Richard D. North

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Richard D. North (born 1946), 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=https://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.

North appeared in a segment featured on Da Ali G Show in 2000, discussing animal rights. In reflecting on his appearance, he criticized the show's format of "ambush television", in which unwitting guests are tricked into appearing on a comedy program.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/it-was-no-joke-for-me-ambushed-by-ali-g-282006.html|title=It was no joke for me, ambushed by Ali G|newspaper=The Independent|date=4 April 2000|accessdate=9 February 2022|last=North|first=Richard}}

The Social Affairs Unit has published North's Rich Is Beautiful: A very personal defence of Mass Affluence (2005),{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article383317.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616003914/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article383317.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 June 2011 | work=The Times | location=London | title=Rich is Beautiful by Richard D North | first=Bryan | last=Appleyard | date=2005-04-24 | accessdate=2010-05-22}} 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 }}

In 2012, North published a 650-entry, interactive eBook entitled The Right-wing Guide to Nearly Everything.{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Right-wing-Guide-Nearly-Everything-ebook/dp/B0091DGYYS|title = The Right-wing Guide to Nearly Everything|date = 22 August 2012|publisher = Richard D North}}