Aaron Bastani

Aaron Bastani is a British political commentator, broadcaster and writer of Iranian descent. Bastani was educated at University College London before completing his doctorate at Royal Holloway, University of London under Professor Andrew Chadwick.[1]

Work

Bastani is the co-founder of Novara Media and has interviewed individuals such as Natalie Bennett, Owen Jones, Jeremy Corbyn, Caroline Lucas and Paul Mason. He also frequently co-hosts Novara's weekly radio show on Resonance FM 'NovaraFM'. Bastani has written for The Guardian,[2] Vice[3] and the London Review of Books[4] as well as appearing on CNBC,[5] Channel 4 News[6] and Sky News[7]

During the Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015 he interviewed and supported Jeremy Corbyn.[8]

Views

Bastani describes himself as a feminist[9][10] and a libertarian communist.[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.andrewchadwick.com/phds
  2. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/profile/aaron-peters
  3. ↑ http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/jeremy-corbyn-is-at-britains-political-centre-893
  4. ↑ http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/author/aaron-bastani/
  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. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWdrzC0E98A
  8. ↑ http://www.vice.com/read/jeremy-corbyn-is-the-future-835
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/AaronBastani/status/114462674829586432
  10. ↑ https://twitter.com/AaronBastani/status/36616117044645889
  11. ↑ "Aaron Bastani Speaks At Wysing Art Centre". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
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