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No escaping the ghost of Gordon

Steve Richards — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 07:11:28 GMT

Brown is at the heart of David Cameron's strategy for winning the next election.

Golden Brown

Steve Richards — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:02:44 GMT

The next Labour leader should learn the lessons of 1992, says Steve Richards.

Change is more than just a word

Steve Richards — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:11:45 GMT

Cameron�s strategic use of language suggests a Tory party that is modern and reformed, but scratch beneath the surface and it�s the �nasty party� of old.

Move any mountain

Steve Richards — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:09:39 GMT

An opposition leader must rally defeated troops, win over the media and conjure up fresh ideas. It�s a tough job, but somebody�s got to do it.

Edward the contender

Steve Richards — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:27:41 GMT

Amid renewed speculation over Gordon Brown�s leadership, Ed Balls is portrayed by many as the villain of the piece: ambitious and liable to take Labour in the wrong direction. It�s a portrait that misses some crucial facts

Mandarins make MPs sitting ducks

Steve Richards — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:06:57 GMT

In Britain today, only non-elected figures can act politically and be treated with respect

Our future in their hands

Steve Richards — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:55:47 GMT

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

The real hustle

Steve Richards — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:13:02 GMT

The Tories have conjured a trick � appearing progressive and yet Thatcherite. What is the truth behind this illusion?

The fight of their lives

Steve Richards — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:50:59 GMT

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

The election will not be televised

Steve Richards — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:40:53 GMT

The internet will revolutionise the parties� general election campaigns. For our leading politicians, it is a great leap into the unknown.