Jonathan Ashworth MP, Lynne Segal, Rebecca Winson, Keir Milburn, Rick Burgess
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-25)
Making the Case for Political Education
John McDonnell MP, Lindsey McDowell, Gary Anderson, Dalia Gebrial, Holly Rigby
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-12)
No Pasaran: International Antifascism
Nelini Stamp, Carina Book, Elif Sarican, Gary Younge, James Butler
video
YouTube
Full session recording by Novara Media. (2018-10-11)
Occupy Fleet Street: How to Democratise the British Media
Tom Mills, Laura Basu, Leo Watkins, Dan Hind, Angela Phillips, Wendy Liu
coverage
dellsystem.me
Occupy Fleet Street by Wendy Liu. A write-up of the session + Wendy's opening remarks. (2018-11-23)
coverage
The Guardian
'Propaganda of privilege': how Labour went to war with the media by Jim Waterson and Peter Walker. (2018-09-27)
transcript
The World Transformed
Abridged transcript by Angela Phillips. (2018-10-14)
recording
SoundCloud
Partial session recording by The World Transformed. The first two speakers were not recorded due to logistical problems. (2018-09-23)
Parties and Picket Lines: Building Socialist Culture
Ken Loach, Beth Redmond, Faisal Yousif, Isaac Rose, Sarah Weston
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-23)
Power for the Many: A Radical Agenda for Democracy
Jon Trickett MP, Nancy Platts, Jonathan Shafi, Alice Kinghorn-Gray, Kate Shea Baird, Paul Mason
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-23)
Red, White, and Blue Labour
Ash Sarkar, Dalia Gebrial, John Denham, Diane Abbott MP, Maurice Glasman, Baron Glasman, Kojo Koram
video
YouTube
Full session video by Novara Media. (2018-09-23)
Runaway Finance: Should We Take Over the Banks?
Ann Pettifor, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Michael Roberts, Matt Wrack, Fran Boait
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-23)
Saving the NHS: Planning our Fightback
Bonnie Castillo, John Lister, Simon Brasch, Felicity Dowling, Deborah Harrington
transcript
Socialist Health Association
Speech given by Jean Hardiman Smith SHA Secretary by Jean Smith. (2018-09-29)
Solidarity with Palestinians: Challenging UK Militarism
Marsha de Cordova MP, Alia Malak, Ryvka Barnard, Hazem Jamjoum
coverage
New Internationalist
Freezing arms sales to Israel is just a first step by Husna Rizvi. (2018-09-27)
Soundtrack of the Movement: Why Music Matters
Dave Randall, Eliane Correa, Lowkey, Lois Browne, Shingai Shoniwa
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-24)
Taking on the Tech Giants
Wendy Liu, Jason Prado, Duncan McCann, Emma Back, Lydia Hughes
coverage
dellsystem.me
Taking on the Tech Giants by Wendy Liu. Wendy's opening remarks + questions + recommended reading (2018-11-23)
Taking What's Ours: Public Ownership from Below?
Thomas Hanna, Cat Hobbs, Hilary Wainwright, Andrew Towers, Andrew Cumbers
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-25)
Tech Workers' Inquiry
Jason Prado, Joe Corcoran, Wendy Liu
transcript
New Socialist
Tech Workers' Inquiry at The World Transformed by Wendy Liu. An abridged transcript of the entire session. (2018-10-30)
The Future of the Trade Unions
Dave Ward, Tim Roache, Carolyn Jones, Lauren Townsend, Navendu Mishra
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-25)
Towards a Socialist Government
John McDonnell MP, Diane Abbott MP, Richard Burgon MP, Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Dennis Skinner MP
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-28)
Tribune: The Relaunch
Owen Jones, David Harvey, Ronan Burtenshaw, Grace Blakeley, Dawn Foster
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-20)
Where Next for the European Left?
Fabio De Masi, Pernille Skipper, Marta Fana, Ronan Burtenshaw, Djordje Kuzmanovic, Idoia Villanueva
video
YouTube
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-10-17)
The Brexit Bind: What Should Labour’s Position be?
Ann Pettifor, Paul Mason, Costas Lapavitsas, Mary Kaldor
video
YouTube
Full session recording by New Internationalist. (2018-09-22)
The Lucas Plan and the New Economics
Hilary Wainwright, Sam Mason, Phil Asquith, Pat Devine, John McDonnell MP
recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-23)
What happened to the British ruling class?
Richard Seymour, Dawn Foster, Maya Goodfellow, Adam Ramsay, Ellie Mae O'Hagan
transcript
Patreon
What has happened to Britain's ruling class? by Richard Seymour. An expanded version of his talk. (2018-09-25)
A Lot of People Don’t Want to Win | James Butler Meets David Graeber
Novara Media
On Momentum, dual power, co-option, the extra-parliamentary left and winning.
“I’m Having the Time of My Life!” | Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar Meet John McDonnell
Novara Media
On Marx, flak from the press, and the identity of the future governor of the Bank of England.
Interview with Ann Pettifor
New Internationalist
On three things we all need to understand to get to grips with the financial system: credit, interest, and capital mobility.
Interview with Vijay Prashad
New Internationalist
On why Europe is synonymous with hypocrisy.
Interview with Wendy Liu
New Internationalist
On the importance of an internationalist perspective when it comes to regulating Silicon Valley.
New York’s First Socialist State Senator? Dalia Gebrial Meets Julia Salazar
Novara Media
On Salazar's stunning electoral victory in New York, sex work decriminalization and what it means to be electable in 2018.
Palestine: Not Our Problem? | Ash Sarkar Meets Karma Nabulsi
Novara Media
On why Palestine is Britain’s problem – and what the left should do about it.
“They’re Using Fear and Hatred of Immigrants” | Eleanor Penny Meets Nelini Stamp
Novara Media
On white supremacy, working class organisation strategies, the future and hope.
Vijay Prashad: Neoliberalism, Global Capital & the Indian Left
Novara Media
On neoliberalism, the transformations of global capitalism and the Indian Left.
“We’re Not Going to Be Able to Achieve Socialism in One Government” | Aaron Meets Leo Panitch
Novara Media
On socialism, party democracy, mandatory reselections and more.
What Replaces Capitalism? | Grace Blakeley Meets Paul Mason
Novara Media
On the consequences of Labour’s first steps towards moving beyond capitalism.