Politics of Sound #28 Mark Francois, Conservative Party, ERG

In the June edition of the Politics of Sound, Iain Carnegie welcomes the Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford and Chairman of the European Research Group,  Mark Francois to the Politics of Sound virtual Record Shop to discusses his formative years growing up in Essex,   his abiding affection for and pride in his parents, his years in student politics at Bristol University, the battle he fought in Parliament, both before and after the Brexit vote and the place that music plays within his life.Mark  emerges from the Politics of Sound Record Shop with an 80s Synth Pop selection of albums by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Depeche Mode and the Politics of Sound House Band are on hand to perform their own version of tracks from his album selections.Follow us on Twitter: @politics_sound for all the latest news and don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!All PoS episodes available now on Global Player.

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Politics of Sound is the podcast in which political figures pay an imaginary visit to the virtual PoS Record Shop, emerging with their life-long favourite albums. Multi-instrumentalist Iain Carnegie hosts the discussion as guests speak about (and sometimes perform!) the music which has shaped, inspired, amazed and amused them over the years.