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  • Will John Healey rise to the titanic Budget challenges?

    October 27, 2026 · 40 min

    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? •…

  • How Wars End – Part Two

    October 23, 2026 · 45 min

    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…

  • How do wars end?

    October 20, 2026 · 46 min

    With the war in Ukraine continuing into another dark winter, how can it end? And - a different question - how should it end? The next live Rock & Roll Politics show is on Monday Dec 7th - tickets available from the King’s Place box…

  • Did Liz Truss have a point?

    October 16, 2026 · 34 min

    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…

  • Why is it time to talk about Brexit again?

    October 13, 2026 · 44 min

    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…

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  • What next for Zack Polanski?

    October 9, 2026 · 23 min

    Labour has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election… but what are the implications for the Greens? And was “Kemi”’s speech to the Conservative Conference really the centrist triumph that the media reported? The next Rock & Roll Politics…

  • Is Kemi Badenoch the leader returning to the past?

    October 6, 2026 · 40 min

    The Tories and the media accuse Andy Burnham of taking Britain back to the 1970s. But is Kemi Badenoch the leader who is returning again - like all Tory leaders - to Thatcherism, at a time when voters are turning against the consequences…

  • Rock & Roll Politics Live: What has Andy Burnham unleashed?

    October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

    An epic Rock & Roll Politics Live at Kings Place, the night after Burnham’s speech. Listen now to the recording of a show. The next is live on December 7th, stay tuned for more details to follow. Subscribe to Patreon here for exclusive…

  • Will the media allow Andy Burnham to generate hope?

    September 29, 2026 · 44 min

    Burnham is a natural, confident communicator - and he has promised change. including a National Care Service. But the media noise is about the need to be ‘realistic’, which usually means right wing. The noise is loud and will be difficult…

  • How Can Burnham Deliver the Biggest Change in 40 Years?

    September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    On the eve of the Labour conference I speak to the brilliant Michael Jacobs - former adviser to Gordon Brown, founder of Compass and supporter of Mainstream, an important platform for Andy Burnham as he moved towards Number 10. Michael…

  • What’s the most effective slogan in modern politics?

    September 22, 2026 · 47 min

    The Rock & Roll Politics co-operative continues our never-ending debate on the economy, defence and the Israeli government as I hail the most effective slogan in British politics for decades. To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock…

  • The UK economic crisis - Does anyone know what they’re talking about?

    September 18, 2026 · 53 min

    The Greek chorus of experts condemn "another tax and spend socialist government”. What does that mean? They also call for "welfare reform" to produce instant big cuts. How? The lack of clarity fuels the hysteria about an economic…

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About the show

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.