Where next for the ‘Special Relationship’ amid US turmoil?

Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

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Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.6 • 825 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

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 Back us on Patreon for bonus podcasts, live events, exclusive merchandise and much more. Written and presented by Steve Richards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that is.
0:04.0	An ice cold beer.
0:07.0	What's different?
0:09.0	It's Budweiser.
0:11.0	Food longer for a refreshing, smooth taste.
0:15.0	Like no other.
0:20.0	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other.
0:22.6	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other.
0:25.6	Please drink responsibly.
0:26.6	For the facts, visit drinkaware.co.co.
0:28.6	UK.
0:33.6	Hello and welcome to rock and roll politics, the podcast with me, Steve Richards.
0:43.4	Thank you so much for tuning in.
0:46.4	And you know what I'm going to say?
0:48.0	We've got a lot to do in our time together.
0:51.8	Some brilliant emails they are flowing in. And we'll read some of those out
0:57.5	and have a discussion amongst the rock and roll politics cooperative. If it's okay with all of you,
1:03.4	I will reflect a bit about the United States, the special relationship in the context of the attempted assassination of
1:14.1	Trump, but much wider, range more widely than that. But before all of that, a couple of, oh yeah,
1:21.7	I'm going to reflect a bit on the England performance. You know what? I've always wanted to be a pundit, a football pundit,
1:29.7	or a commentator. In fact, over the summer, I'm going to apply to Sky Sports. We used to as kids,
1:37.8	teenagers, me, my best school friend, Robin Southwell, and a couple of others. We used to, with those old cassette recorders,
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