In this lecture, TV presenter and political journalist Steve Richards reflects on how politicians can gain and retain public trust following the global changes of recent years.

Steve Richards is one of Britain’s leading political commentators and broadcasters. He has written columns for the Guardian, Independent, FT and Sunday Times and is a presenter for BBC Radio 4.

He has also presented an award-winning BBC TV series on Modern Prime Ministers and Leadership, during which he delivered unscripted talks to camera for thirty minutes in one take. He presents a weekly podcast on British politics.

Steve’s latest books are ‘Reflections on Leadership-the Prime Ministers from Wilson to Johnson’ and ‘The Prime Ministers We Never Had-from Rab Butler to Jeremy Corbyn’.

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