Richard D. North

Richard D. North is a UK conservative commentator. He worked for The Independent newspaper as its first environment correspondent (1986-1990) and then as environmental columnist for The Sunday Times (1990-1992). His book, "Life On a Modern Planet: A manifesto for progress" (Manchester University Press, 1995) [cite news |title=Can you cost the Earth? |url=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14619734.900-can-you-cost-the-earth.html |work=New Scientist |date=1995-04-15 |accessdate=2008-06-11 ] was widely regarded as a renunciation of his green ideals. [ [http://www.richarddnorth.com/new_stuff/Life_On_a_Modern_Planet_reviews.asp Richard D North :: New stuff :: Life On a Modern Planet: reviews ] ] He now works with the free-market thinktank, the Institute of Economic Affairs (as media fellow) and with the conservative Social Affairs Unit, where he blogs on art, film and social issues.

The Social Affairs Unit has published North's "Rich Is Beautiful: A very personal defence of Mass Affluence" (2005), [ [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article383317.ece Rich is Beautiful by Richard D North - Times Online ] ] "Mr Blair's Messiah Politics: Or what happened when Bambi tried to save the world" (2006) [cite news |last=Liddle |first=Rod |authorlink=Rod Liddle |title=God's role in politics is not to underwrite bad ideas |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-33642270_ITM |work=The Spectator |format=fee required |date=2007-12-15 |accessdate=2008-06-11 ] and "'Scrap the BBC!': Ten years to set broadcasters free" (2007). [cite news |title=Wrong but Wromantic.(Scrap the BBC!) |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-29669006_ITM |work=The Spectator |date=2007-02-17 |accessdate=2008-06-11 ]

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