Labour and the Tories are trapped in a tax hole
By misreading the past, Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are being hobbled in the present
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Steve Richards presents a twice-weekly podcast Rock N Roll Politics and is a former political editor of the New Statesman.
By misreading the past, Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are being hobbled in the present
By Steve Richards
Robotic televised politicians bore the public. It’s time to bring back stirring speeches at live events.
By Steve Richards
Nigel Farage is preparing for a summer offensive on borders and security.
By Steve Richards
British prime ministers keep putting faith in Washington, and it keeps letting them down.
By Steve Richards
This government is losing the battle of ideas.
By Steve Richards
The Attorney General is a genuine insurgent inside this Labour government.
By Steve Richards
This administration has fallen into the same cycle of failure that afflicts so many Labour governments.
By Steve Richards
Also this week: Why Keir Starmer isn’t boring, and dancing with David Miliband.
By Steve Richards
In his new book, the former New Statesman political editor identifies the defining moments when Britain changed.
By Steve Richards