Monthly Archives: June 2004

Response to Stuart Jeffries on his critique of capitalism

June 25th, 2004 | Posted in General

Dear Mr Stuart Jeffries,
You make the point in your article in today’s Guardian “Hell is 57 Varieties” that having too much choice in life is difficult and can result in unhappiness and anxiety. You make mention of the high number of products available in the modern-day supermarket. You note that Barry Schwartz in [...]

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Tony Blair: free healthcare for all!

June 24th, 2004 | Posted in General

Tony Blair’s answers on the National Health Service in yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions were a surreal but poignant indicator of his mind on these issues. The questions from Michael Howard, leader of the opposition, were part of a wider critique by the Conservatives of the way the NHS is funded and operated by the [...]

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Response to BBC Sunday Sequence on climate change

June 21st, 2004 | Posted in General

Sirs,
I found the discussion in last week’s edition of ‘Sunday Sequence’ on climate change and “The Day After Tomorrow” shockingly unrepresentative of the spectrum of opinion on this complicated issue. While I can understand the limitations of an invited panel in this regard, I felt that listeners were presented with a choice: between a [...]

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Response to Natasha Walker on abstinence programs

June 21st, 2004 | Posted in General

Dear Ms Walker,
A sensible and well written piece on the abstinence versus education issue has at last appeared with your article in the Guardian today “In Praise Of Chastity”. Too many liberals are so hellbent on not being seen to pander to fundamentalist christian-style prudery that they have missed the simple fact that if [...]

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