Novara Media

They haven't been on my timelines for a while

I think that’s a great way to raise kids, but it doesn’t mean it’s true!

— Michael Walker (@michaeljswalker) April 11, 2024

wtf is going on with these cunts. Bastani's been a lost cause for a while, now this guy's terfing it up, is this thew new RCP->Spiked pipeline or something?

I remember being surprised by Novara's low YouTube subscriber count before, given their profile booking by the BBC (250K subscribers didn't seem appropriate for something not entirely organic). I checked now and they've almost tripled to 732K which is a big move in 18 months and starting to at least be in the ballpark of respectable (great if not for their relative high media profile middling otherwise)

But then I checked Spiked. 97K subscribers, and their last video (on the topic of woke) got 14K views

aren't Spiked still funded by the Charles Koch Foundation? They can live with low numbers on YT

I presumed they were funded by someone like that, plus I assume still get the same promotional boost from the BBC that Novara does. Its just interesting that in both cases they don't really have any actual viewers of their own (though I'd say Novara's increase from looking last time is now pulling them out of that category).

That being said, the BBC or mainstream outlets that promote these kind of things probably don't have great viewership/readership figures either

not too surprised as walker never seemed like the most nuanced thinker in the first place. re the yt channel, i find the fox news editorialised presenting style (lots of rhetorical questioning to the viewer etc) v off putting. my partner and I were wondering what james butler makes of it these days.

it's embarrassing enough that Bastani keeps doing these sycophantic brownnosing sessions with Hitchens. He had this guest on called Gary Stephenson, who he introduced with effusive praise ... oh this guy is so insightful and amazing ... we had a zillion views last time he was on etc. He was a tedious mockney city trader caricature with nothing insightful to say about capitalism other than the bleeding obvious. Really annoying prettyboy who loves himself and has a book to plug. If it wasn't for Ash Sakar and Moya McLean I'd probably block this channel.

There's not much good news these but Spiked contributers regularly turning up on the BBC and Sky seems to be a thing of the past. I assume that's down to the advent of GB News and Talk TV.

I am writing this statement as unfortunately Novara Media have left me little choice. In light of the organization’s refusal to address the actions of one of its senior employees that led to the persecution of three young women of color and their ultimate conviction under the…

— Mohammed El-Kurd (@m7mdkurd) April 15, 2024

Lol @ Bastani is out of control

Statement in reference to tweet of 15 April. pic.twitter.com/TllW35rotT

— Novara Media (@novaramedia) April 17, 2024

doubling down on it while one of the women he helped get arrested is a Palestinian refugee who is now having her immigration status reviewed. An absolute fucking scumbag.

Acting and excusing themselves like any other company lol

My response to the recent tweet, and statement, made by Mohammed El-Kurd on 15 April. pic.twitter.com/6pn4WtMHBD

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) April 17, 2024

Aaron Bastani describes 1.3 million people legally migrating to the UK as a "catastrophic failure," using such fiery nativist rhetoric that even Philip Davies—who is widely regarded as the most far-right MP in the country—is taken aback. pic.twitter.com/zLF8DpWlOK

— Eyup Lovely (@eyuplovely) May 24, 2024

It feels like he wants right-wing respect and validation. I'm not a wooly liberal honest, I'm a street tough with rolled up sleeves like you guys we're the same in many ways. Dissidents telling like it really is

Genuflection to strong tough men that get out there and get things done

his grovelling interviews with P Hitch are excruciating (my fault for watching them lol)

I feel like there's a moth to flame psychoanalytical component to this that isn't explained by either grift or ideology, not to relitigate yesterdays stuff about the murkiness of motivation too much, something hierarchical and simple which is a cornerstone of conservatism, or at least social conservatism

A mixture of wanting to be the big man and wanting a pat on the head from the big man

i hope Bastani dies soon

Wanting an explanation to where one individual has arrived from where he was at is point missing. Nobody cares about that here.

The posts here track Novara's statements on political issues, and where left wing media is going xp

The novaraton window pic.twitter.com/Ssfb04V5gp

— Babble (@Babble____) May 26, 2024

Michael Wanker's right-wing controp post challenged by.. Tom Harwood.