Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards
By Steve Richards
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Episodes: 274
Hugh C
Aug 24, 2023
a must listen if you want a broader review of UK politics linked to analysis of leadership and strategy
Hugh Carr
Aug 1, 2021
great analysis - thought provoking, informed, balanced
Tristan John
Nov 15, 2020
Excellent podcast!
Description
Based on his live one-man show Rock & Roll Politics, the broadcaster and author Steve Richards takes a twice-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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Has the SNP become impossible to lead?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Who is Winning The Battle of Ideas?
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Harold Wilson’s affair and how we misread leaders
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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This Time No Mistakes – In Conversation with Will Hutton
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Rock & Roll Politics Live – The Easter Special
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Can Rachel Reeves win the battle of ideas?
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Is Sunak's time up?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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From Johnson to Starmer – How much does character matter?
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Where’s the passionate anger over the crisis in UK?
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Has Liz Truss got a point?
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Starmer and Rayner – What does she think of him?
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Why are the Tories bolder when on the verge of power?
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Labour’s £28 billion saga – Has an exciting policy become a threat?
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Will Tory MPs dump Sunak?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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The myths of Blair’s ‘97 campaign – and why Starmer is being judged unfairly.
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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How can Britain start working again?
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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The Post Office scandal-What are the deeper lessons?
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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How can Rishi Sunak cut Labour's lead?
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Christmas Special: Rock N Roll Politics Live At Kings Place
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Are you driving home this Xmas (because the trains are useless)?
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Why is the Rwanda plan sucking up all political energy?
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Are we heading for an early election?
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Boris Johnson Vs. The Covid-19 Inquiry
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Why Are Right Wing Populists Winning Again?
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Why Tax Cuts Now?
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Get Ready For Another Tory Psychodrama
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Will Sunak's reshuffle improve the party's prospects?
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Where does power lie in the UK?
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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The Covid Inquiry and The Fatal Chaos in Johnson's Number 10
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Does Northern Ireland offer any lessons for the Middle East?
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Will the Tories be wiped out?
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Israel & Gaza: Is there space for nuance?
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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The Labour Party conference part 2: Keir Starmer makes his pitch
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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The Labour Party conference part 1: Labour moves closer to power
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Sunak and the Tory Conference: Can Rishi Sunak be the candidate for change?
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Sunak and the Tory Conference: Why has Rishi Sunak failed to learn the art of leadership?
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Nick Thomas Symonds on Clem Attlee, Keir Starmer and Brexit
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Is the UK On The Edge of An Historic Turning Point?
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Has The UK got a foreign policy? If so, what is it?
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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When governments fall - plus Starmer's pre-election reshuffle
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Who Does Rishi Sunak Rely On Most?
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Summer Special - Prime Ministers and Their Special Confidants: David Cameron
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Summer Special: The 1992 Election
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Summer Special! Troublemakers: Enoch Powell
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Question Time Special
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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A Revealing Twist in the Mad ’Tax and Spend’ Debate
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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The three by-elections and the consequences
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Keir Starmer: Is he right to copy Tony Blair's language and ideas?
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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The BBC and The Sun – A dark dance
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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'Tax Burden' and 'Reform' part 2 - Where is the economic growth going to come from?
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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My Extinction: Climate Change Special
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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'Tax Burden' and 'Reform' - What Do These Ubiquitous Terms Really Mean?
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Dirty Water – What Does It Tell Us About British Politics?
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Where's The Hope?
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Secret State? The pros and cons of freedom of information
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Don't forget David Cameron and George Osborne
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Being Privileged and on the Left - In Conversation with Polly Toynbee
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Keir Starmer Moves Closer to Number 10
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Will There Ever Be A National Care Service?
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Can The Tories Recover While Boris Johnson Remains An MP?
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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The Transformation of the Conservative Party-In Conversation with Tim Bale
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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The Prime Ministers we never had: Why did they fail to seize the crown?
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May 30, 2023 |
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What is the ‘centre ground’? In conversation with Rafael Behr
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May 26, 2023 |
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Immigration: Will there ever be a grown up debate?
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May 23, 2023 |
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In Conversation with Sir Antony Seldon
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May 19, 2023 |
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The Tory Right Stir...Yet Again
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May 16, 2023 |
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In Conversation with Rob Burley
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May 12, 2023 |
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A Long Road To The Next General Election
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May 09, 2023 |
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Long Live The King
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May 05, 2023 |
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Who owns ‘Freedom’?
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May 02, 2023 |
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How Did Boris Johnson Last As Long As He Did?
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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What Makes a Bully?
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Douglas Alexander in Conversation
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Striking Nurses and The State We’re In
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Northern Ireland, Then & Now
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Labour's Attack Ads - Will They Work?
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Question Time Special
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Keir Starmer vs Jeremy Corbyn
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Is The UK Economy Doomed? In Conversation with Danny Blanchflower
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Can Rishi Sunak Win the Next Election?
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Michael Cockerell in conversation
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Tony Blair, Iraq.... and the Lessons for Labour Now
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Winning and Governing - Can Keir Starmer be Bolder?
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Gary Lineker and the BBC - Will the Lessons be Learnt?
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Danny Finkelstein in conversation
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Reflections on Leadership and the SNP Contest
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Reviving New Labour: Starmer’s Only Path to Victory?
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Can Labour Make Expensive Promises?
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Bridget Phillipson: Preparing For Power
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Can Brexit Ever Be 'Done?'
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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What the Butler Saw – Lord Butler on life in No.10
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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The BBC, Richard Sharp and ‘Impartiality’
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Andy Burnham in conversation
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Liz Truss and Her Tiny Target Audience
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Christian Wolmar and The UK's Chaotic Railways
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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The Fatal Legacy of Boris Johnson
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Nick Timothy on the modern Conservative Party
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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The Real Reason For the Return of 'Tory Sleaze'
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Lisa Nandy on ‘Taking Back Control’
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Brexit and Scotland: When Leaders Become Trapped
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Keir Starmer and The Year Ahead
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Rishi Sunak and The Year Ahead
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Can we trust elected politicians?
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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What do Sunak, Streeting and everyone else mean by REFORM?
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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A Winter of Discontent... and Consequences
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Keir Starmer and the Art of Winning
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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A Train Journey, the Exodus of Tory MPs and Hancock in the Jungle
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Brexit: The Beginning Of The End?
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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BONUS PODCAST: Electoral Reform - The Question Time Special
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Sunak, Hunt, and The Dangerous Allure of the Past
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Has the Time Come For Electoral Reform?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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How Rishi Sunak Can Win the Next Election
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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The Rishi Sunak Era
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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The Fall Of Truss: Emergency Podcast
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Liz Truss and Consequences
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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The Next Labour Government and the Power of Markets
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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The Truss & Kwarteng U-Turn, and Political Space
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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The Revolutionary Conservative Party
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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The Return of The Truss Era
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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The Queen, The King – and How An Era Is Defined
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Liz Truss is Prime Minister
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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The BBC and Bias - Plus a special bonus listeners' Question Time
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Rock & Roll Politics: Live at the Edinburgh Festival
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Reflections at the Edinburgh Festival
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Energy prices… and Consequences
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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UK Economy Hurtling Towards the Cliff's Edge
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Lessons for Keir Starmer in The Rise Of Liz Truss
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Can Boris Johnson Make A Comeback?
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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The Tory Leadership Contest
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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The Conservatives Choose Another Prime Minister
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Boris Johnson and Judgement
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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The Dangerous Allure of ‘The Centre Ground’
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Who’s In Charge?
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Cries For ‘Tax Cuts’ and a ‘Battle with Europe‘
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Boris Johnson Limps On
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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The Jubilee and the State of England
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May 30, 2022 |
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Sue Gray… and Consequences
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May 23, 2022 |
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Brexit: Far From Done
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May 17, 2022 |
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Keir Starmer and 'Beergate' - What We Already Know
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May 09, 2022 |
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The lessons of Labour’s landslide win in 1997
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May 03, 2022 |
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When Prime Ministers Fall
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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The Return of Partygate
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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The long search for the BBC’s Political Editor
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Cost of Living Crisis - How Should Labour Respond?
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Boris Johnson: A Columnist as Prime Minister
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Boris Johnson, Ukraine and the Falklands Factor
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Jonathan Powell on Ukraine, Putin and UK Foreign Policy
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Views of the Past, National Identity… and War
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Freedom
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Global Britain’s Foreign Policy – Posturing And Weakness
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Prime Ministers and Number Ten
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Sue Gray Speaks Her Mind
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Boris Johnson: Parties and Rules
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Keir Starmer Makes His Pitch
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Two Predictions for 2022
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Lord Frosty Resigns
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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The ‘Freedom’ To Be Selfish
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Rishi, Keir and the Times Newspaper
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Keir Starmer Reshuffles His Shadow Cabinet
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Trains, Dacre and Marr
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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A Shift In The Opinon Polls
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Boris Johnson and 'Sleaze"
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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The BBC and 'Impartiality'
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Rishi Sunak and Rachel Reeves
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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A Review: Blair and Brown-The New Labour Revolution
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Brexit and Consequences
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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B Johnson and his Cabinet espouse the policies of Tony Benn
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Keir Starmer Makes His Moves
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Boris Johnson-The most powerful PM in modern times
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Is Boris Johnson Moving The Conservatives To The Left?
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Social Care and the Lack of Political Will
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Prime Ministers We Never Had-Part 2
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Prime Ministers We Never Had-Part One
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Is Rishi Sunak the Next Prime Minister?
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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What should the state be doing and how?
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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'Freedom'
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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Boris Johnson's ' Freedom to Be Irresponsible Day'
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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K Starmer Needs To Change Labour Without 'Taking His Party On'
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Matt Hancock-A Saga With Many Lessons And Consequences
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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The significance of a dramatic by-election result
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Boris Johnson seeks to disown his chosen Brexit route
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Lockdown 'Freedom' Day-A Familiar Pattern
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Ed Miliband-Ideas and Leadership ..And Is D Cummings on the left?
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May 31, 2021 |
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The BBC In Crisis- A Familiar Pattern
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May 23, 2021 |
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Keir Starmer Gets Advice..From Virtually Everyone
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May 15, 2021 |
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Streaming live tonight...the historic finale
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May 12, 2021 |
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Labour turmoil
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May 10, 2021 |
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Does the 'centre ground' exist?
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May 03, 2021 |
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Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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David Cameron and A Long Serving Government
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Tonight's live show
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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A Prince Dies
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Alastair Campbell On K Starmer, T Blair and the leadership of E Miliband
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Salmond V Sturgeon-The Most Significant Twist So Far
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Flying the Flag
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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A Quick Reminder
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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The Vaccine, Voters and a Reconnection With The State
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Personalities or Policies-What Matters More?
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Prime Ministers and Chancellors
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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The Bizarre Rise of Lord 'Frosty' Frost-an Emblematic Tale
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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A few words about tonight's Rock N Roll Politics live stream
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Listening to Rock N Roll Politics while walking along rivers, canals, the sea..and eating scallops
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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Boris Johnson Takes Control of the NHS
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Vaccines, Brexit and the Irish Question
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Covid, Brexit And A Fear of Contemplating Consequences
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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B Johnson's Hair And The Other Big Issues Of Our Times
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Trump and 'the Special Relationship'
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Brexit Far From Done..And Another Late Lockdown
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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My favourite Political Interview..Ever
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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The No Deal/Bad Deal (but better than a no deal) Brexit Special
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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The Dangerous Self- Confidence of Etonian Prime Ministers
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Rebel Tory MPs
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Form A Square Around the Pritster
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and a Downing Street 'Reset'
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Biden, Merkel, Macron....and Brexit Johnson.
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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Johnson and Lockdown; Starmer and Corbyn
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Boris Johnson V Andy Burnham and Marcus Rashford
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Covid Response in the UK and the Consequences of Devolution
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Steve Richards Presents Rock n Roll Politics
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Test and Trace-The Reasons for The World Beating Cock Ups
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak-Nothing is What It Seems
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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The Tory Papers Turn on Boris Johnson
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Boris Seeks to Break the Law
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Brexit is back (it never went away)
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Prime Ministers and the Misery of Power
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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The most significant political year since 1945
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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Boris Johnson and A Fear of Scrutiny
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Keir Starmer's 100 days and How to Challenge Rishi Sunak
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Prime Ministers and the Favourite Special Advisers
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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Boris Johnson as Churchill, Roosevelt and Jose Mourinho
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Will Boris Johnson be PM at the time of the next election?
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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The Virtual Live Show
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Boris Johnson And The Question of Competence
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Boris Johnson, the Scientists and 'the science'
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings
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May 26, 2020 |
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Lockdown Special-The Sequel
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May 17, 2020 |
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Steve Richards Presents Rock N Roll Politics
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May 17, 2020 |
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B Johnson- A Curious Indifference to 'Bombproofing' a TV Address
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May 12, 2020 |
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Lockdown Special: The Lessons From Setting a Target For Tests
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May 04, 2020 |
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Rock N Roll Politics The Virtual Show-A Trail
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Coronavirus-The daily press conferences v reality on the frontline
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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B Johnson- A PM in hospital ; An interview with T Blair on Labour
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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Virus: Powerless ministers in 'reformed' NHS and Keir Starmer
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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Johnson and The Virus; Starmer and Leadership
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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The State Is Back In Fashion
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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The Virus becomes political and the Budget changes politics
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Steve Richards Presents Rock N Roll Politics
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Steve Richards Presents Rock N Roll Politics
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Steve Richards Presents Rock N Roll Politics
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Steve Richards Presents Rock N Roll Politics
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Steve Richards Presents Rock N Roll Politics-the Podcast
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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Steve Richards presents Rock N Roll Politics
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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Rock N Roll Politics
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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Steve Richards Presents Rock N Roll Politics
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Jan 13, 2019 |
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Steve Richards Presents Rock N Roll Politics
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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Steve Richards Presents Rock N Roll Politics
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Nov 28, 2018 |
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Episode 18
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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Rock N Roll Politics Episode 16
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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Rock N Roll Politics Episode 15
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Sep 18, 2018 |
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Rock N Roll Politics-- Episode 14
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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Rock N Roll Politics- Episode 13
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Episode 12
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Episode 11
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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Episode 10
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Episode 9. Brexit Drama
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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Episode 8. Railway Chaos
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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Episode 7. Keir Starmer
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Jun 26, 2018 |
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Episode 6. Theresa May and Question Time
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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Episode 5. Brexit Latest and the World Cup
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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Episode 4. Reflections on Jeremy Thorpe... and Brexit
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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Episode 3. Rock N Roll Politics Live
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May 28, 2018 |
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Episode 2. Reflections on Labour and William Keegan
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May 21, 2018 |
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Episode 1. Theresa May, Brexit and a conversation with Andrew Adonis
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May 14, 2018 |