Aaron Bastani

Aaron Bastani (formerly Aaron Peters) is a British political commentator with a specialism in new media. Bastani was educated at University College London before completing his doctorate at Royal Holloway, University of London.[1]

Work

Bastani co-created the political and social commentary forum Novara Media, of which he is also a Senior Editor. He co-hosts Novara Media's weekly podcast, NovaraFM, also broadcast on Resonance FM. Bastani has written for The Guardian,[2] Vice[3] and the London Review of Books blog[4] as well as appearing on CNBC,[5] Channel 4 News,[6] and Sky News.[7]

In 2015, Bastani founded Silke Digital, a public relations agency focusing on digital communications.[8]

Whilst formally a member of the Green Party,[9] Bastani has campaigned for Jeremy Corbyn during the 2015 and 2016 leadership elections of the Labour Party (UK).[10]

Bastani campaigned for the UK to leave the European Union in the run-up to the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016,[11] although he changed his mind on pragmatic grounds two weeks prior to the ballot.[12]

Views

Bastani describes himself as a feminist,[13][14] a libertarian communist.[15] and a prison abolitionist.

References

  1. ↑ "PhD Students". www.andrewchadwick.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Aaron Bastani". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  3. ↑ "Jeremy Corbyn Is the Only Labour Leader Candidate at the Centre of British Politics | VICE | United Kingdom". VICE. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  4. ↑ "Aaron Bastani « LRB blog". LRB blog. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  5. ↑ "Corbyn: Man of the millennials?". CNBC. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  6. ↑ "Labour entryists: the left activists joining to back Corbyn". Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  7. ↑ Silke Digital (2015-09-15), Aaron Bastani on Sky News on Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet, retrieved 2016-06-13
  8. ↑ "Aaron Bastani Profile at Open Democracy". Open Democracy. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  9. ↑ "Labour entryists: the left activists joining to back Corbyn". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  10. ↑ "Why Jeremy Corbyn Is Best Placed to Solve the UK's Future Economic Problems | VICE | United States". VICE. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  11. ↑ "Why the left should vote to leave the EU". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  12. ↑ "Why I've Changed My Mind About Brexit". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  13. ↑ "Aaron Bastani on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  14. ↑ "Aaron Bastani on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  15. ↑ "Aaron Bastani Speaks At Wysing Art Centre". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
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