Are there dark echoes from a distant Labour government?

Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

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Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.6 • 825 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

While researching the 1929 Labour government for a new book I found myself thinking repeatedly “this reminds me of now”. The yearning to follow economic orthodoxies of the past, the desire to be agents of ‘change’ while being fearful of change etc… and then I came across a Tony Blair interview from the 2001 election. This week, we look at the many lessons for now from a distant and another more recent Labour government. Rock & Roll Politics is live in the main concert hall at Kings Place on July 17th... The End of the Political Year Special. Tickets here. Subscribe to Patreon for bonus podcasts, the main podcast a day early and ad free… plus special exclusive live events. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:21.3	Thank you for tuning in wherever you are.
1:24.1	And as ever, we've got a lot to cram in together.
1:27.3	But I'm going to a little kind of notice
1:30.3	before our more familiar notices. Because we did last week the Michael Heseltine interview,
1:39.4	we didn't have time for questions. And there have been so many brilliant questions, and they've carried on
1:45.5	pouring in over that Witt half term, or what is it, Witson, Witt half term, that I've decided this
1:52.3	week we're going to have two rock and roll politics podcasts. I've got lots to reflect on, if that's
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