Boris Johnson, Ukraine and the Falklands Factor

Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

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4.7 • 909 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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This week’s podcast out early for Patreon followers. Number 10 is briefing that Boris Johnson is proving to be a world leader in the Ukraine crisis, and implying that perceptions of him will improve as they did in relation to Margaret Thatcher after the Falklands. Will they? And what really happened in 1982, when Thatcher went to war? Rock N Roll Politics is live at Kings Place this Thursday, March 17th, and streaming live: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/rock-n-roll-politics-17-mar/ Join Rock N Roll Politics the Patreon version here for lots of bonuses: https://www.patreon.com/RockNRollPolitics Don’t forget to add your personal RSS for the podcast to your favourite app so you can listen wherever you are… Email: steveric14@icloud.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And now a special festive announcement.
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1:12.6	podcast.
1:13.9	Hurrah!
1:14.8	Christmas is sorted. Hello and welcome to rock and roll politics, the weekly podcast with me Steve Richards.
1:50.8	Thank you so much for tuning in wherever you are in the UK and indeed from around the world.
1:56.4	As usual, we have a lot to cram in in our time together.
2:01.4	To come, some brilliant questions.
2:04.4	I'm going to reflect on whether Boris Johnson will enjoy what became known as the Falklands factor,
2:12.7	a bounce arising from a war, something that is alleged to have happened to Margaret Thatcher with the
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