Steve Richards

Steve Richards (born 1960), is a British TV presenter and chief political columnist for The Independent newspaper. Richards was educated at Christ's College, formerly a state grammar school, in Finchley, North London, and studied History at York University before securing a place on a journalism course at the London College of Printing. He worked in local radio and regional TV in Newcastle before becoming a BBC political correspondent in 1990. In... more

Steve Richards (born 1960), is a British TV presenter and chief political columnist for The Independent newspaper. Richards was educated at Christ's College, formerly a state grammar school, in Finchley, North London, and studied History at York University before securing a place on a journalism course at the London College of Printing. He worked in local radio and regional TV in Newcastle before becoming a BBC political correspondent in 1990. In 1996 he became Political Editor for the New Statesman while continuing to present on Radio and TV. In 2000 he became a political columnist at The Independent and Independent on Sunday. Richards presented GMTV's The Sunday Programme, BBC Two's Despatch Box, BBC Radio 4's Week in Westminster and chairs a light hearted quiz show on Radio 4, Parliamentary Questions. He is also a regular contributor to BBC News 24's Head 2 Head weekly debate programme. In addition, he also writes occasionally for the Evening Standard and has written and presented... less