Harold Wilson’s affair and how we misread leaders
In his last term as Prime Minister, Harold Wilson was seen as old, paranoid and ineffective… yet...
This Time No Mistakes – In Conversation with Will Hutton
The journalist and author Will Hutton has written an important new book on the eve of what’s...
Rock & Roll Politics Live – The Easter Special
A rare chance to hear a live show… this one recorded in the main concert hall at Kings Place,...
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Can Rachel Reeves win the battle of ideas?
Nigel Lawson once said a party that wins the battle of ideas wins the election... Rachel Reeves...
With polls suggesting a slaughter at the election will Tory MPs seek to replace Sunak … and...
From Johnson to Starmer – How much does character matter?
We are obsessed by the character of leaders, even if context, ideas and external circumstances...
Where’s the passionate anger over the crisis in UK?
The nightmare in Gaza triggers chaos in the Commons, a victory for George Galloway and...
Amidst the delusional craziness of Liz Truss’s interventions, she raises one valid question: Does...
Starmer and Rayner – What does she think of him?
In Tom Baldwin's new biography of Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner describes the Labour leader as “the...
Why are the Tories bolder when on the verge of power?
Labour is way ahead in the polls and has dropped its most radical policy, the £28 billion green...
Labour’s £28 billion saga – Has an exciting policy become a threat?
Starmer and Reeves have got in a mess over their pledge to borrow £28 billion for a green...
Attempted coups against PMs and leaders are becoming increasingly familiar. Will the current plot...
The myths of Blair’s ‘97 campaign – and why Starmer is being judged unfairly.
It’s become a cliché that Keir Starmer's pitch lacks the clarity and sense of purpose that marked...
How can Britain start working again?
Last week Steve Richards asked what the deeper lessons were from the Post Office scandal. The...
The Post Office scandal-What are the deeper lessons?
The indifference of ministers in the coalition government to the Post Office scandal is becoming...
How can Rishi Sunak cut Labour's lead?
A bonus New Year episode for all in the Rock N Roll Politics Co-operative: With Keir Starmer...
Christmas Special: Rock N Roll Politics Live At Kings Place
It was a packed house at Kings Place this December for a live Rock N Roll Politics: The Festive...
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Are you driving home this Xmas (because the trains are useless)?
A small but emblematic announcement highlights why public services are so poor in the UK; the...
Why is the Rwanda plan sucking up all political energy?
NHS waiting lists spiralling out of control. A crisis in social care. Station boards full of...
Are we heading for an early election?
After the resignation of Robert Jenrick, plus Suella Braverman's opposition to his new Rwanda...
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