http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/steve_richards en http://images.newstatesman.com/users/avatars/steve-richards.jpg http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/steve_richards http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/11/cameron-policies-labour-blair http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/11/cameron-policies-labour-blair Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:55:47 GMT Steve Richards It is a myth that David Cameron and George Osborne have no ideas – from elected police chiefs to parents setting up “free schools”, they have armed their party with policies that match their vision of a smaller state

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/10/cameron-labour-party-public http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/10/cameron-labour-party-public Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:13:02 GMT Steve Richards The Tories have conjured a trick – appearing progressive and yet Thatcherite. What is the truth behind this illusion?

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/09/labour-brown-party-essay http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/09/labour-brown-party-essay Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:50:59 GMT Steve Richards A Labour conference would not be the same without a debate over its leader, but not since 1982 has the party been so scared of electoral defeat

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/08/election-internet-media http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/08/election-internet-media Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:40:53 GMT Steve Richards The internet will revolutionise the parties’ general election campaigns. For our leading politicians, it is a great leap into the unknown.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/07/government-brown-recent http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/07/government-brown-recent Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:03:59 GMT Steve Richards Even as the government has lost all confidence, its policies have grown bold. But is anybody listening now?

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/07/brown-labour-mandelson http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/07/brown-labour-mandelson Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:18:45 GMT Steve Richards The endless reports of cabinet infighting ignore the close “inner circle” of Mandelson, Balls and Brown – and how busy all three are, sharpening their swords for the final battle.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/05/labour-mps-brown-party-leader http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/05/labour-mps-brown-party-leader Thu, 14 May 2009 10:02:25 GMT Steve Richards The Prime Minister is exhausted, abused and hapless. Labour MPs have one final opportunity to remove him this summer, or accept the consequences. But do they have the will to act and, if they did, what would the outcome be?

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/04/election-brown-ministers http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/04/election-brown-ministers Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:18:40 GMT Steve Richards The G20 is over and Labour is still behind in the polls. So why are cabinet ministers considering an election this year?

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/03/ivan-cameron-public-brown http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/03/ivan-cameron-public-brown Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:49:45 GMT Steve Richards The death of Ivan Cameron, bankers’ bonuses, Brown in America: now raw emotion is the driving force of our politics

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/02/election-labour-brown http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/02/election-labour-brown Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:09:52 GMT Steve Richards The Conservatives are ahead in the polls yet their isolationist policies could still be their undoing, but only if Labour make a fight of it

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