Steve Richards

Steve Richards: Forcing the PM to resign early isn't going to solve any of Labour's problems

Published: 06 February 2007

The prospect of a smooth transition is jeopardised by those contemplating a bloody revolution

Steve Richards: Manchester gets its supercasino, but who really knows how it won?

Published: 01 February 2007

Elected politicians hand over their powers to independent quangos out of fear of vilification

Steve Richards: Darkness descends to engulf Blair

Published: 31 January 2007

The darkness that marks Tony Blair's final months gets darker still. The cash for honours investigation began as a serious diversion. It ends by threatening to overwhelm all other matters, reducing serious policy issues to minor matters as Downing Street languishes in a fearful gloom.

Steve Richards: John Reid is getting something right

Published: 30 January 2007

In order to ensure that the dangerous go to jail, he was reminding magistrates of agreed guidelines

Steve Richards: Blair looks weak and cowardly, while both Labour and the Tories are trapped by Iraq

Published: 25 January 2007

He was willing to speak in the Commons on Iraq in advance of the war. Now he wasnowhere to be seen

Steve Richards: The hidden debate that lurks behind all this talk of trust, terrorism and the environment

Published: 23 January 2007

Across the land the cry goes up that more money is needed as troops struggle and passengers fume

Steve Richards: Gordon Brown does not have any foreign policies. And why on earth should he?

Published: 18 January 2007

The downfall of Thatcher and Blair can be traced to their fixed positions on foreign affairs

Steve Richards: An injection of common sense, or the promotion of a reckless revolution?

Published: 16 January 2007

David Cameron confirmed that he wants power within the NHS devolved to individual hospitals

Steve Richards: The more we know about Gordon Brown, the more New Labour he appears to be

Published: 09 January 2007

He cannot say too much now about his future plans or there will be no surprise when he implements them

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?

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