Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

Will John Healey rise to the titanic Budget challenges?

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-...

2026-10-27

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How Wars End – Part Two

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...

2026-10-23

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How do wars end?

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 - ticket...

2026-10-20

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Did Liz Truss have a point?

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 l...

2026-10-16

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Why is it time to talk about Brexit again?

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...

2026-10-13

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What next for Zack Polanski?

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 r...

2026-10-09

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Is Kemi Badenoch the leader returning to the past?

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...

2026-10-06

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

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....

2026-10-02

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Will the media allow Andy Burnham to generate hope?

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. T...

2026-09-29

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How Can Burnham Deliver the Biggest Change in 40 Years?

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 ...

2026-09-25

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What’s the most effective slogan in modern politics?

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 ...

2026-09-22

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

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 t...

2026-09-18

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Should Reform be allowed to spend the crypto-billionaires’ money?

Reform have received donations from crypto billionaires that amount to more than all the cash spent by the parties at the last election. Will it make a difference to the next election? Will it undermi...

2026-09-15

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Is Ed Miliband a rare example of a foreign secretary changing foreign policy?

A cathartic moment: the British government announces sanctions against Nethanyahu’s government in Israel. Ed Miliband prepared the ground assiduously and acted. While most foreign secretaries are not ...

2026-09-11

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How bold will John Healey be?

John Healey has made his first speech as chancellor, and therefore the biggest of his long career. Will he be part of the promised biggest change in forty years, or be closer to an echo of Rachel Reev...

2026-09-08

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Will the media ever allow an honest ‘tax and spend’ debate?

Westminster is staging another hysterical debate about tax and spend in which there is no coherence or honesty. They are all trying to woo the voters but it is the voters who lose out. RocknRoll Poli...

2026-09-04

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Are there worrying signs in Burnham’s honeymoon?

Andy Burnham has generated a sense of energy and purpose during the summer break - but is he in some key areas sowing the seeds of future trouble? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock &...

2026-09-01

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Can Burnham revive Labour in Scotland and Wales?

The May elections triggered the ultimate drama – a change of prime minister. This meant reflections on the actual results were limited yet in Scotland and Wales they were of historic significance. The...

2026-08-25

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Will Andy Burnham call an early election?

It’s the question asked of all incoming mid term prime ministers - should they get their own mandate? Should they call an election during their early honeymoon? But the risks- always - are huge. ...

2026-08-18

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What to read on our summer holidays?

At the height of summer here are some political book recommendations from the distant past. Plus: how to hold local councils and mayors to account, and can the co-operative sort out FIFA? To join in ...

2026-08-11

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