Steve Richards
Steve Richards(born 6 June 1960) is a British TV presenter and political columnist, who has written columns for theGuardian,IndependentandNew Statesman,of which he was political editor for a time.
He regularly presents Radio 4'sWeek in Westminsterand hosts a podcast and a one-man show, Rock N Roll Politics.[1]
Richards has also authored several books on politics and British political history, includingThe Prime Ministers We Never HadandThe Prime Ministers,both of which received critical acclaim.
His most recent work,Turning Points: Crisis and Change in Modern Britain, from 1945 to Truss,was published byMacmillanin 2023.
Early life[edit]
Richards was educated atChrist's College,formerly a state grammar school, inFinchley,North London,and graduated in history at theUniversity of Yorkin 1981[2]before securing a place on a journalism course at theLondon College of Printing.
Journalism career[edit]
Richards worked in local radio and regional TV inNewcastle,before becoming aBBCpolitical correspondent in 1990. In 1996, he became Political Editor for theNew Statesmanwhile continuing to present on radio and TV. In 2000, he became a political columnist atThe IndependentandIndependent on Sunday.
Richards presentedGMTV'sThe Sunday Programme,BBC Two'sDespatch BoxandBBC Radio 4'sWeek in Westminster.
In early 2017, he presented a series of television talks on modern Prime Ministers entitledLeadership Reflections,with episodes aboutHarold Wilson,Margaret Thatcher,Tony Blair,Gordon Brown,andDavid Cameron,broadcast onBBC Parliament.
In late 2017, Richards presented another series of reflections, this time on major political "Turning Points". There are six episodes and they are about the following topics: the1979 general election;the rise of theSDP;the death ofJohn Smith;thefinancial crash of 2008;theBrexit referendum;and the2017 general election.They were first broadcast onBBC Parliamentfrom 7–12 November.
In 2018, he presented another series of episodes for BBC Parliament, entitledReflections: The Prime Ministers We Never Had,which profiledRab Butler,Denis Healey,Tony Benn,Roy Jenkins,Neil Kinnock,Michael Heseltine,Kenneth Clarke,Michael Portillo,andDavid MilibandandEd Miliband.
Personal life[edit]
He lives in North London with his wife and two children.
Richard’s son,Jake Richards,is the Labour MP forRother Valley,elected in the2024 general election.As well as this, he serves as a barrister in the North of London, where he lives with his partner and Sky News presenter, Liz Bates.[3][4][5]
References[edit]
- ^"Steve Richards Presents Rock'n'Roll Politics 2018".Edinburgh Festival.Retrieved25 January2019.
- ^"The University of York – Development and Alumni Relations".The University of York.Retrieved17 February2010.
- ^"The Starmtroopers: how Labour's centrists took back control".Spectator.29 April 2023.Retrieved6 July2024.
- ^"County united as Red Wall seats return to Labour".BBC News.5 July 2024.Retrieved6 July2024.
- ^"Britain's political power couples — 2023 ranking".Politico.14 February 2023.Retrieved6 July2024.
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