Richard Reeves
Articles by richard reeves
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Ideas
NS essay - The honours system, far from being abolished, should be hugely expanded
- 08 November 2004
In our society, high status depends too much on money. We need more diverse ways of sharing out esteem, so that all can have prizes, argues Richard Reeves
Politics
Let's not panic about pensions
- 18 October 2004
There is no "longevity crisis", only decisions to be made about how we pay for retirement
Ideas
NS Essay - 'Without ideology, the role of politicians is no longer to persuade, merely to sell'
- 27 September 2004
NS Labour conference 2004 - Because it governs without a clear set of principles, new Labour's policy-making is incoherent and its reforms are slow. Above all, it lacks the vocabulary to shift popular opinion. Blair tries to capture the centre ground, not shift it
Ideas
Men remain stuck in cages of their own creation
- 16 August 2004
Women's changing lives have been examined closely by academics, the media, and even the Pope. But, argues Richard Reeves, it is how men cope with these changes that will shape the future
Society
Big ideas - The triumph of the ''I''
- 26 July 2004
Politics - The future lies with the individual, not with the collective. And we now understand more about what makes individuals tick than we do about society
Politics
Don't sell the NHS like shampoo
- 05 July 2004
The choice debate 1 - When it comes to public services, Britons are genuinely altruistic, valuing collective good over personal value. Why won't Labour believe this?
Books
The daily grind
- 28 June 2004
Willing Slaves: how the overwork culture is ruling our lives
Madeleine Bunting HarperCollins, 368pp, £12.99
ISBN 0007163711
Ideas
'Technology is producing less white heat than white noise, but broadband is like the jet engine'
- 31 May 2004
Just as some people fly to Nepal and the majority go to Ibiza, so some will use bigger bandwidth to research bilingualism in Patagonia and most will order their groceries. The impact it has will be up to us
Ideas
NS Essay - The belief that more education will create more equal opportunities has been proved wrong
- 24 May 2004
Genuine meritocracy and greater social mobility are emerging as Labour's big ideas for the third term. But perfect equality of life chances, argues Richard Reeves, is impossible unless the state intends to stop parents reading bedtime stories to their children
Ideas
NS Essay - Friendship is the invisible thread running through society
- 19 April 2004
Friends can give you longer life and better health. But they can also be the basis for hierarchy, social exclusion and hostility to strangers. Another word for friend is "crony". By Richard Reeves.
