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Cole Moreton

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Cole Moreton is a writer and broadcaster. His latest novel is The Light Keeper

February 2020

  • The view from the Belle Tout lighthouse, Beachy Head

    ‘I’m surprised more migrants haven’t died in the Channel’: my view from England's white cliffs

    On one day in February, a record number of people in tiny boats made the trip. What kind of welcome can they expect?

January 2020

  • Great Blasket Island Dingle Kerry Ireland<br>GettyImages-1154259933

    double quotation markBeing a caretaker in paradise can be fun – as long as you respect the culture

    Cole Moreton
    Deserted Great Blasket’s new inhabitants must remember they are custodians of its history, says writer Cole Moreton

February 2019

  • an NHS Organ Donor Register card

    double quotation markThis change in the law on organ donation will save hundreds of lives

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    Max and Keira’s Law, which will presume consent to donate, will give 700 people a year reason to be grateful, writes author Cole Moreton

September 2017

  • Jemima Layzell

    double quotation markOrgan donation saves lives. Why don’t more people sign up for it?

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    The donated organs of teenager Jemima Layzell helped a record eight people to live. But hundreds of UK people on the waiting list die every year, says author Cole Moreton

November 2015

  • Harmondsworth Detention Centre

    double quotation markThe death of Alois Dvorzac shames Britain

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    The story of a sick, confused 84-year-old, who died in custody following detention at Harmondsworth, highlights the cruelty of our inhumane immigration system

March 2011

  • double quotation markMay Day matters both for solidarity and our souls

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    Cole Moreton: To move this holiday would be a blow to worm charmers and workers – united by the spirit of great British rebellion

November 2010

  • Ninth Inauguration Of The General Synod

    Cif belief
    double quotation markThe Church of England must relinquish its association with power and pomp

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    Cole Moreton: Anglicans must accept they no longer deserve royal privileges but are just another group of believers

April 2010

  • st george cross face

    St George's Day
    double quotation markLet's raise a glass to multicultural Saint George

    Cole Moreton
  • Cif belief
    double quotation markWelcome to the Church of Everywhere

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February 2010

  • Doctor Who auction

    double quotation markSold to the fanboy in the long scarf

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  • Morris dancers

    double quotation markEngland's daft and pleasant land

    Cole Moreton

July 2009

  • Fog delays Christmas getaway

    double quotation markHolidays? Give me a break

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    Cole Moreton: Admit it: the great annual two-week getaway is a con, leaving us feeling more stressed, inadequate and exhausted than ever

June 2009

  • The Beltane Bash, following The Pagan Pride Parade, London

    'Everyone's a pagan now'

  • Boris Becker, three-times winner at Wimbledon

    Boris Becker: from winner to wild child - and back

May 2009

  • VIncent Nichols

    Saturday interview
    'My only ambition is to lead a good life. Full stop'

    Vincent Nichols, the new archbishop of Westminster, talks to Cole Moreton and offers his advice to beleagured MPs

  • double quotation markDogs on the Eurostar? You're barking

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    Cole Moreton: After her passports for pets victory, Lady Mary Fretwell is campaigning for dogs to be allowed to travel by Eurostar
  • Saturday interview
    'People say I'm a killer. I just have to live with it'

    Why are British euthanasia supporters calling Philip Nitschke, the first doctor to legally administer a lethal injection, 'irresponsible'?

April 2009

  • double quotation markOffensive? A dog in a bloody car?

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    Cole Moreton: It's not the ads, it's the complaints that upset me – the world is going to hell and we complain about a clip of a dog driving