Paul Richards Articles

I spent most of Wednesday afternoon at the villa once owned by Marshal Tito on the coast at Split. It’s a beautiful setting, with a private beach, swimming pool, bowling alley, capacious rooms and views across the Adriatic to the islands off Croatia. The bathroom had...

It is important, in the cold light of day, not to get carried away with the result of the Eastleigh by-election. The outcome of by-elections is seldom repeated in general elections, especially shock surges for smaller parties. UKIP is not going to come second in the...

The Labour party, rightly, is obsessed with public services. Scratch the surface of any party member, and you’ll get a deluge of views about the health service, education system, libraries, railways and the local council. This is partly a reflection of the prism...

It seems that Chris Huhne is an unpleasant and flawed man. His public image was of a preening, arrogant politician. Just re-read his speeches as the energy secretary, and especially his ludicrously overblown promises around the so-called ‘Green Deal’.  Just a couple...