Digby Anderson
Encyclopedia
Dr. Digby C. Anderson is the founder and former Director (until 2004) of the Social Affairs Unit
, a public policy organization/economic think-tank created in 1980. In addition to this role, Anderson served as a long-time contributor to, and editor of, several conservative American and British journals of thought, including The Spectator
and The Daily Telegraph
, where he was the resident food critic, as well as The American Spectator
, The New Criterion
, and National Review
. He is also an ordained priest in the Church of England
.
Social Affairs Unit
The Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, a public policy organization/economic think-tank created in 1980. In addition to this role, Anderson served as a long-time contributor to, and editor of, several conservative American and British journals of thought, including The Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
and The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, where he was the resident food critic, as well as The American Spectator
The American Spectator
The American Spectator is a conservative U.S. monthly magazine covering news and politics, edited by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. and published by the non-profit American Spectator Foundation. From its founding in 1967 until the late 1980s, the small-circulation magazine featured the writings of authors...
, The New Criterion
The New Criterion
The New Criterion is a New York-based monthly literary magazine and journal of artistic and cultural criticism, edited by Hilton Kramer and Roger Kimball. It has sections for criticism of poetry, theater, art, music, the media, and books...
, and National Review
National Review
National Review is a biweekly magazine founded by the late author William F. Buckley, Jr., in 1955 and based in New York City. It describes itself as "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for conservative news, commentary, and opinion."Although the print version of the...
. He is also an ordained priest in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
.
Books
- Anderson, Digby, Charles MooreCharles Moore (journalist)Charles Hilary Moore is a British journalist and former editor of The Daily Telegraph.-Early life:He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge where he was awarded a BA in History and was a friend of Oliver Letwin.-Career:A former editor of The Spectator , the Sunday Telegraph and The...
, and Michael Heath, The English At Table, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 2006. ISBN 1-904863-18-3 - Anderson, Digby, Decadence: The Passing of Personal Virtue and Its Replacement by Political and Psychological Slogans, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 2005. - Anderson, Digby, All Oiks Now: The Unnoticed Surrender of Middle England, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 2004. - Anderson, Digby and Mullen, Peter (eds), Called to Account: The Case for an Audit of the State of the Failing Church of England, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 2003. - Anderson, Digby (ed), The War on Wisdom, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 2002 - Anderson, Digby, Losing Friends, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 2001. - Anderson, Digby, The Dictionary of Dangerous Words, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 2000 - Anderson, Digby and Mullen, Peter (eds), Faking it: Sentimentalization of Modern Society, Penguin BooksPenguin BooksPenguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
, 1998. - Anderson, Digby and Mosbacher, Michael (eds), British Woman Today: A Qualitative Survey of Images in Women's Magazines, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 1997. - Anderson, Digby (ed), Health, Lifestyle and Environment: Countering the Panic, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 1991 - Anderson, Digby, Drinking to Your Health: The Allegations and the Evidence, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 1989 - Anderson, Digby (ed), Full Circle?: Bringing Up Children in the Post-permissive Society, Social Affairs UnitSocial Affairs UnitThe Social Affairs Unit is a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it publishes books on a variety of social issues...
, 1988 - Anderson, Digby, Kindness That Kills: Churches' Simplistic Response to Complex Social Issues, SPCK Publications, 1984
External links
- The Social Affairs Unit Official website.
- Decadence A review of Anderson's work in The New CriterionThe New CriterionThe New Criterion is a New York-based monthly literary magazine and journal of artistic and cultural criticism, edited by Hilton Kramer and Roger Kimball. It has sections for criticism of poetry, theater, art, music, the media, and books...
- Fear and Loathing.
- Barbarians Within The Gates