Richard North writing as Richard D North - welcome!

New Stuff: some RDN recent activities on air, in person and in print.

I work with....
I am a fellow of the Social Affairs Unit, where I contribue to an online cultural webreview, and media fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs.

I edit www.livingissues.com which helps people interrogate modern debates.

Recent books by RDN (all SAU)
"Scrap the BBC!": Ten years to set broadcasters free (2007)
"Mr Blair's Messiah Politics: Ten years of inspired government, 1997-2007" (2007)
"Mr Blair's Messiah Politics: Or what happend when Bambi tried to save the world" (2006) "Rich Is Beautiful: A very personal defence of Mass Affluence" (2005).

Other material
"10 Propositions.....": RDN's notes for public remarks on current controversies.
The Public Realm: "Free market ideals, conservative prejudices, realistic approaches".
Books, pamphlets: free downloads of RDN's work.
Journalism & short pieces (an archive 1990-2003)

My elders and betters
My grandmother was the poet and painter Vera Bax. Her first husband, my grandfather, was the painter and organic pioneer, Stanley Kennedy North. Her second husband, Filson Young, was a pioneer twentieth century journalist. Her third was Clifford Bax, writer and brother of Arnold Bax, the composer. See also the short lives of Vera's RAF sons.