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British Politics and Cricket Entwined

British Politics and Cricket Entwined

FromOborne & Heller on Cricket


British Politics and Cricket Entwined

FromOborne & Heller on Cricket

ratings:
Length:
41 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In their fifth podcast to help the cricket-deprived journalists Peter Oborne and Richard Heller reveal a series of astonishing stories, which show the importance of cricket in British politics.They argue that cricket wrecked Boris Johnson’s chances of becoming Prime Minister in 2016, reveal John Major’s fear of being described as a lame duck in a match with Commonwealth leaders and describe how only weeks into his leadership of the Labour party, Keir Starmer faces a make-or-break challenge, because of cricket.
Released:
May 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Cricket authors (and obsessives) Peter Oborne and Richard Heller have launched a new podcast to help deprived listeners endure a world without cricket. They will chat regularly about cricket topics – hoping to keep a good line and length but with occasional wides into other subjects.