I have created a new site telling the story of the day Dr Mike Carney risked everything to return to the place of his birth, the remote Great Blasket Island, at the age of nearly 93. He was the last of his kind, the men and women who had grown up and worked on thatContinueContinue reading “THE LAST ISLANDMAN”
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Scotland, please don’t go: a Yes vote would be profoundly undemocratic
Over the last few days I have heard a number of people on the Yes side in Scotland argue their case on the grounds of improving democracy. I find this ironic, to say the least. England believes in the union: most people, if they think about it at all, consider themselves British and want toContinueContinue reading “Scotland, please don’t go: a Yes vote would be profoundly undemocratic”
Why All Dog Owners Are Fascists
Got a dog? Then face it, you’re a fascist. No point in protesting. Even if your politics are outwardly liberal, inside you are a secret dictator. You like having another living creature to order around. You love being the big man, the alpha male, the top dog in your pack: even if the pack is justContinueContinue reading “Why All Dog Owners Are Fascists”
'Thatcher, the miners, Hillsborough, the rise and fall of Lady Di and New Labour … Moreton writes about these brilliantly,' says Richard Coles
Richard Coles used to be the piano player in the Communards, now he’s a broadcaster and a priest. Here’s an extract from his new review of Is God Still An Englishman? “We grew up through the same dramas: Thatcherism, the miners’ strike, the rise and fall of Lady Di and New Labour. Moreton writes about theseContinueContinue reading “'Thatcher, the miners, Hillsborough, the rise and fall of Lady Di and New Labour … Moreton writes about these brilliantly,' says Richard Coles”
We Need This Madness For The Sake Of Our Souls
Workers of Britain, unite! Rise and dance at dawn, or charm a worm out of the ground – or do anything, really, as long as it’s daft. May Day madness is under threat and it is our patriotic duty to save it. A piece for The Guardian
Cole Moreton 