#118: Being a good opposition leader, with Steve Richards

<p>From Edward Heath to Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron to Tony Blair—what makes a good opposition leader? Broadcaster and journalist Steve Richards joins the <em>Prospect </em>interview to talk about what it takes for politicians to best their opponents across the dispatch box.&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can read Steve’s essay on the politics of the opposition leader here: <a href="https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/other/ill-tell-you-and-youll-listen-the-one-thing-successful-opposition-leaders-all-have-in-common" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/other/ill-tell-you-and-youll-listen-the-one-thing-successful-opposition-leaders-all-have-in-common</a></p><br><p>Plus Stephanie Boland and Steve Bloomfield on the Labour leadership contest</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>