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 medi...
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The government is advertising for a senior civil servant to work on a detailed ‘reset’ of the UK’s relations with the EU. Can the changes be of any significance? Will Trump be a factor in limiting the government’s ambitions? And how far will the government dare to go?
Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative and important assembly notices.
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What’s Wes Streeting up to?
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Wes Streeting has enjoyed a high profile under Keir Starmer so far. Recently he made a significant intervention in the debate over assisted dying, while announcing the first Alan Milburn inspired NHS reforms. What will the consequences be?
Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative – and important assembly notices.
Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on November 27th for the last show of 2024, the year of Trump, Starmer and Badenoch. There’s a lot to make sense of. Tickets here.
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Can Starmer connect with “the left behind”?
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Increasing numbers of voters feel disconnected from what happens in Westminster, Washington D.C, and most places where democratic politics is played out, leaving space for populists to feed off the angry indifference. Can the likes of Keir Starmer address the ‘people’s revolt’? Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative and important assembly notices.
Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on November 27th for the last show of 2024, the year of Trump, Starmer and Badenoch. So there’s a lot to make sense of. Tickets here.
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Written and presented by Steve Richards.
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58:05
Can Kemi Badenoch revive the Tories?
The Conservatives have elected yet another leader in yet another challenging context. Does Kemi Badenoch have the epic qualities required to revive the party’s fortunes? Plus: the Budget, Harris v Trump, more brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, and important assembly notices.
See Rock & Roll Politics live:
• The Ropetackle in Shoreham on Weds 6 Nov. Tickets here.
• Kings Place on Weds 27 Nov, the last show of the year. Tickets here.
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Written and presented by Steve Richards.
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54:55
Will the budget be a historic turning point?
This week Rachel Reeves will deliver the most anticipated budget in modern times. Can she significantly change the UK’s economic prospects and the course of a wobbly government? Plus brilliant questions from the Rock& Roll Politics co-operative, and important assembly notices.
Rock & Roll Politics Live:
• The Ropetackle in Shoreham, Weds 6 Nov. Tickets here.
• Kings Place London, Weds 27 November – the last show of the year. Tickets here.
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Written and presented by Steve Richards.
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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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