commentator since the 1970s, michael goldfarb, actor turned journalist, foreign correspondent for pbs radio in the united states, now host of the podcast the first rough draft of history, steve richards began his career as a westminster correspondent just as margaret thatcher was ending hers. coincidental! his blog is called rock and rolls politics, his most recent book about the talented politicians who failed to make it to number ten. steve, we can leave the question unanswered, whoever that is. what do you make of the choice that tory mps have presented between the sunak and loose trust? in a have presented between the sunak and loose trust? . , ., . have presented between the sunak and loose trust? ., , ., . . loose trust? in a very erratic way, ou can loose trust? in a very erratic way, you can see loose trust? in a very erratic way, you can see attempts, loose trust? in a very erratic way, you can see attempts, chaotic- loose trust? in a very erratic way, you can s
spending. nave got better with two people, claiming the thatcherite mantle. in very different ways. so it is a battle on the right of the tory party. the focus is on tax cuts. when is the debate but not should there be. there is no focus on the role of the state as demands on the role of the state as demands on the role of the state as demands on the state are growing. and so it is a return to that sort of 1980s thatcherism, that very erratically the tory party have been trying to move away from. thatcherism incidentally, absolutely a product of its time. the late 70s and early 80s. not the situation we are in now. but she cast a spell over its membership. at least two candidates. and it is a very narrow contest, in that respect. you were reporting from london when margaret thatcher was prime minister. as steve rightly says, circumstances are different but the debate is over notjust taxation and the fact we ve got the highest tax burdens. therefore that is something that she
i m kayleigh mcenany and for sean. well, it s been a rougn h week for joe biden with one bad headline after another 1. d guiy on tuesday, his son hunter, was found guilty, convicted ongun cm charges for his federal gun crimes. and then on wednesday, the flew to italy for the g7 summit and his trip, it s safe to say, was marked by bizarre gaffes s and embarrassing blunders. in fact, according to a report from the sun, this trip was such a disaster that it raised alarm among our allies with one diplomatic insider saying. he lost focus during discussions before calling his condition, quote, the worsti he has ever been in in. a non us attendee told the sun that biden s missteps were, quote embarrassing.nd keep in mind, all this is happening. russian warships arrived in cuba. that s about 100 miles from the u.s. mainland for military exercise hs. lorida right by the state of florida, our adversaries series are watching this embarrassing president. arrassinesidenand pope francis e
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