Richard Reeves
Articles by Richard Reeves
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Politics
Life in the orange-lit uplands
- 09 May 2005
Election: the night. It was a happy night for the Lib Dems, but this may prove to be as good as it gets for them
Politics
'Voters seem to prefer their leaders a tad dishonest'
- 02 May 2005
Election: Issue of the week - It's no use the opposition parties raising trust as an issue. People think that all politicians are fibbers anyway
Politics
'If anything, the Conservatives are understating the rise in immigration'
- 25 April 2005
Election issue of the week - An inflow of young people is good for an economy that needs workers. Rupert Murdoch has explained why; Labour hasn't
Politics
'To most, Brown is a triumphant success. But in his own terms, he has failed '
- 18 April 2005
The election issue of the week - Has Labour really done as well on the economy as its leaders boast? Richard Reeves finds that, despite the undoubted pluses, there is a downside
Ideas
NS Essay - Does sex make us happy? Don't talk about it . . .
- 28 March 2005
Our satisfaction in bed is not rising in relation to the public obsession with open sexuality - in fact, quite the opposite
UK Politics
A national scandal
- 28 March 2005
If training the workforce is purely about economic gain, then we should target the young and write off unskilled adults to lousy jobs or benefits. Richard Reeves asks if we're prepared to pay for skills and social justice
Politics
Politics - Richard Reeves denounces Ruth Kelly's sell-out
- 28 February 2005
The end of A-levels was a flagship policy for Labour's young modernisers. But Ruth Kelly has caved in to Blair, and the new kids on the block have failed their first real test
Ideas
NS Essay - After two terms of Labour, the nation still largely thinks Tory
- 21 February 2005
Ministers say they want to bring about a "progressive consensus". Since even the US neo-cons claim to be in favour of progress, they will need to be more precise, argues Richard Reeves
Ideas
NS Essay -'Words matter in politics: the term "poll tax" was a winner for the left,"nanny state" is a winner for the right'
- 24 January 2005
What's in a word? In politics, everything, argues Richard Reeves. Get the language right and you can win arguments before they begin. US Republicans know this, but new Labour still has much to learn
Society
'Even in a truly liberal society, paternalism must sometimes prevail'
- 01 January 2005
2005: General election year - Should the state control private behaviour? It's the biggest argument of our times - think of smoking, gambling, hunting, smacking - but the divisions cut across party lines
