Matthew Carr's Blog, page 33
April 5, 2017
The House that Brexit Built
With less than a week since HM Government presented the EU with the letter, the lineaments of the new British future are already beginning to emerge out of the fog of incompetence, lies and fading promises, and it isn’t a … Continue reading →
April 2, 2017
The Anglo-Spanish War
One thing about political reality – in the end you can’t avoid it. You can try, as Theresa May and her weird little Brexit government have been doing for the last eight months or so. You can beat your … Continue reading →
March 30, 2017
Liberation Day
No matter what the future may bring, those of us who were lucky enough to be alive and British on March 29 2017 will never forget the glorious day when the United Kingdom finally threw off the yoke of the … Continue reading →
March 23, 2017
Murder in Westminster
So far nothing is known about the murderer who thought it would be a good idea to mow down a group of pedestrians and cyclists on Westminster Bridge and assault parliament with a kitchen knife yesterday. The murderer is … Continue reading →
March 19, 2017
George Osborne: the Rake’s Progress
Anyone who has seen a James Bond film will be familiar with the words that Ernst Stavro Blofeld used before dispatching minions who had displeased him: ‘ You know the penalty for failure.’ The penalty was always death, whether it … Continue reading →
March 15, 2017
Empire 2.0
In years to come, historians will look back at the ruins of the country that was once the United Kingdom and wonder what brought about its spectacular and stunning collapse. As they pick their way through the rubble, they will … Continue reading →
March 2, 2017
Defending Free Movement
Last night I spoke at the launch meeting of the Alliance for Free Movement, hosted by Caroline Lucas at the Houses of Parliament. The alliance is a broad-based movement of organisations, politicians, unions and NGOS, whose aim is to … Continue reading →
February 28, 2017
The Ministry of Fear
It isn’t often that I find myself agreeing with John Major, but in the post-Brexit era you often find allies in places where you would expect to find enemies – and vice versa. Certainly I can’t find much to quibble … Continue reading →
February 25, 2017
Reflections on the Bowling Green Massacre
As some readers of this blog will know, for the last four months I’ve been heavily involved in the One Day Without Us campaign, which came to an end last Monday. For much of this time my normal life has … Continue reading →
January 7, 2017
Brexit 2017: The Year of the Mogwai
Looking down with a vaguely-superior disdain at the outside world is a long-established Anglo-Saxon pastime. Over the years we have been taught to use the words ‘very British’ to distinguish the bad things that happen in the world beyond … Continue reading →
