Matthew Carr

is a writer and broadcaster based in Derbyshire. He has reported on the Mafia wars in Sicily, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and human rights abuses in Central America. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir My Father's House (Penguin), about his childhood in the Caribbean, and Unknown Soldiers: How Terrorism Transformed the Modern World (Profile Books).
is a writer and broadcaster based in Derbyshire. He has reported on the Mafia wars in Sicily, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and human rights abuses in Central America. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir My Father's House (Penguin), about his childhood in the Caribbean, Unknown Soldiers: How Terrorism Transformed the Modern World (Profile Books) and The Infernal Machine (New Press), which takes an in-depth look at the way in which terrorism has evolved.
Blair, Brand and Ross are spirits of our bullying age
BBC pair are symptomatic of viciousness in society that permeates politics, business and the mediaHow Guyana brought out the bully in Mandelson
Our pro-rich, neo-liberal system allows men like Lord Mandelson to thrive, argues Matthew CarrAfghan air war loses sight of real enemy
It's been a bad week for those who believe Afghanistan is the winnable war on terror, says Matthew CarrTime to turn off the terrror-vision
As TV heroes battle terrorists, Matthew Carr asks what we should really worry aboutDouble standards of our ‘war on terror’
The truth about our covert alliances shatters the West's cosy moral universe, argues Matthew CarrIraq is the shameful secret in our cellar
We must hold our politicians accountable for their role in Iraq’s bloody chaos, says Matthew CarrHow the 'war on terror' backfired
The police will not explain why a popular peace activist is being threatened with deportation to Algeria 
