Emergency Localscast! – What Labour’s walloping REALLY means – with Steve Richards

About this episode

Steve Richards joins Andrew Harrison to analyze Labour's poor performance in the English Locals and its implications for Keir Starmer and other political parties.

• Podmasters is 10 years old! Get an extra 10% off a year’s Patreon support – that’s 20% in total. Fast analysis with don of political commentators Steve Richards of Rock & Roll Politics talking to Andrew Harrison. Labour’s performance in the English Locals was terrible… but was it really as bad as Starmer feared? Does Farage’s bluster about “truly historic” results for Reform stand up to the data? Are the Greens becoming the party of “student England”? And the big one: Can Starmer hang on? • See Steve’s Rock & Roll Politics show live in London at King’s Place, Monday 11 May – last few tickets available! • Questions for But Your Emails? Thoughts? Comments? Email us at ogwn@podmasters.co.uk. www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio Production by Robin Leeburn. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Tom Taylor and Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Harrison

Guest: Steve Richards

Topics covered

• Labour performance
• political analysis
• local elections
• Reform party
• Green party
• Keir Starmer

Keywords

• Labour
• local elections
• Steve Richards
• political commentary
• Reform party
• Green party
• Keir Starmer
• politics
• analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Podmasters, Rock & Roll Politics, Labour, Reform, Greens

Places: London

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