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Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

by Steve Richards

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.

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1
Why is the ‘cost of living’ almost impossible for the government to control?
43:08 Mar 17, 2026
2
Why did Starmer ignore the evidence against Mandelson?
36:10 Mar 13, 2026
3
Is Britain trapped by the "special relationship"?
47:55 Mar 10, 2026
4
Why we should welcome Stamer’s caution on Iran
45:11 Mar 6, 2026
5
Trump and Iran – Has Britain learned the lessons of Iraq?
35:46 Mar 3, 2026
6
The Greens win - What will be the consequences?
39:03 Feb 27, 2026
7
What will we learn from the Gorton and Denton by-election?
39:56 Feb 24, 2026
8
Will the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor undermine the Royal family?
53:13 Feb 20, 2026
9
Can the media cope with a government moving slightly to the left?
54:20 Feb 17, 2026
10
Rock & Roll Politics Live - How long will Starmer rule?
1:34:57 Feb 13, 2026
11
How will the government change in the post-McSweeney era?
40:34 Feb 9, 2026
12
Why did Mandelson wield so much influence over Starmer’s leadership?
39:33 Feb 6, 2026
13
Will tactical voting block Reform?
45:43 Feb 3, 2026
14
Has Kemi Badenoch taken a fatal wrong turn?
40:55 Jan 30, 2026
15
Burnham is blocked - What are the consequences?
42:13 Jan 27, 2026
16
Where does the never-ending Trump show leave Britain and its ‘special relationship’?
36:38 Jan 23, 2026
17
What are the differences between Reform and the Tories?
46:33 Jan 20, 2026
18
How big is the schism on the right?
46:31 Jan 16, 2026
19
What do U-turns tell us about a government?
35:57 Jan 13, 2026
20
Is Starmer’s focus on the cost of living more risky than it seems?
35:53 Jan 9, 2026
21
How long can Starmer claim he has no view on Trump and Venezuela?
49:27 Jan 6, 2026
22
The Defectors Part 3: A Festive Series - Carswell and Reckless (Tory to UKIP)
40:19 Jan 1, 2026
23
The Defectors Part 2: A Festive Series - Shaun Woodward (Tories to Labour)
32:07 Dec 29, 2025
24
The Defectors Part 1: A Festive Series - Reg Prentice (Labour to Tories)
36:57 Dec 24, 2025
25
What have we learnt at the end of 2025?
51:03 Dec 23, 2025
26
Why does a 'narrative' matter so much?
55:37 Dec 19, 2025
27
Rock & Roll Politics Live - How fragile is Keir Starmer?
1:33:41 Dec 16, 2025
28
What next as Trump turns away from Europe?
40:01 Dec 12, 2025
29
Brexit- is this the beginning of the end?
44:43 Dec 9, 2025
30
Why are newspapers still powerful?
44:07 Dec 5, 2025
31
Could The Conservatives Recover?
40:31 Dec 2, 2025
32
Has Rachel Reeves calmed the mood of restive Labour MPs… and disillusioned voters?
35:45 Nov 26, 2025
33
Rachel Reeves - and consequences
50:05 Nov 25, 2025
34
Nick Thomas-Symonds on Labour prime ministers, leadership threats and Europe
40:36 Nov 21, 2025
35
Will Mahmood’s asylum policies stop the boats… and the rise of Reform?
50:40 Nov 18, 2025
36
Is Starmer the biggest victim of the 'toxic culture'?
56:39 Nov 13, 2025
37
Why is the BBC so scared of the right wing media?
48:44 Nov 11, 2025
38
What do Labour's 'soft left' want?
43:50 Nov 7, 2025
39
Does Nigel Farage have a credible economic policy?
44:55 Nov 4, 2025
40
What will happen if Rachel Reeves breaks a manifesto pledge on tax?
50:12 Oct 31, 2025
41
Is the strange silence over Farage and Johnson's Brexit about to be broken?
47:46 Oct 28, 2025
42
Should transport be a top priority for Starmer? – in conversation with Christian Wolmar
44:13 Oct 24, 2025
43
What does the Maccabi Tel Aviv football ban tell us about who runs Britain?
47:36 Oct 21, 2025
44
What would you do if you were Rachel Reeves?
56:18 Oct 17, 2025
45
Why is Labour's deputy leadership contest more significant than it seems?
45:35 Oct 14, 2025
46
Are the Conservatives doomed?
40:25 Oct 7, 2025
47
Can Starmer beat Farage?
50:38 Sep 30, 2025
48
Are the Liberal Democrats a centre-left party?
53:29 Sep 23, 2025
49
What are the lessons of the Mandelson saga?
45:15 Sep 16, 2025
50
Will Keir Starmer's changes revive Labour?
51:11 Sep 9, 2025
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