Steve Richards

In the first of two events that focus on the arguably greatest British leaders of recent times, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, the host of the popular podcast Rock and Roll Politics Steve Richards looks at the legacy of Tony Blair. 

Was Tony Blair a visionary, impatiently looking ahead, or a leader trapped by his past – Labour’s vote-losing 1980s and the dominance of Margaret Thatcher? Was the party’s move to the right under Blair necessary in order for them to win, or could they, after 18 years of Tory rule, have afforded to be more daring and more left wing than their leader wished to recognise?

‘Tony Blair was a giant amongst prime ministers and leaders of the Labour party: Steve Richards is a giant amongst political commentators. This riveting and persuasive book describes what happens when they meet head on.’  Anthony Seldon, author of Blair and Blair Unbound