Steve Richards
@steverichards.bsky.social
Political writer, broadcaster, podcaster and host of Rock N Roll Politics live shows. Latest book-Turning Points in Modern Britain
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Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast- Rachel Reeves ..and Consequences:
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Rachel Reeves - and consequences
Podcast Episode · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards · 25/11/2025 · 46m
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November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast- Rachel Reeves ..and Consequences:
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“Not very good at it” is being very polite:
One frustration of watching MPs ask questions for an hour is that they're not very good at it. Prescott has not been asked about the fairly glaring errors in his own report – that *it misquoted Trump in exactly the same way it says Panorama did*
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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
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November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
“Not very good at it” is being very polite:
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This is very good. Reminded me that rolling news and social media is not the place to get perspective.
Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast with Nick Thomas Symonds on Power, Labour prime ministers, leadership threats..and Europe:
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Nick Thomas-Symonds on Labour prime ministers, leadership threats and Europe
Podcast Episode · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards · 21/11/2025 · 36m
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November 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This is very good. Reminded me that rolling news and social media is not the place to get perspective.
Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast- Rachel Reeves ..and Consequences:
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Rachel Reeves - and consequences
Podcast Episode · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards · 25/11/2025 · 46m
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November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast- Rachel Reeves ..and Consequences:
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Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast with Nick Thomas Symonds on Power, Labour prime ministers, leadership threats..and Europe:
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Nick Thomas-Symonds on Labour prime ministers, leadership threats and Europe
Podcast Episode · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards · 21/11/2025 · 36m
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November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast with Nick Thomas Symonds on Power, Labour prime ministers, leadership threats..and Europe:
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Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast with Nick Thomas Symonds on Power, Labour prime ministers, leadership threats..and Europe:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
Nick Thomas-Symonds on Labour prime ministers, leadership threats and Europe
Podcast Episode · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards · 21/11/2025 · 36m
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November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast with Nick Thomas Symonds on Power, Labour prime ministers, leadership threats..and Europe:
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Eh? How on earth is this your headline, BBC News website, when surely the main finding of the report is that tens of thousands of people died unnecessarily because, on more than one occasion and for all sorts of reasons (complacency, toxic culture etc.), those in charge didn't lockdown early enough?
Covid inquiry: Lockdown could have been avoided and other key findings
The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Eh? How on earth is this your headline, BBC News website, when surely the main finding of the report is that tens of thousands of people died unnecessarily because, on more than one occasion and for all sorts of reasons (complacency, toxic culture etc.), those in charge didn't lockdown early enough?
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Very good on the legal implications of today's proposals. There's still a lot of missing details.
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The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
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The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
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The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
Proposals for radical reform of the UK’s asylum system raise a number of legal and constitutional issues, with respect both to the European Convention on Human Rights and the domestic principle of …
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November 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Very good on the legal implications of today's proposals. There's still a lot of missing details.
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What should the soft left make of Labour’s in power? New Substack (with thanks to @steverichards.bsky.social and @compassoffice.bsky.social)
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A ‘soft left’ perspective on Labour in power
On the latest episode of his podcast Rock and Roll Politics, which I’d encourage you to listen to, Steve Richards discussed an article I wrote about Labour’s soft left. Here's a shorter piece assessin...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
What should the soft left make of Labour’s in power? New Substack (with thanks to @steverichards.bsky.social and @compassoffice.bsky.social)
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It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
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Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast -What happens if Rachel Reeves breaks her pre-election tax pledges:
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What will happen if Rachel Reeves breaks a manifesto pledge on tax?
Podcast Episode · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards · 31/10/2025 · 46m
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October 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast -What happens if Rachel Reeves breaks her pre-election tax pledges:
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Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast -What happens if Rachel Reeves breaks her pre-election tax pledges:
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What will happen if Rachel Reeves breaks a manifesto pledge on tax?
Podcast Episode · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards · 31/10/2025 · 46m
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October 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Latest RocknRoll Politics podcast -What happens if Rachel Reeves breaks her pre-election tax pledges:
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Compare the description of Faiza Shaheen and Matthew Goodwin…it’s not deliberate bias but yet another example of how -in parts of the BBC -the brainwashers have brainwashed themselves:
No more blatant example of Question Time’s bias than this.
Goodwin is a Reform activist and GB News presenter - you’d have to be intentionally blind to think he’s an academic
Goodwin is a Reform activist and GB News presenter - you’d have to be intentionally blind to think he’s an academic
October 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Compare the description of Faiza Shaheen and Matthew Goodwin…it’s not deliberate bias but yet another example of how -in parts of the BBC -the brainwashers have brainwashed themselves:
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Just prepped this slide on party membership numbers for a class. Shout if you think/know I've got it wrong as plenty of time to change it. PS I suspect the Tory figure is below 100,000 now but can't prove it, of course. PPS If anyone has an official/updated figure for Plaid, I'd love to know it!
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just prepped this slide on party membership numbers for a class. Shout if you think/know I've got it wrong as plenty of time to change it. PS I suspect the Tory figure is below 100,000 now but can't prove it, of course. PPS If anyone has an official/updated figure for Plaid, I'd love to know it!