Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

By: Steve Richards
  • Summary

  • 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.
    Steve Richards / Podmasters 2020
    Show More Show Less
Episodes
  • What’s Wes Streeting up to?
    Nov 19 2024
    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. Subscribe to Patreon here for bonus podcasts and much more. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    53 mins
  • Can Starmer connect with “the left behind”?
    Nov 12 2024
    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. Subscribe to Patreon here for bonus podcasts and much more. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    58 mins
  • Can Kemi Badenoch revive the Tories?
    Nov 5 2024
    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. Back the podcast on Patreon here for bonus editions and much more. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    55 mins

What listeners say about Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.