Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

In the end the Greens won the Gorton and Denton by-election with ease. Labour were third in one of their safest seats. Reform is no longer the only insurgent party of ‘change’. Given the restive mood of voters since the 2008 crash, should any of us be surprised by this - except for the Labour leadership following an outdated, shallow and confused strategy? 

Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Cambridge Literary Festival on Saturday April 25th. You can get tickets here. 

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Written and presented by Steve Richards.

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This week's by-election has become a big test for Labour, Reform and the Greens. The result is likely to have many consequences, but will it be much of a guide to what will happen in a general election?

Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Cambridge Literary Festival on Saturday April 25th. You can get tickets here. 

And live at Kings Place on May 11th, days after the May elections: tickets here.

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Already there is talk of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest triggering the biggest crisis for the royal family since the abdication. But is there much desire amongst most people to no longer be spellbound by what has always been a deeply flawed institution?

The next live show at Kings Place is on May 11th, days after the elections. You can get tickets here.

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Right wing commentators and newspapers suggest that with the fall of Morgan McSweeney and Keir Starmer fighting for survival, Labour will move to the left. Would that be the disaster they suggest it would be?

Rock & Roll Politics is live on the 11th of May at Kings Place, just days after the May elections. It will be an epic night...Tickets are available here.

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In the first live show of 2026 we delve deep with the audience in the hall and on the live stream. We go back decades for much needed context and dare to look ahead, and White Van Man Andy makes a guest appearance. 

The next live show at Kings Place is on May 11th, days after the elections, and will be even more epic than this show.  You can get tickets here.

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Written and presented by Steve Richards.
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