Paul Richards writes a column for LabourList every Thursday and a column for Progress every Friday. He has previously written for the Mirror, Times, Guardian, New Statesman and Tribune.
Paul joined the Labour Party in 1986 in Salford. He has been a member of Labour party staff, an MP's researcher, a Labour parliamentary candidate in 1997 and 2001, a local council candidate in 1994 and 1998, chair of Labour Students, chair of the Fabian Society, a special adviser to two Cabinet ministers, and a branch chair for over ten years. He has attended every party annual conference since 1990, worked at Walworth Road during the 1992 election, and volunteered at over 20 by-elections. His public speaking training courses for Labour members have raised over £5,000 since 2004. He has written two books, and several political pamphlets, and was editor of Tony Blair In His Own Words.
Paul is married with two chidren, and lives on the south coast.
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