Richard Reeves
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World Affairs
The nation wants a daddy, not a bud
- 08 March 2004
Observations on the US presidential elections
Ideas
NS Essay - 'The Tories will briefly return to power in 2010, but after that it will be Labour's century'
- 08 March 2004
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The Blair-Brown style, with its notorious control-freakery, is the result of too long in opposition. If the next generation opts for liberal socialism, the party can expect years in office
Ideas
NS Essay - When it comes to family, sex, food and booze, people hate being told what to do
- 02 February 2004
Ministers should ignore the "nanny state" taunts. They may face opposition at first but, as drink-driving shows, they can make us more responsible
Ideas
NS Essay 5 - On a (leftish) wing and a prayer?
- 15 December 2003
Religion is a dirty word in British politics. But a faith system that emphasised social good might be better than today's uncritical worship of the market
Ideas
NS Essay - 'We are faced with a tyranny of small decisions; choices that turn out to be double- edged swords'
- 24 November 2003
What we buy, which school the kids go to - daily life presents a growing array of options. Would we be better off with fewer of them?
Ideas
NS Essay - "We are witnessing the death of the political personality"
- 27 October 2003
The great problem of our age is not too much presentation - Churchill did soundbites - but the loss of the conviction politician with energy and power"
Society
The battle for childhood
- 20 October 2003
We all love children; even politicians do. Yet we are in danger of taking from them everything that is most precious: freedom, health and happiness
Society
Nepotism: is it back?
- 29 September 2003
The right family name, network of friends or marriage partner can still smooth your passage through life. Richard Reeves asks if it could ever be otherwise
Politics
NS Essay - 'Brown's stealth socialism has backfired: public opinion is now more Tory than ever'
- 15 September 2003
Popular political wisdom tells us that the well-paid won't vote for higher taxes. But only by persuading the rich to be less greedy can we have a decent society
Politics
How fat became a political issue
- 18 August 2003
Obesity will soon be the biggest problem facing the National Health Service, costing us all billions of pounds a year. Shouldn't the government take action, asks Richard Reeves
