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25 Apr, 2020 09:01

Coronavirus is inequality on steroids! – UN Rapporteur on the right to food (E869)

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak firstly with the UN Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Dr Hilal Elver. She discusses Coronavirus' impact on food security, why inequality is important to understand the impact of the pandemic, the disproportionate Covid-19 deaths and infections among African-Americans, how powerful countries can help with food insecurity after the pandemic, UN Rapporteur Philip Alston's assessment of post-2010 UK austerity, and more! Finally, we speak to Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP, on the leaked Labour Party report detailing shocking revelations on antisemitism and the sabotage of Jeremy Corbyn's campaign to win the 2017 general election. She discusses new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's decision to take legal action regarding the leaks, Labour activists' feelings of being robbed after details of the conspiracy to make Jeremy Corbyn lose was revealed, the mainstream media's silence on the leaks and bias against Jeremy Corbyn, bullying and abuse against Diane Abbott, and more!

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