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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The lessons of Labour’s landslide win in 1997
56 min
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When Prime Ministers Fall
54 min
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The Return of Partygate
48 min
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The long search for the BBC’s Political Editor
61 min
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Cost of Living Crisis - How Should Labour Respond?
55 min
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak
57 min
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Boris Johnson: A Columnist as Prime Minister
46 min
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Boris Johnson, Ukraine and the Falklands Factor
47 min
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Jonathan Powell on Ukraine, Putin and UK Foreig...
51 min
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Views of the Past, National Identity… and War
57 min
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Freedom
56 min
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Global Britain’s Foreign Policy – Posturing And...
63 min
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Prime Ministers and Number Ten
46 min
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Sue Gray Speaks Her Mind
59 min
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Boris Johnson: Parties and Rules
47 min
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Keir Starmer Makes His Pitch
65 min
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Two Predictions for 2022
43 min
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Lord Frosty Resigns
48 min
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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
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Rishi, Keir and the Times Newspaper
49 min
246
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
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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
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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
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Boris Johnson and 'Sleaze"
The episode explores why long serving Conservative governments become vulnerable when stories about 'sleaze' become a dominant theme...and why B Johnson has distinct cause to be worried...plus brilliant questions from around the UK and the world. Rock...
58 min
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The BBC and 'Impartiality'
Rishi Sunak's budget has become mythologised as a 'tax and spend' programme..'a Labour budget'...but is it...? The question highlights issues around 'impartiality' and the BBC. Rock N Roll Politics- The Barnard Castle Special is live at Witham Arts...
51 min