Author Archives for David Carr
All those broken hearts at the BBC
Shopping for the Insufferably Sanctimonious
Be gone, evil spirits
The very best Guardian article ever!!!
Safe haven required
Four more tears
Not lifting a finger, old chap
Give 'peace' a rest
The End of an Earache
A very British coup
They hunt in packs
English cultural rage
All those in favour say "aye"
Boris the Blogger
I'll hold him down, you kick him
What colour are the shirts?
The United European Emirates?
Samizdata Quote of the Day
How about 'Mothers Against Victimhood'?
Yet another market failure
D'ye ken John Peel at the break of day
No stone left unturned
I'll be watching you (every breath you take, every move you make)
New tools for your box
Live again
The circus comes to town
In an emergency, do NOT call this man
Perfume does not cover the stench
New British pornography
From the "yes, but..." files
The friend of my enemy is my enemy
The unspecial relationship
And the Earth shall tremble...
And Moses said unto Pharoah...
God's Bureaucrats on Earth
It was a member of al-Ca'eta
Never heard of them!
He only killed grown-ups
Taking the fight to the enemy
There is nothing 'traditional' about it
Georgia on my mind
Who's the Daddy?
More like this, please
Markets are a many splendid (and unsplendid) thing
Right-Wing Nut Job vs. Liberal Wiener
This won't hurt a bit
Samizdata slogan of the day
But was he worse than Hitler?
You can take that to the bank
Two can play at this game
Enclose the high seas
The silent country
It's not fun to be in the Y-M-C-A
The Don is dead
Gone batty
The real American 'poodle'
What we are up against
Myth guided
Quis custodiet...and all that
Meeting government targets
This town needs an enema
Stand up for worker's rights
Bleeding shame
Somebody...stop...me...!!
The Government Cat
The big pay off
I could not possibly resist
Fat of the land
Something stirring down in the Dingley Dell?
The Man Who Can Do No Wrong
Slap him, he's demented
Shoot the chefs!
All those in favour say "aye"
Let slip the dogs of drug war
Anti-cap-puccinos
No Contempt of Court
Limp
Kilroy is there
The big shift
And now for the mopping up
Charles Dickens, they ain't
It's a fair cop, guv... er... ma'am... er...
The Martyrdom of Moore
The Lost Boys
Misery loves company
The Daily BBC?
Don't just do something, stand there
Who you lookin' at?
The real deal
It is the answer to everything
Who is the 'we', paleface?
Who ya gonna call?
Put profits before people
Rockin' in the USA
S'not faaaaaaaiiiirr
Alice doesn't blog here anymore
Another Hutton Inquiry needed?
Chalk another one up
"Quote me and I'll sue"
Jelly Jihad
We have always been at war with Eastasia
Understatement of the Week
"Down with Reality"
Very Dim Sums
One down, so many to go
Coming soon to an airport near you
Important Announcement
Faith is the key?
He's alright, Jack
Those we have loved
Go to your room, now
No way!!
Taking is better than receiving
We are the masters now
They should swing for this
Red Spanish Ayes
Jihad, spun
Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough
AZNAR KNEW!!!
He's only just begun
Tranzian for beginners
Post Taxation Stress Disorder
All your children are belong to us
Making the desert bloom
Apres Blair le deluge
Got any change, guv?
I love the smell of glamour in the morning
Dancing in the belly of the beast
Who put that brick wall there?
Smile, they are getting candid about cameras
Somethings happening here
The hidden perils we never knew existed
The joys of pessimism
Goodbye
It is the next logical step
Music to my ears
Okay, no more Mr Nice Guy
My friend Ed
Public sector cannibalism
Cold War Version 2.0
An opportunity not to be missed
A truly Honourable Member
My unfunny Valentine
Excuses, excuses
Desperately seeking voters
"Here she comes, get yer grundies off"
Confess and you will be spared
They got what they wished for
Never 'screwed up' before
More research needed?
Mr Smith goes to Whitehall
What they 'can do' for you
It's an outrage I tell you
Slip of the Tonge
Was it all just puff?
We're in a hole! Keep digging
They're as mad as hell and...
Something in the water?
Children, this is how money actually works
Death and taxes
Put people before pizza!
When the grumbling has to stop
Just forget it ever happened
From little acorns...
Would you like guilt with your coffee, sir?
Carr launches his 'No Olympics' bid
No blood for burgers!
War is not the health of the state
Taxes up again
We don't need no steenkin' internet
Apocalypse Postponed?
Another brick out of the wall
An alien landscape
How to get ahead in journalism
And the point of that was?
A Land Fit for Busybodies
But will he be 'elected' or 'appointed'?
The truth will always out
Christmas kills!
A cheap Christmas laugh
No blood for spandex!
Olde English Ghosts?
Enjoying the fruits of their labours
Request for urgent business relationship
Have they got the right guy?
EU leaders demand role
New friends appear
Reprieved
Left imitates art
Santa is a fascist!
Leave no one in doubt
How? Now? Brown? Wow!
Tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock....
Different day, same old schtick
Right call, wrong time
Once I had a secret love...
Yes, but is it art?
This is the dawning of the Age of Hilarious
Free skateboards for all!
Go for it, Doc
Everyone deserves equal respect
The Dead Protocol Sketch
Laughable
Mobile moans
Dig for Victory!
How to conquer the world: lesson 1
Official: the world is now a better place
Too much government is bad for your health
"Bush, Blair, CIA..How many kids did you kill today?"
Oh he's much worse than Hitler
Capital Bravado
A pinprick of light
The other George
Government property
Mass debating in Paris
Just desserts
The men are muttering
Blair Sahib
Thought for food
A damp squib
Party privileges
Would the last person to leave France kindly switch off the lights
High Noon
And some are more 'equal' than others
The EU is not for the birds
Let them eat cake
Impeccable credentials
It's a punishment
Samizdata slogan of the day
Silly burgers
Vote for a living
Bloggus Interruptus
Steady....
The Trauma Business
You've got it, we want it
From West to East
They got the blues alright
Let's merge, eh
A 'moderate' speaks out
Beware of counter-revolutionaries
Losing their religion
The Unhelpful Party
There's always France
Watching me watching you watching me
So many laws to enforce, so little time
Fighting the flab
Dignity in defeat
Governor Ah-nie
Ode to Joylessness
You mean 35 hours every week?
Why pay when you can plunder?
Hasta la vista, cry-babies
There should be a law against it
Rape is where the smart money is
Emotional Correctness
Let Slip the Dogs of Law
Closing the deal
The boss of the whole neighbourhood
An intriguing proposition
Tax is non-negotiable
The kiss of death
A warning salvo
Yankee euphemisms go home!!
Pilger-bot
Was that a debut?
Pasta Republic
It's 'Make Your Mind Up' time
The real curse of bureaucrats
Only half?
Break out those pork chops
And the beat goes on
The Tony Martin fund
C'mon baby light my cigarette
An afternoon with Tony Martin
Oooh...that's a tough one!
Desperately seeking heroes
Mind your language
One less brick in the wall
No cure for cancer
Attack of the GATSO killers
Slip sliding away
Two years and counting
Viva El Subcomandante!!
Servants become masters
The envy of the world
Little by little
Mad militias and Englishmen
We are the world
The sins of the boomers, visited upon the busters
Kent coast strangeness
Be collective and individual
Someone to watch over us
America's first 'First Gentleman'?
Mr.Popular
After you've gone
In Cuba, no-one can hear you scream
Fighting the Euro in Sweden
Let there be light
BBC whines, seethes
Wish you weren't here
The car's the star
Thinking of the children
The war on money
The devil rides out
Geek heaven!
Who's a clever boy, then?
Just for show
What's Danish for 'cojones'?
How Gall-ing
No more heroes anymore
Britain's seedy underworld
Carnage (just for a change)
Gotcha!
'To the cunning gentleman in red fur'
Damned if you do, damned if you don't
Every man has his price
The way we were
From pink to red
Storm in a teacup
What's in a name III?
Boiling over
Orient express
Not cricket, old chap
State Education .vs. Learning Things
Blair's Retreat
Turn off, tune out, drop in
Tremble with fear, Yankee imperialist dogs!
Gnashing of teeth
Left twisting in the wind
Voting for a living
But it's for a good cause!
No curtains for Castro
Oh that kind of tolerance
Where the grass is not greener
Desperately seeking sinecures
Rights you can use
The lunatics have taken over the asylum issue
Sheer Gall
Trading places
Oh pleeeeease!!
Rebels with a cause
Bite back
Enviroloons .vs. Femiloons
Ten Reasons Why a Handgun Is Better Than a Woman
Lucky lawyers
Silent witness
The knives are out
Clash of the Neuroses
The envy of the world
Harmony restored
Are nipple-clamps tax-deductible?
Ungrateful bloody wogs
Mugabe: a star on the rise
On the brink
My nomination for Slogan of the Year
The government needs a new people
Lenin u Akbar
Lights out
Robbing Peter...and robbing Peter again
In the region
A little trouble in big China
Vendetta!
Did they compare notes?
Fissures and cracks
State .vs. State
Bushification
Half the story
All men are Josef K
Forza Silvio!!
Gun-toting Euros
Keep going
Idiots on parade
Top down and down and down
Truce or Truth?
Send in the clowns
Fag gags
La Gloire du France
My fifteen minutes
Pendulum swing like a pendulum do
Smack my Hitch up
Samizdata in the spotlight
Beware of Big Bidder
These are just guidelines
No sex, please, we're EUnuchs
No and No
Shhhhhh....don't tell anyone
A bullsh*t tax if ever there was one
By the pricking of his thumbs...
They're busting out all over!
Who could have imagined?
Ambitious bureaucrats seek victims
90-minute Moanathon
Smoothing the EU path
Rockin' all over Tehran
Is this it then?
Attempted Hi-Jack
Lies, lies and more lies
Normal service is resumed
Dead burglars don't sue
The only way is out
The Fate of France
The real EU threat
Do as we say? Or do as we do?
Bloggers breaking out
Le coeur de l'obscurite
A little gem
SUVs are good for the earth
It's the WMDs, stupid!
The price of 'free'
The late G8
Happy Tax Freedom Day!
The Stupid Party Strikes Again!
New age cinema
Duncan's Laws
And this is how it ends
Unacceptable!
Dead Plan Walking
Regulation is for the birds
Viking Infidels!!
They've got God on their side
EU must be joking!
Plodding PCs
This cannot be true
Forbes asks, we answer
Getting up the right noses
Childhood's End
The fruits of marxism
Now Mugabe goes too far
It gets worse
Bitten on the arse!
Socialism .vs. Socialism
Health Sharia
Sipping nectar with the Gods
Iranian rap
We told you so
Green-eyed monsters
You having nothing to lose except your chain-smokers
Mr.Livingstone, you presume
Vitamins are the work of the Devil
Pollysaurus Rex
Passport to nowhere
Rights for all
Bleeding the giant
The Road of Bones
Cuba on the Clyde
Socialism sucks
Passport to terror
Baboons united, will never be defeated!
May Day
March of the Falsettos
Too many directors
Neo-Canadians
Fingering the Dyke
Galloway fights back
Lucky Stars
WHO died and left you boss?
B.O.H.I.C.A!
A land unfit for heroes
Marching all the way to the bank
Divide and Rule
Killing the future
A long way from Nuremburg
The political vacuum
USA on borrowed time!
My Big Fat Greek Meeting
Hostage to Fortuyn
La mort de la lumière
A small mercy
The number of the bEUast
Bans across the water
The Enchanted Isle
The Duracell Bunnies
A thousand lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?
Curses be upon him
Start as you mean to go on
My bosom swells with pride
Justice above all
We are not being told the truth
This cure will be worse
Thank you, Mr. Bush
Gulf War II: The Movie
Viva la Disidentes!
Interlude
Workers facing the axe
Rosbeefs on the rampage
InSeine
Peace activist pizza
Il est tout au sujet d'huile
Protestors with a porpoise
Keep the home pyres burning
No war for flu!
Just a song at twilight
Saint Jacques
Tinselbrains in Tinseltown
Turkey role
All hail the comrade children
The widening channel
Tony's true agenda
Not great and not very good
G'day
Murder is always a crime
And at the going down of the sun
Dubya's revenge
The joys of blackballing
Unlimited SpAm Force
No UN resolution required
Saddam's revenge
Beam me up, snotty
They all look the same to me
Burn, baby, burn!
White feathers all round, then?
The Last Trumpet
Fatty food causes global warming!
Saddam hangs on?
Blogs and marriage
France is under attack!!
We're keeping our Marbles
Peeping over the parapet
And now for something completely different...
"The March for Evil"
Street Theatre
Buy tobacco
Ahh the truth at last!!
Naked force
If this is Rothbard, count me out
Cattle get tagged
Just curious?
Spiteful
The best form of defence
Take the idiot trail
French sophistication
Closer
Recompense not reward
The price of blogging
How many degrees of separation?
Blog Radio?
Burglars: the oppressed of the Earth
Re-Joyce, Re-Joyce, Re-Joyce
The knives are out
Not so sweet charity
The mask is slipping off
Official UK position: We're buggered!
Seven days and counting
A-Paulin'
British Homeland Defence
Farewell, my lovely
The sleep of reason
The Nazification of Britain
2003 brings a little hope
He'll still be around next year
New Jerzy
CARA is coming
UK shoots itself in the foot
Christmas ideas
Galileo redux
Why old commies never die
Rock, Rock, Rockin' at Heaven's Door
Taking the piss
'Study' this!!
French cowboys
Everything old is new again
So how does this work exactly?
China rising
Apart-height
Learn something new
South Africa deathwatch
Repeat as necessary
Herr Bush, you are under arrest
Death from the skies
Trust him, he's a lawyer
Ba'athist Britain
Tally-ho!!
Fighting talk
Need a firewall?
Leftover Turkey
Tories for Socialism
As blatant as it gets
All newspapers are equal (but some are more equal than others)
The best-dressed oppressed
A cowboy and his pard'nur
The revenge of the Green Card
Police non-response times
How not to get your ass kicked by the police
The success of gun-control
Nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide
First, they came for the opium...
Going under Down Under
RKBA - UK
Another Great British Export
It's all about tax-cameras
Carry on, gun-control
In the twilight of your years
Stepping up a gear
The internet just got better
Hair Schroeder
So it's not just me then
Osama's Manifesto
WE'RE NOT WORTHY, WE'RE NOT WORTHY...
New kid on the bloc
Just shut up!!
"Down with Beauty"
Ignore no more
Like a hamster in a wheel
Uncle Sam wants Brits
'...98,99,100...coming'
James Bond 2002
Born to hunt, ready to fight
Stripping for Saddam
Galt's gulp!
China: handle with care
INCOMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Miniter's World
The beginning of the end?
The 'root causes' of electoral failure
As good as it currently gets
Death rattles
Tilting towards Mecca
Vegetables can never be meat
Dealing down in Deal
On the question of BBC Bias
Urgent help required
Read it and laugh
Democrat dementia
Beware of non-whites
Dying with music
Cupid's Counsel
Pass the smelling salts!!
Theatre of Blood
Matilda's Waltz
Big Brother doesn't give a toss
Root causes revisited
The pain of being right
A Guide to Self-Defence in the UK
Irish ayes are smiling
Grief Counselling
I hear the sound of distant goose-steps
The first whispers of independence
The EU learning curve
And at the going down of the sun..
Fortunately, nothing is sacred
British Schizophrenia
Not crawling out of the woodwork, sprinting
Dedicated followers of fashion
A single candle is lit
Conservatives up the creek
The Law is an Ass
A spade is a spade
Betting on a sure thing
2+2 = 5
Snuff or nonsense?
Learn to speak Guardianese
UN: nuthin' but a hound-dog
And you thought the Guardian was bad?
The Axis of Power!
Mah Fellow Socialists
Israel .vs. Palestine (Part II)
Israel .vs. Palestine (Part I)
Being there
Our learned friends
It's the Sun wot says it!
Just two days to go...
To Protect and Serve (criminals)
Yes, it was tragic but...
British Fashion
Yeeeeeeehhhhhaaaaaaa!
Let's Roll (UK)
One Small Step for Capitalism
News from another Universe
Human Rites
So that ye may know them
Realpolitik for the British
More news from another Universe
A warning from history
Woe is Jo
Britain's secret war
Followers of Fisk
Physician heal thyself
The devil you know
Get the f*ck out of here!
The Verdict
Original Sin?
Pol Pot marries Hitler
Fog-light
Long Live the King
US vs. THEM
Opportunity knocks
It's the air-time you pay for, sweetie
If I ruled the world
Big wheel keeps on turning
Rage Re-dux
Rage Against the Lying and the Shite
I demand an apology!
Paradox, my arse!!
We will, we will rule you!!
It ain't over till the Fat Man wins
The Tale of the Scorpion and the Frog
Armageddon outta here!
Flow my tears, the Tycoon said
And this month's George Michael Award goes to...
Class-War Re-union
Endless Jeopardy
New blog, new blogger
Grifters
Be afraid. Be very afraid
Evelyn's War
News from gun-free Britain
Now is the summer of our discontent...
4th of July Happy Birthday
Yes, Adriana, I did love it
Good Grief!!
Boiling Mad
The Dawn of a New Age
What next, indeed?
The Guns of August
News from gun-free Britain And
Better an Ass than a Trojan Horse
In dulce et decorum est pro patria score a goal
The Charge of the Rights Brigade
The unintended consequences of gun-control
Blinkered? Moi?
Finest Hour and a Half Required
France is the root of all evil
The devil is an equal opportunities employer
I'll take the optimism and the Royalty thank you
A hit on Hutton Many
A word of caution
Pomp and Circumstance Heard from
News from gun-free Britain Four
Now revolution comes with a price tag
Not a slogan, but what a quote!
The Age of Optimism
Gawd Bless 'er
Colours
Samizdata slogan of the day
Signs of Life
Bug-ger Off!
Haven't we been here before?
Until I saw it with my own eyes...
Man, Superman and White Van Man
A warm welcome to all Marks-ists
Schnell, Vite, Andele
Yeeeeeeeeee-haaaaaaaaaaaaahh!
Whose war is it, anyway?
Dark clouds over Rawalpindhi
Beaten to the punch
All Animals Are Equal
Election Fortuyns
Net profit
Help Required
There is hope for the world
1)Who? and 2) Why?
Plus non change
Being Tom Paulin
Soweto, UK
The devil in the details
...The rest is mere details
Turbulence
Badge of Honour
News from gun-free Britain Police
What a difference a day makes
You mess with me,you mess with my whole family!
Paranoia's Amen Corner
Merde!
Ivan, that's terrible!
Gotta love those Saudis
Yes, it can get worse
Yes, I'm a Culturalist too
What say ye, Fukuyama?
C'est Incroyable
Zout Alours!!
Ben Elton is a Wanker
News from gun-free Britain And
And take us back again, Comrade Gordon
Upwards and Onwards
I See Dead People
Au Revoir, Tristesse
The Colour of Money is Green
EU cannot be serious
What Wing?
What is the Latin for 'Just Say No'?
News from 2025
But, Dad, I want to be an artist
Word Search
News from Albania
Multiculturalism - one word, no meaning
Mon Dieu! Zey used inches!!
God is Coming
Don't
A Peace Plan
In Memoriam
Warning: rockfalls ahead
Ahead of the Curve
Since we are handing out awards...
International League of Scrubbers
Thatcheratti
Howard Roark laughed
Free at last
Scientific Socialism
Death is no escape
Some ships are steamers!
Short and sweet
The L










