Digby C. Anderson (born 25 May 1944) is the founder and former director (until 2004) of the
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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, a public policy organisation/economic think-tank created in 1980. In addition to this role, Anderson served as a long-time contributor to several conservative American and British newspapers and magazines including ''
The Spectator
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It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...
'' and ''
The Daily Telegraph
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It was f ...
'', as well as ''
The American Spectator
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'', ''
The New Criterion
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'', and ''
National Review
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''.
He is a priest in the
Church of England
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.
Books
* Anderson, Digby,
Charles Moore, and Michael Heath, ''The English At Table'',
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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 2006.
* Anderson, Digby, ''Decadence: The Passing of Personal Virtue and Its Replacement by Political and Psychological Slogans'',
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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 2005.
* Anderson, Digby, ''All Oiks Now: The Unnoticed Surrender of Middle 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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 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 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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 2003.
* Anderson, Digby (ed), ''The War on Wisdom'',
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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 2002
* Anderson, Digby, ''Losing Friends'',
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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 2001.
* Anderson, Digby, ''The Dictionary of Dangerous Words'',
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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 2000
* Anderson, Digby and Mullen, Peter (eds), ''Faking it: the Sentimentalisation of Modern Society'',
Penguin Books
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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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...]
, 1997.
* Anderson, Digby (ed), ''Health, Lifestyle and Environment: Countering the Panic'',
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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 1991
* Anderson, Digby, ''Drinking to Your Health: The Allegations and the Evidence'',
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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 1989
* Anderson, Digby (ed), ''Full Circle?: Bringing Up Children in the Post-permissive Society'',
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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 1988
* Anderson, Digby, ''The Spectator Book of Imperative Cooking'',
George G. Harrap and Co., 1987
* Anderson, Digby, ''A Diet of Reason: Sense and Nonsense in the Healthy Eating Debate'',
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. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inc ...
, 1986
* Anderson, Digby, ''Kindness That Kills: Churches' Simplistic Response to Complex Social Issues'', SPCK Publications, 1984
References
External links
The Social Affairs UnitOfficial website.
DecadenceA review of Anderson's work in
The New Criterion
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Fear and Loathing"Barbarians within the Gates"
1944 births
English male journalists
English non-fiction writers
Living people
English male non-fiction writers
21st-century English Anglican priests
Church of England priests
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