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Sean Moncrieff: ‘Are you busy? I seriously hope not’

Sean Moncrieff: ‘Are you busy? I seriously hope not’

Flat to the mat. Out the door. Busyness is a badge of honour – can I hand mine back?

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 00:00
Sean Moncrieff: ‘I have a lifetime habit of being slightly too late for things’

Sean Moncrieff: ‘I have a lifetime habit of being slightly too late for things’

When I listened to Microdisney in 1987, I was listening to me

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: Might it be time to consider changing our flag?

Sean Moncrieff: Might it be time to consider changing our flag?

The tricolour was designed as a symbol of togetherness, but was it ever seen as one?

Sat Jan 27 2018 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: My new car is judging me and it’s only going to get worse

Sean Moncrieff: My new car is judging me and it’s only going to get worse

No one is safe from automation: not doctors, lawyers, not even newspaper columnists

Sat Jan 20 2018 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: Brexit is steadily corroding the EU from the inside

Sean Moncrieff: Brexit is steadily corroding the EU from the inside

Europe depicts Brexit as a British midlife crisis unconnected to any systemic EU problem

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 06:00
'I don’t get cars. Why do some people become so excited about engine size?'

'I don’t get cars. Why do some people become so excited about engine size?'

Sean Moncrieff: Midddle-aged men are supposed to be petrolheads, right?

Sat Jan 06 2018 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: A universal truth is that we can all be annoying. That includes you

Sean Moncrieff: A universal truth is that we can all be annoying. That includes you

Want to avoid rows this Christmas? See your loved ones as they are, not as you want them to be

Sat Dec 23 2017 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: Why are so many Isis fighters engineers?

Sean Moncrieff: Why are so many Isis fighters engineers?

There is a despairing need to find definitive answers to complex problems

Sat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: Is Peppa Pig a fat-shaming Feminazi?

Sean Moncrieff: Is Peppa Pig a fat-shaming Feminazi?

Peppa tells Daddy Pig he’s silly and has a big belly: a relentless stream of derision

Sat Dec 09 2017 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: Welcome to the media, where everyone is a liar and a hypocrite. Except you

Sean Moncrieff: Welcome to the media, where everyone is a liar and a hypocrite. Except you

Swelling distrust in the media is being exploited to spread lies and paranoia

Sun Nov 26 2017 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: I don't get Nathan Carter and the Country and Irish music tribe

Sean Moncrieff: I don't get Nathan Carter and the Country and Irish music tribe

Country and Irish? To my ears it sounds like country music but with all the blood drained out

Sat Nov 25 2017 - 06:00
Seán Moncrieff: ‘I don’t hate Christmas. I don’t’

Seán Moncrieff: ‘I don’t hate Christmas. I don’t’

But, from Brussels sprouts to Guantanamo-style musical torture, I hate how we do it

Sat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: As a father of daughters, I realise I’m a hypocrite

Sean Moncrieff: As a father of daughters, I realise I’m a hypocrite

We should not need skin in the game to stand up to the Weinsteins of the world

Sat Nov 11 2017 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: Does Donald Trump actually exist?

Sean Moncrieff: Does Donald Trump actually exist?

Maybe he’s just a many-faced creation sprung from our darkest fears and wildest revenge fantasies

Sat Nov 04 2017 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: I pray life will be as good or get better for my daughters

Sean Moncrieff: I pray life will be as good or get better for my daughters

To the south of us people are baking on beaches. To the south of them people are drowning

Wed Sept 06 2017 - 06:00
Sean Moncrieff: Server beware – that cranky bald guy is in buying coffee again

Sean Moncrieff: Server beware – that cranky bald guy is in buying coffee again

A homogenised, Californian cheeriness is replacing the old Dublin shop greeting

Wed Aug 30 2017 - 06:00
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