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Brit and miss: Steve Richards on why stubborn leaders botched the UK's foreign policy

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The UK is no stranger to getting political decisions wrong – especially in foreign policy. Broadcaster and author Steve Richards, of Rock & Roll Politics, writes in his new book Turning Points that the decisions made by post-war leaders are often bewildering but also intensely complicated. He joins Gavin Esler in The Bunker for a very honest discussion on why that is.


  • “It seems to me with Britain – it reaches turning points and fails to turn.” – Steve Richards
  • “Eden went mad almost over Suez… the attacks he got were far more intense than Blair over Iraq.” – Steve Richards
  • “The UK is in as much of a mess now as it was post-Suez… it’s deeply depressing.” – Steve Richards



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    Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.

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