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Here’s a recording of the final live show of 2024, recorded at Kings Place, where we tried to make sense of the epic politics of 2024. Including excellent questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative.
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Farage is a formidable campaigner but the UK has a party based system, and running a party is a nightmare after the early euphoria of making waves has passed. Here’s why.
Plus, the co-operative’s never ending debate on assisted dying, the future of Starmer and much more.
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What happens if thousands flee Syria? Where do they go? Can borders be ‘closed’ when asylum demands rise? The movement of people is the second crisis of the global economy after the financial crash, but there has been no global response.
Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative and important assembly notices.
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Keir Starmer will make a big speech on Thursday that is being perceived as a ‘relaunch’, though Number 10 are keen to insist it is nothing of the sort. But is this a government with a clear sense of purpose? And if so, do voters know what that purpose is?
Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative and important assembly notices.
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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.
Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place this Wednesday 27th of November for the last show of 2024. There’s only a handful of tickets left, get yours here.
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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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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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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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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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Some chancellors determine the fate of their governments with their budget – and Rachel Reeves may do so on October 30th. But prime ministers have no equivalent levers. Does this make some chancellors more powerful than their prime ministers?
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Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on November 27th. Come and join Steve for the final show of the year. Tickets here.
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I am obsessed by the qualities required to be an effective leader, as members of the co-operative know. On reflecting on the death of Alex Salmond I discovered another underexplored quality in leadership – and I discuss the significance of Labour’s attempt to create an active state.
Plus brilliant questions from the Rock n Roll Politics co-operative, and important assembly notices.
Rock n Roll Politics is live at the Ropetackle in Shoreham on November 6th. Tickets here.
…and is live at Kings Place on November 27th.. the last show of the year. Tickets here.
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Sue Gray has gone and Morgan Mcsweeney is in charge. Where does this leave Keir Starmer and his confused and confusing government? Plus brilliant questions from the Rock n Roll Politics co-operative, and important assembly notices.
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The Conservatives were slaughtered at the latest election, and yet its leadership candidates are still singing the same old tune. Is the party weaker now than it was in 1997?
Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, and important assembly notices.
Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place next Monday. Tickets here:
https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/steve-richards-presents-rock-n-roll-politics-7-oct-in-hall/
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The first Labour conference after a landslide win should be celebratory, but in Liverpool the mood is uncertain. Can Keir Starmer give his government a clearer sense of purpose?
Rock n Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on October 7th. Tickets here!
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The Lib Dems won 72 seats at the election. While this is an epic achievement, it will have little influence over a government with a commanding majority. But is there one policy where they could play an historic role?
Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on October 7th. Tickets here.
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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are refusing to budge over the winter fuel payment saga – and both argue they are willing to be unpopular if the decision is the 'right one'. But is this the smart strategic course? And is unpopularity an inevitable consequence of 'tough' leadership? Plus, answers to brilliant listener questions and some vital assembly notices...
Rock N Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on Oct 7... a lot going on by then. Tickets here
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Whoever wins the Tory leadership contest will face a titanic task. Are any of the six candidates up to it? And can Labour make the most of the political space while they decide?
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Rock N Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on Oct 7th after the party conferences. Tickets here.
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In Keir Starmer’s first major speech as Prime Minister he argues things will get worse before they will get better… Is this the right message and approach? Why are incoming Labour governments so much more cautious than their Conservative equivalents?
Rock & Roll Politics is live at King’s Place London on Mon October 7. Tickets here
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The macho briefings against Sue Gray have echoes with those against Marcia Williams in the Harold Wilson era, and could have disruptive consequences. Plus latest from the Edinburgh Festival.
Rock & Roll Politics is at the Edinburgh Festival every day until August 24, with a different show every time for the whole festival. Tickets here
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With Reform breathing down their necks should the next Tory leader seek to work with Farage or try to destroy him? Either route is fraught with explosive problems…
Rock & Roll Politics is at the Edinburgh Festival every day until August 24, with a different show every time for the whole festival. Tickets here
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