LEADING progressive politician Bernie Sanders will be interviewed by Scottish comedian and author Frankie Boyle live on stage at an event in Brighton next month.
Boyle said he is “really looking forward” to speaking with the man who stood to be the Democratic nominee for the US presidential elections of 2016 and 2020, finishing in second place on both occasions.
Sanders, the longest serving independent member of Congress, will be at the Brighton Dome to promote his new book “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism”. The book will outline Sanders’s vision for “political revolution” and is set to be released next month.
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“Senator Sanders joins comedian and bestselling author Frankie Boyle live on stage in Brighton to demand fundamental economic and political change,” organisers How To Academy said in their promotion of the event.
The pair will discuss issues like tackling billionaires’ control of global wealth, dealing with fossil-fuel-reliant energy systems in the middle of the climate crisis, and how to create a society where economic rights are recognised as human rights.
Last year, Sanders got involved with the ongoing strike action in the UK – backing unions fighting for better pay and conditions.
The 80-year-old addressed the Save London Transport rally, organised by unions including the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), in central London.
Thanking the RMT for inviting him, Sanders told the crowd: “What is going on today in the UK is no different than what is going on in the United States of America, same bloody thing.
“What you are seeing is people on the top, people who are phenomenally rich, are becoming richer, you are seeing a middle class continue to shrink and you’re seeing millions and millions of people living in abject poverty.
“In the year 2022, we cannot allow that to happen, whether it’s the UK or the United States, working people all over the globe have got to stand together.”
While Sanders was running for the Democratic nomination in 2020, his UK-based brother said the left-winger would be “favourable” towards Scottish independence.
Larry Sanders told the media he had an “inclination” that his brother would back self-determination for the country.
"I think Bernard has a lot of respect for Britain, and a lot depends on the politics of the various leaders in the countries,” Larry, a Green Party activist, told the Daily Record.
“I think the Scottish political views are closer to Bernard’s than the Conservative Party.”
Boyle's interview with Sanders will be held on February 24 at Brighton Dome. Tickets can be found here.
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