
Biography
Richard joined the Department of Political Economy in October 2023. He previously worked for the UK Labour Party and as an environmental campaigner. His history of British politics and culture in the 1990s, The Future That Never Happened, was published in 2017. He is a regular political commentator on radio, on television and in print.
Research interests
- Climate and energy politics
- New Labour
- Recent British political history
Doctoral research
An oral history of New Labour’s climate and sustainable energy policymaking n oral history of New Labour’s climate and sustainable energy policymaking
PhD supervisors
Dr Michael Kandiah and Professor Sarah Birch
Latest publications
Power-Sayeed, R. (2017) “1997: The Future that Never Happened” Zed. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/1997-9781786991980/
Power-Sayeed, R. (2021) “Ideas are only half the story” in Renewal, Volume 29 Number 4. https://journals.lwbooks.co.uk/renewal/vol-29-issue-4/abstract-9464/
Research

Environment and Public Policy
The Environment and Public Policy Group

Centre for British Politics and Government
The Centre for British Politics and Government are interested in the study of government and politics in the United Kingdom from an historical, political science, political theory and constitutional perspective.
Research

Environment and Public Policy
The Environment and Public Policy Group

Centre for British Politics and Government
The Centre for British Politics and Government are interested in the study of government and politics in the United Kingdom from an historical, political science, political theory and constitutional perspective.