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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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
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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
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Rishi Sunak and Rachel Reeves
An analysis of the political duel between the Chancellor and the Shadow Chancellor ..with more to come...plus brilliant questions from around the UK and the rest of the world. Tkts here for Rock N Roll Politics-The Barnard Castle Special on Sat Nov...
57 min
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A Review: Blair and Brown-The New Labour Revolu...
After the unbearable murder of David Amess-a. defence of politics and elected representatives...and a review of the BBC series on New Labour...that is getting rave plaudits, partly undeserved... Plus brilliant questions... Rock N Roll Politics is live...
55 min
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Brexit and Consequences
Looking ahead to the live show at Kings Place.... Tickets here for live in the hall: . And here for the live stream:
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B Johnson and his Cabinet espouse the policies ...
Boris Johnson has become a fan of import controls as a way of increasing wages- a key part of Tony Benn's Alternative Economic Strategy in the the late 70s and early 80s. But in another bizarre twist they are both Bennite and Thatcherite. Rock N Roll...
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Keir Starmer Makes His Moves
Keir Starmer aches to engage with the wider electorate...but with the government facing several deep crises is he right to focus on internal issues at the start of the conference? Does it clear the decks or convey to voters an impression of a divided...
60 min
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Boris Johnson-The most powerful PM in modern times
Boris Johnson's reshuffle shows that he is in total command of his government and party....more so than any other recent Prime Minister...at least for now...Plus Andrew Neil and GB News...and an amazing array of questions. Rock N Roll Politics is live...
61 min