I got COVID - as pandemic's gates open

Unfortunately, it finally got me - and the same goes for 1 in 75 people in the UK. In my case, I was infected before my second Moderna shot. So anyway, here's a hook for where we're at with COVID-19 and specifically Delta now - how serious is the situation, are there signs of hope in the data, will the government's strategy of blaming the public work, will the mass vaccination programme save us, or does a bleak winter beckon? I'm joined by expert Prof. Robert West to talk us all through it.Also - Dawn Butler joins us after being kicked out of Parliament for daring to tell the truth about Boris Johnson's lies.Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

Owen Jones, journalist, author of Chavs and The Establishment, or "that left-wing idiot off the telly", is fed up with the establishment media. After all, it punches down, not up, blames minorities for all the problems in society, and, let's face it, often just parrots the government line. So this podcast is offering something different: speaking truth to power, giving the marginalised a voice, offering hope - and having a laugh along the way. From Michael Sheen to Judith Butler, Prof. Devi Sridhar to Noam Chomsky, Peter Hitchens to Chelsea Manning and Gary Younge to Stewart Lee, the interviewees couldn't be more eclectic. Expect documentaries, too, exposing injustice and going to enemy territory - and discussions with experts on everything from COVID dreams about the pandemic to the history of US-backed coups. We'll learn a lot - but above all else, have our optimism in a better world rebooted. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.