Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

John Healey presents his first Budget – constrained by a fragile economy, international turmoil, the red lines of Labour’s timid 2024 election manifesto and his own inexperience as an economic policy-maker. Can he rise to the occasion?
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Written and presented by Steve Richards.
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I knew my reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War and wider global tensions would trigger a brilliant reaction from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative…and it has done. There are now several never-ending debates taking place here: how do wars end? Should we rejoin the EU? Should the triple lock be scrapped? How to change the voting system? And much more.
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With the war in Ukraine continuing into another dark winter, how can it end? And - a different question - how should it end?

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The Office for Budget Responsibility continues to play a big part in pre-budget calculations - but should it? Nobody elected the OBR, as Liz Truss pointed out when she sought to bypass it…

The next live Rock & Roll Politics show is on Monday Dec 7th - tickets available from the King’s Place box office.

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The consequences of Brexit have been rarely explored since Lord Frosty Frost negotiated a trade deal that was agreed chaotically on Christmas Eve 2020. Now Andy Burnham declares Brexit has caused more harm than good, and most voters agree. What will happen next?

The next live Rock & Roll Politics show is on Monday Dec 7th - tickets available from the King’s Place box office.

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Written and presented by Steve Richards.
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