Alice O'Keeffe
Articles by Alice O'Keeffe
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Books
Fiction - Cuban crisis
- 21 February 2005
The Insatiable Spiderman
Pedro Juan Gutierrez Faber & Faber, 320pp, £7.99
ISBN 0571221610
Books
Fiction special - Life of sacrifice. Alice O'Keeffe finds inspiration in the story of a true revolutionary by
- 24 January 2005
Otto: a novel
Lisa St Aubin de Teran Virago, 512pp, £15.99
ISBN 1860497578
Books
Teenage kicks
- 10 January 2005
Dis/connected: why our kids are turning their backs on everything we thought we knew
Nick Barham Ebury Press, 311pp, £12.99
ISBN 0091896932
Society
Could the Tories ever become trendy?
- 01 January 2005
2005: General election year - Even its PR people admit that the Conservative Party isn't about to become achingly hip. But with Topshop stocking tweed twinsets and strings of pearls, there's hope for the future, reports Alice O'Keeffe
Society
What good the pink ribbon?
- 01 November 2004
The huge PR behind breast cancer awareness may raise the profile of a dread disease, but mislead women about what is really best for their health. By Alice O'Keeffe
Politics
Lost in translation
- 23 February 2004
They lower academic standards, jump the queue for benefits, spread TB: these are the charges flung at immigrants. Alice O'Keeffe tries to find the truth
Society
What price a piece of paper?
- 26 January 2004
Just as the government raises fees to finance greater access to higher education, research suggests it's not worth it. By Alice O'Keeffe
Society
The message on drugs is getting through. But is it the right one?
- 15 December 2003
Ministers are "encouraged" by a drop in Ecstasy use, but ignore the wider picture. Alice O'Keeffe finds that the substances people take and how they affect their lives are, like so much else in Britain, a class issue
Economy
The age of spend, spend, spend
- 24 November 2003
Young people are encouraged to invest in their future - on borrowed money. But is easy credit sucking them into debts that will limit their life choices? By
