Is this Britain’s worst-ever chaos era? – with Steve Richards

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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British politics is a shambles, from the economy to the cost of living to the NHS and public standards. But is this age of disorder worse than the endgames of past governments? Steve Richards, former BBC political correspondent and host of the Rock & Roll Politics podcast, tells Andrew Harrison how this dying government ranks among key moments of fin de siècle political acrimony from recent decades. From epic scandals to strikes, corruption and shameful resignations, are we really living through the worst days ever? • “The divisions within the Tory party are much more visible… Sunak has completely failed to contain them.” – Steve Richards • “We think of politics as showbiz for ugly people but politics is also football for people who can’t play sport.” – Andrew Harrison We’re now on TikTok as well as Instagram and Twitter. Follow us to keep up with news about our latest episodes and more: www.tiktok.com/@bunkerpod Get Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards every Tuesday. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio editor: Jade Bailey. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.2	I'm Andrew Harrison. Today it looks pretty grim out there.
1:19.1	Politics has ground to a halt and instead of looking for solutions
1:22.8	politicians are embracing the disorder.
1:25.0	Instead of calming the public mood in a stressful moment of protest,
1:28.3	ministers have set out to crank up the anger.
1:30.9	Meanwhile public services are crumbling before our eyes. The cost of living is out of
1:34.8	control and a government which appears to have given up on winning a general election seems to be getting its
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1:43.0	Are we living through the worst chaos era in modern British politics?
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