Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards
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What next for Zack Polanski?
Is Kemi Badenoch the leader returning to the past?
Rock & Roll Politics Live: What has Andy Burnham unleashed?
Will the media allow Andy Burnham to generate hope?
How Can Burnham Deliver the Biggest Change in 40 Years?
What’s the most effective slogan in modern politics?
The UK economic crisis - Does anyone know what they’re talking about?
Should Reform be allowed to spend the crypto-billionaires’ money?
Is Ed Miliband a rare example of a foreign secretary changing foreign policy?
How bold will John Healey be?
Will the media ever allow an honest ‘tax and spend’ debate?
Are there worrying signs in Burnham’s honeymoon?
Can Burnham revive Labour in Scotland and Wales?
Will Andy Burnham call an early election?
What to read on our summer holidays?
The right is split three ways. What are the consequences?
Can Andy Burnham deliver a National Care Service?
Are we going back to the 1970s?
Will Andy Burnham’s new cabinet deliver the biggest change in 40 years?
Was Keir Starmer more of a change-maker than he seemed?
What are the lessons in the fall and rise of Louise Haigh?
Will a contest against Binface make Farage more prime-ministerial?
How much trouble is Nigel Farage in?
Eve of the Burnham era: Where does power really lie?
Will Andy Burnham’s big idea work?
Who should be Andy Burnham’s Chancellor?
What does Andy Burnham really think?
Andy Burnham wins - what follows?
What if Keir Starmer is right on defence?
What is the significance of John Healey’s resignation?
Does it matter any more if a by-election candidate is out of their depth?
Is Farage as formidable as he appears to be?
Labour’s battle of ideas - much needed or dangerous?
What does Tony Blair mean by the ‘radical centre’?
Do the fashionable assumptions about Andy Burnham make sense?
Is this the strangest leadership crisis in modern times?
Why is the phrase ‘Brexit Wars’ dangerous for Britain?
Can Andy Burnham win the by-election?
Who can lead the ‘people’s revolt’?
Election Special - Who can meet the voters’ hunger for ‘change’?
How will Reform and the Greens respond to electoral success?
Can or should a King change Trump’s view of ’the special relationship'?
Is Britain ungovernable?
How vulnerable is Keir Starmer?
Starmer/Mandelson - Does the plot ever really change?
Is there a danger the government will spend too much on defence?
The fall of Orban - How vulnerable is the populist right?
Are we seeing the return of Cabinet Government?
S1 Ep 399What next for the BBC?
The BBC has a new director general, but is he or his army of senior managers - conveniently detached from direct responsibility for the output - capable of answering a key question: What is the role of a publicly-funded broadcaster in the modern era?Plus, brilliant questions on GB News, the energy crisis and the government’s economic policy - is there a hidden agenda?The next Rock & Roll Politics live show will be at the Cambridge Literary Festival on Saturday April 25th.And you can get your tickets for Rock & Roll Politics -The Election Special at Kings Place in London on Monday May 11th here.Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 398Alan Johnson on Wilson, Blair and Starmer
Recorded live at the York Literary Festival, host Steve Richards is joined by the former cabinet minister Alan Johnson to discuss three Labour Prime Ministers that have all won landslide election victories. But do they have much else in common? Listen now for a deep dive on Harold Wilson, Tony Blair and Keir Starmer.The next Rock & Roll Politics live show will be at the Cambridge Literary Festival on Saturday April 25th.And you can get your tickets for Rock & Roll Politics -The Election Special at Kings Place in London on Monday May 11th here.Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.