Comment When will the BBC get over its fear of the right-wing press? The Gary Lineker affair has proved the corporation still takes its lead from the same papers that want to destroy it. By Steve Richards
Politics Steve Richards’ Diary: Joining the veterans’ club, the lessons of the political past, and why “future leaders” fail By Steve Richards
Steve Richards’ Diary: Back onstage, why Boris Johnson will be miserable, and fear at the BBC By Steve Richards
Why Boris Johnson has learned the wrong lessons about leadership from his predecessors No method, no guru, no teacher. By Steve Richards
From the 1997 election archive: Dial M for Mandelson Harriet Harman, Margaret Beckett, Jack Straw ... where did their cabinet careers start out? This overview of Tony Blair's very first… By Steve Richards
From the 1997 election archive: Interview with Tony Blair “I don’t believe the polls. The Tories are like ferrets in a sack, but they won’t give up the… By Steve Richards
6 lessons for Labour from its 1997 electoral landslide Be nice to people on the way up, as you’ll meet them on the way down. By Steve Richards
1996 and all that: the triumphalism of the Blair era is in marked contrast to today When Tony Blair addressed the 1996 Labour conference he knew he was on the verge of a big victory.… By Steve Richards
The mood around Ed Miliband is one of paranoia and suspicion. It’s time to clear the air Ed Miliband is a very different leader from Blair and he is leading in an unrecognisably different context. But… By Steve Richards
Golden Brown The next Labour leader should learn the lessons of 1992, says Steve Richards. By Steve Richards
Move any mountain An opposition leader must rally defeated troops, win over the media and conjure up fresh ideas. It’s By Steve Richards