Steve Richards
Established as one of the most influential political commentators in the country, Steve Richards became The Independent’s chief political commentator in 2000 having been political editor of the New Statesman. He presents GMTV's flagship current affairs show The Sunday Programme and Radio 4’s Week in Westminster.
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MPs are loathed, while those wielding power without responsibility are revered
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Steve Richards: Blair is the only man for this job
Friday, 30 October 2009
As PM he never tired of Europe even if his pragmatism led him towards Washington
Steve Richards: Europe is a tempting opportunity
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
David Miliband has come to life. During his speech to Labour's conference last month he made a bold defence of the European Union and launched an uncharacteristically passionate onslaught against the Conservatives and their new allies in Europe. Yesterday he became even more vivacious on both fronts, articulating as powerfully as any Labour minister since 1997 the case for Europe and the dangers of the Conservatives' outdated isolationism. Occasionally Tony Blair delivered similar speeches, but only when he was out of Britain. On Europe Miliband is fired up and has decided to make the argument at home.
Steve Richards: Who will be toughest on the banks?
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Behind Osborne's speech was a tentative ambivalence shared by the Government
BNP are grateful for this gift
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Steve Richards: The only potential beneficiary of the relentless attacks on democratic politics as a vocation is a party that loathes democracy.
Steve Richards: A fine example of how not to govern
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
The spat between Balls and Sheerman shows the danger of these half-hearted reforms
Steve Richards: The contradictions of Tory localism
Friday, 16 October 2009
Osborne wants to cap local government pay whilst saying he wants to give power away
Steve Richards: The panel format may allow Griffin to thrive
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
The BBC is right to give airtime to Nick Griffin, but wrong to offer him a place on the panel of Question Time, a format which will almost certainly fail to expose or closely scrutinise the foolishly dangerous views he holds.
Parliament isn't corrupt, just mediocre
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Steve Richards on the Westminster expenses scandal: The focus on MPs' integrity is a red herring, as it usually is in British politics
How is Cameron going to give power to the people?
Friday, 9 October 2009
Steve Richards: There's a paradox in aiming to improve services even as the Government does less
Steve Richards: Europe will be one of the great regrets of Cameron's career
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
What is said and done in opposition shapes the contours of power and act as a restraint
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