Steve Richards

Steve Richards: The centre ground rarely proves to be the promised land envisaged by politicians

Published: 21 December 2006

One result of the overcrowded centre is a decline in interest in politics and political parties

Steve Richards: The BBC's coverage is symptomatic of an anti-politics movement that serves no one

Published: 19 December 2006

The BBC's one-sided coverage of Blair's interview with the police was a classic example

Steve Richards: In the crucial battle for the green vote, Labour is losing out to the other parties

Published: 14 December 2006

The anti-Tory alliance that gave Labour power is fracturing, and the environment is part of the reason

Steve Richards: Who wants to hang around in matrimonial hell for the sake of a few extra pounds?

Published: 12 December 2006

In 1993, when tax was last especially favourable to married couples, the divorce rate was higher

Steve Richards: Gordon Brown has revealed his desire to build a new progressive consensus

Published: 07 December 2006

The Chancellor has revolutionised the way politics is conducted in Britain. He plans for the long term

Steve Richards: Trident terrifies this timid government

Published: 05 December 2006

Only a few MPs dare to oppose an outdated project. As with Iraq, the minority will be proved right

Steve Richards: Who would want to be chairman of the BBC, when the position is nearly powerless?

Published: 30 November 2006

Michael Grade was a leader in a job that does not require much leadership

Steve Richards: Labour has the progressive policies, so why does it allow Cameron to steal its clothes?

Published: 28 November 2006

Some in the Government burst with policies in relation to poverty, but they don't talk about them often

Steve Richards: We are going to waste huge amounts of money on the Olympics. I'm delighted...

Published: 23 November 2006

Voters fume. Parts of the private sector rub their hands with glee. Politicians protest about rising costs

Steve Richards: Watch Scotland... the surge of nationalism could transform politics south of the border

Published: 21 November 2006

Imagine if Brown became a Scottish Prime Minister at a moment when the SNP wins in Scotland

Steve Richards: Only big sticks make a difference (and they must be accompanied by lots of juicy carrots)

Published: 16 November 2006

Both parties dance together in agreeing where green taxes should not be imposed

Steve Richards: Mr Blair should take a bow. Instead, he implies we are besieged by a crime wave

Published: 14 November 2006

In their desperate machismo, ministers give the impression that Britain is falling apart

Steve Richards: Everything's different now - and suddenly supporters of the war are anti-American

Published: 10 November 2006

Imagine the authority that Blair would have acquired if he had dared to oppose the invasion

Steve Richards: Surely the police could make better use of their time than investigating party funding

Published: 07 November 2006

Everyone knows what has gone on in relation to party funding for years. Everyone knows why it has gone on

Steve Richards: Watching that sly debate on Iraq, I was struck by the parallels with the poll tax

Published: 02 November 2006

Their distinctive approaches brought great electoral success and yet led each to catastrophe

Steve Richards: My green test... when will it be cheaper and easier to use a bus or train instead of a car?

Published: 31 October 2006

While we are on the subject, what about more cycle lanes to compare with Berlin or Stockholm?

Steve Richards: Immigration is opening up all those issues that the Government would rather forget

Published: 26 October 2006

It is expensive to get the million excluded in Britain to work compared with employing a bunch of Poles

Steve Richards: It would be a mistake getting out of Iraq now

Published: 24 October 2006

The decisions must be based on what is happening in Iraq, the strength of the government and army

Steve Richards: And now for something exactly the same: cheap laughs at the expense of politicians

Published: 19 October 2006

Hislop, Merton and Bremner have more power to shape opinion than the spin doctors they mock

Steve Richards: The battle between Brown and Cameron will be fought over the role of the state

Published: 17 October 2006

Cameron has populist themes, but incoherent policies; Brown the policies but not the themes

Steve Richards: Blunkett's only real revelation is just how sidelined the Cabinet has been under Blair

Published: 12 October 2006

Blair paid attention to Brown, Prescott and Rupert Murdoch. Their diaries would be worth reading

Steve Richards: Ignore all this cheap populism on prisons

Published: 10 October 2006

The argument that prison is, in some cases, a waste of money should permeate beyond Hampstead

Steve Richards: For the Tories, as for Labour, this has been a conference that has failed to move them on

Published: 05 October 2006

One lesson is that Cameron should aim to make one good speech instead of two mediocre ones

Steve Richards: Cameron is an old-fashioned Tory

Published: 03 October 2006

The Tory leader plays the part brilliantly, but he is nowhere near ready to become the part for real

Steve Richards: Can Labour follow Bill Clinton's advice and show the voters how much politics matters?

Published: 28 September 2006

Now that Blair is going, his presentational skills are suddenly being hailed as pivotal

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