Trump is back. What are the lessons for Starmer?

Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

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Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.6 • 825 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Trump has won again as a disruptor, reflecting the mood of an impatient electorate aching for change. Starmer won the election last year arguing for ‘change’ – but can he become a confident changemaker? And why are hardline Brexiteers so content with Trump’s power to determine the fate of the British economy, while obsessing over Westminster sovereignty in relation to the EU? Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on the 3rd of February for the first live show in what will be a wild political year. Tickets here. Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts, and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.7	On the beach. Hello and welcome to rock and roll politics, the podcast with me, Steve Richards.
0:50.9	Thank you for tuning in wherever you are.
0:53.7	And here we are with Donald Trump back
0:56.9	in the White House. Unavoidably, a few passing reflections from me on that. And then we
1:05.3	go to your questions, which range very widely indeed. And before all of that, a few assembly notices.
1:13.9	For those of you who subscribe to Patreon, if you look on your Patreon feed, a bonus podcast should
1:20.5	have arrived at the end of last week. The theme is defections. And for those of you who have an
1:26.6	interest in this theme, because it shines light
1:28.8	across British politics, do subscribe. And of course, it helps keep the podcast on the go with the
1:36.2	legendary podmasters. And the first defection, I'm just going to refer to anyway,
1:40.3	the whole thing is very interesting. Younger listeners might not know of this figure and the
1:47.2	defection, but it was something that kind of shaped the 70s and 80s, and to some extent,
1:54.1	the Labour Party now. And that was the defection of the former cabinet minister, Reg Prentice,
2:04.0	to the Conservatives, Thatcher, leader of the opposition. He finally defected in 1977 after endless battles with his local constituency party.
2:12.5	His clashes with the local party, divided Callahan's cabinet, the top of the Labour Party,
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