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An enlightenment fit for the 21st century

Matthew Taylor — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:52:02 GMT

The Tories� �big society� challenges the people, and not just governments, to embrace change. To effect its own change for the better, Labour and the left must imbibe new ideas about human psychology and learn how to speak a collective language of ethics.

Trouble in Manchester

Matthew Taylor — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:23:05 GMT

The RSA's Matthew Taylor on the whispering cabinet minister, an antagonisic local and the train that doubled as a fridge

Blair is dead, long live Blair

Matthew Taylor — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Having defined himself against his predecessor, is Gordon Brown now embracing Blair's vision for public services? Matthew Taylor, one-time head of strategy at No 10, detects a conversion in all but name

Why life is good

Matthew Taylor — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT

A dangerous gap exists between our personal experience, which is mainly happy, and our view of a society in decline

Europe split by potty rules

Matthew Taylor — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMT

Observations on the single currency

No wiser and no better informed

Matthew Taylor — Mon, 30 Jun 2003 12:00:00 GMT

No wiser and no better informed

A turning point for the welfare state

Matthew Taylor — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:00:00 GMT

What about a proper inheritance tax? And state-provided assets for everybody to use when they wish? Matthew Taylor argues that Gordon Brown has started something big

The thinker Blair didn't understand

Matthew Taylor — Mon, 09 Dec 2002 12:00:00 GMT

Observations on John Rawls

Give your baby a chance

Matthew Taylor — Mon, 15 Jul 2002 12:00:00 GMT

What became of the idea that every child would get a state bounty?

It's joy for a son of Dunfermline

Matthew Taylor — Mon, 25 Sep 2000 12:00:00 GMT

Matthew Taylor reveals (almost) the people's choice of new Labour Oscars and turkeys