Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

Based on his live one-man show Rock & Roll Politics, the broadcaster and author Steve Richards takes a weekly behind-the-scenes tour of UK politics and the media that shapes the way we view the epic political dramas. The future is ridiculously unpredictable and the past is so easy to misread. Subscribe to your weekly guide through seismic times.

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226
Brexit: Far From Done
58 min
227
Keir Starmer and 'Beergate' - What We Already Know
54 min
228
The lessons of Labour’s landslide win in 1997
56 min
229
When Prime Ministers Fall
54 min
230
The Return of Partygate
48 min
231
The long search for the BBC’s Political Editor
61 min
232
Cost of Living Crisis - How Should Labour Respond?
55 min
233
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak
57 min
234
Boris Johnson: A Columnist as Prime Minister
46 min
235
Boris Johnson, Ukraine and the Falklands Factor
47 min
236
Jonathan Powell on Ukraine, Putin and UK Foreig...
51 min
237
Views of the Past, National Identity… and War
57 min
238
Freedom
56 min
239
Global Britain’s Foreign Policy – Posturing And...
63 min
240
Prime Ministers and Number Ten
46 min
241
Sue Gray Speaks Her Mind
59 min
242
Boris Johnson: Parties and Rules
47 min
243
Keir Starmer Makes His Pitch
65 min
244
Two Predictions for 2022
43 min
245
Lord Frosty Resigns
48 min
246
The ‘Freedom’ To Be Selfish
I reflect on the state of the modern Conservative party when so many of its MPs fervently oppose modest protections against Covid at a point when the virus is raging once more …plus brilliant questions, reports on the recent live shows and much more.
59 min
247
Rishi, Keir and the Times Newspaper
49 min
248
Keir Starmer Reshuffles His Shadow Cabinet
Keir Starmer has conducted a wide ranging shadow cabinet reshuffle-How significant will the changes be? Plus brilliant questions from around the UK...and the rest of the world. Rock N Roll Politics- The Xmas Special is live at Kings Place on Dec...
56 min
249
Trains, Dacre and Marr
My reflections on the government's plans for trains in the north of England, Paul Dacre's revealing reasons for pulling out of the OFCOM post and Andrew Marr's equally illuminating statement on why he's living the BBC...plus brilliant questions. Rock...
61 min
250
A Shift In The Opinon Polls
The opinion polls- accurate or not- determine the political mood, how leaders are perceived by their parties and the media. What is the significance when some polls show Labour in a rare lead? Plus brilliant questions from across the UK and the...
61 min