President Biden will not fight a second term… but it's taken him a long time to reach an obvious conclusion that was right in front of us. And he’s not alone. Most leaders do not dare to accept that it’s over when it is. Plus, more on Labour's foreign policy, your questions and much more.

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Rock & Roll Politics is at the Edinburgh Festival from Aug 11th and then every day, with a different show every time. Tickets here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/steve-richards-presents-rock-n-roll-politics

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The attempted assassination of Donald Trump is a symbol of a disturbed democracy and will be another destabilising factor for the US. UK Prime Ministers choose to hug the US close, but how reliable an ally is the US for a British government seeking a more mature foreign policy after the reckless misrule of recent years? Plus: Why England losing is part of a reassuring pattern…your brilliant questions… and much more.

Rock & Roll Politics is at the Edinburgh Festival from Aug 11th and then every day… with a LOT to make sense of. Tickets here

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Keir Starmer is only the third Labour leader to enter Number 10 having won a landslide. Only Attlee and Blair achieved similar results. Starmer has the bonus of facing a demoralised and divided Tory party. How will he make use of rare political space? Plus, as ever, your brilliant questions. 

Rock & Roll Politics is live daily at the Edinburgh Festival with a brand new show every day from Aug 11th. Tickets here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/steve-richards-presents-rock-n-roll-politics

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Labour's mammoth lead has been virtually unchanged from the start of the campaign six weeks ago. Despite this the election has been full of surprises and if we look closely enough there is much to discover from the oddest campaign in decades.

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Rock & Roll Politics – the post election special is live at Kings Place on July 10th. If the polls are right it will be the first live show at Kings Place under a Labour government:. Tickets here.

Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Festival in a new political landscape from Aug 11th. Tickets here.

Written and presented by Steve Richards

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A special bonus episode! We recorded the Rock & Roll Politics live show at Kings Place in London on the 24th of June for all to listen back to. It’s the only show of the election campaign, complete with unreliable predictions, reflections on all the main parties and audience questions.

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Rock & Roll Politics – the post election special is live at Kings Place on July 10th. If the polls are right it will be the first live show at Kings Place under a Labour government. Tickets here

Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Festival in a new political landscape from Aug 11th. Tickets here

Written and presented by Steve Richards

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Most Labour leaders have argued that economic growth is the key to improving public services but will the distinct policies of Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves deliver? 

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Rock n Roll Politics – the post election special is live at Kings Place on July 10th. If the polls are right it will be the first live show at Kings Place under a Labour government. Tickets here.

Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Festival in a new political landscape from Aug 11th. Tickets here

Written and presented by Steve Richards

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The Tory papers and their online equivalents are used to setting the agenda, having played their part in successive election victories for the Conservatives. The BBC has tended to be heavily influenced by these newspapers. So how will they respond to a transformed political landscape and how should a Labour government deal with the media? 

Plus brilliant questions on Farage, the implications of a big majority for Labour and much more.

Rock & Roll Politics: The Bonus Election Special is live at Kings Place on June 24th - Tickets here.

Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Festival in a new political landscape from Aug11th. Tickets here.

Written and presented by Steve Richards

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Look at the government's own figures and it's obvious that taxes and borrowing will have to rise or else there will be further cuts to the UK's decaying public services. Why can't the parties be more honest? Has it always been like this in elections? What are the consequences? 

Plus brilliant questions and a key notice for the Rock N Roll Politics co-operative. Rock N Roll Politics – The Election Bonus is live at Kings Place on June 24th and there are only a few tickets left!

Rock & Roll Politics: The Bonus Election Special is live at Kings Place on June 24th

Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Festival in a new political landscape from Aug 11th. Tickets here

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Behind the surface frenzy of the Diane Abbott saga are two overlooked questions. Does a leader have a right to have a say who is selected as candidates? What is the role of an MP? The ambition of all candidates is to be an MP, but is there any clear sense of what's expected of an MP? In this case also there are questions about how Keir Starmer and his unelected allies manage or mismanage their party.

• Rock & Roll Politics: The Bonus Election Special is live at Kings Place on June 24th. Tickets here.
• Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Festival in a new political landscape from Aug 11th. Tickets here.
• Back us on Patreon for bonus podcasts on all the recent strange election campaigns and much more.

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So far the Conservative campaign makes Labour’s in 1983 and Theresa May’s in 2017 seem slick and confident. Why does it seem so indisciplined and ill thought-through? The answer lies in the mind of Rishi Sunak.

Rock & Roll Politics: The Bonus Election Special is live at Kings Place, London on June 24th. Tickets here.

Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Festival in a new political landscape from Aug 11th. Tickets here.

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Rishi Sunak surprised most of us by calling an election for July 4th. Why has he done it when he's 20 points behind? What will happen in the campaign and how will the parties handle the new levels of intense scrutiny? It’s time for the Rock N Roll Politics co-operative to gather more often than usual to make sense of the suddenly changed political context… The election is only six weeks away!

Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on July 10th

I'm also live at the Edinburgh Festival from Sun Aug 11th with a new show every day. Get tickets here.

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