Monthly Archives: October 2012

‘Fortress Europe’: talk at Housmans

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Matt

Next Wednesday I’ll be at Housmans bookshop in London, talking about my new book Fortress Europe: Dispatches from a Gated Continent with Liz Fekete, executive director of the Institute of Race Relations and the author of the terrific A Suitable … Continue reading →

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Chris Tookey wields the hatchet

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Matt

You don’t have to do much to convince me that the Daily Mail is a cultural wasteland.  But just in case I needed any reminding, my daughter has drawn my attention to a terrible review by the Mail‘s film critic … Continue reading →

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George Washington in Fallujah

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Matt

Less than a year ago Barack Obama delivered a speech at Fort Bragg, Carolina, to commemorate the withdrawal of the last US troops from Iraq.  The Nobel Laureate hailed the successful conclusion to ‘one of the most extraordinary chapters in … Continue reading →

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Saint Jimmy

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Matt

I never much liked Jimmy Savile when he was alive.    On Top of the Pops he came over to me as a fake eccentric, hollow, faintly grotesque, and not nearly as loveable as he clearly appeared to regard himself. … Continue reading →

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