Last week at EartH Hackney, Dalia Gebrial sat down with Hannah Spencer, the new MP for Gorton and Denton, and Faiza Shaheen, the director of Tax Justice UK, to talk about Hannah's landslide victory, her first few weeks in Parliament, and what a wealth tax would actually look like.
What approach did Faiza and Hannah take with Reform voters when out canvassing together? What lessons must progressives learn from past failures? And what are the conspiracy theories swirling around about Hannah online?
This conversation was part of an evening hosted by Planet B Productions and Novara Media, marking the launch of our new podcast series Death in Westminster. Listen here: https://novaramedia.com/category/audio/death-in-westminster/
00:00 Introduction
02:38 Hannah’s First Weeks in Parliament
03:31 A Green Landslide
05:30 Faiza’s Journey Into Politics: Teachings From her Parents
07:23 Hannah’s Journey Into Politics: the Betrayal of the Pandemic
10:47 How Did Hannah Convince Reform Voters to Vote for Her?
13:14 Time for Tax Justice for the UK
16:38 Strategies for Progressives Moving Forward
20:17 The Case for the Wealth Tax
22:51 What Do We Need in Order to Implement a Wealth Tax?
26:09 The Threat of Misinformation Online
28:50 The Threat of Islamophobia
32:52 How Would a Wealth Tax Actually Work in Detail?
33:35 How to Beat Reform but Not Vote Labour?
37:18 Final Message for People
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