Miranda (MJ) Carter

A thread: I have only read this article and NOT the book from which it derives, but as the author of the standard biography of Anthony Blunt, I feel inclined to comment. The main contention is that not only was Blunt spying for the Soviets, but that he was/

@AmandaPCraig @dolphinsands @ITVX Ok. —will investigate—can I reciprocate? also French —The Bureau —absolutely terrific

@dolphinsands @ITVX Hard agree.

Still watching The Line ( Un Village Francais) @ITVX and its portrait of a French community struggling with violent Nazi Occupation, the rise of Fascism, idealism, treachery and antiSemitism is painfully topical.

I’ve just finished Miranda Carter’s biography of Anthony Blunt - fascinating and well-written. I’ve gone from not that interested to gripped. What should I read next? I’m curious about the idea that there was an Oxford spy ring too. #spies

Just finished Miranda Carter's gripping Anthony Blunt: His Lives. Her Blunt is stoic, aloof, vain and bewildered. You'd quite like him. ***** @MJCarter10

John Lanchester: ‘My father just dropped dead’ - The Times and The Sunday Times apple.news/AI4eeuQsbTre98…

The guy who blamed Rob Reiner for his own death says the BBC damaged his reputation huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-t…

@funesdamemorius @MandSnews This is true—and why I (and le tout Clapham in fact) longs for our version

@MJCarter10 @MandSnews Come to Brixton! Kubla Khan himself could not have conceived of a statelier pleasure dome

Will Marks and Spencer Clapham High St NEVER open? @MandSnews you are crushing my dreams

@markwsrichards I’m barely on this any more but wanted to say how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE Drayton and Mackenzie-& John did too! Work money and friendship —what great subjects that nobody writes about!

Gives me no pleasure to say that #KingAndConqueror is a dreadful disappointment. 2025 cgi equivalent of shonky cardboard sets, desperate lack of extras, but most of all shockingly bad script & unforgivably boring.

WOMEN’S RIGHTS DEFENDER RESENTENCED TO DEATH amnesty.org.uk/urgent-actions…

Lord Dannatt urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at request of US firm | Richard Dannatt | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/a…

Almost 200 years ago, George Cruikshank published this savage print of the Royal Family. It features the recently disgraced Duke of York, and the strained relationship between the Prince of Wales and his brother the Duke of Sussex. Almost unimaginable today, isn't it?

Welcome to Jurassic Pork 🦕🥟🦖 #Delicious #Dinosaur #Dumplings

I’m sure someone will explain why it’s SO awful that London property prices are falling & all the foreign billionaires are off, poor darlings, but it seems to me it’s about time prices got more affordable for the young who actually live & work here apple.news/Abn0DPmQ0TtW_I…

@MJCarter10 I can confirm I have now tried it and it is MUCH better than port.

An excellent piece on the wrongness of the British government’s proscribing of Palestine Action as a terrorist group. lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/…

Just putting this out there one more time. What Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire? (Hint: it’s about Trump) newyorker.com/culture/cultur…

I know I’m being pretty controversial here, and millions —well maybe one of you—will no doubt take tremendous issue with me, but I reckon that Carcavelos is completely delicious and much nicer than Port—and it’s dying out…

"Secrets and Spies: An Evening with Mick Herron" will be on 11th June: eventbrite.com/e/secrets-and-…. "Join Mick Herron and Miranda Carter as they discuss fictional spies, real-life espionage, and the ways in which these two worlds sometimes meet." @MJCarter10 @UkNatArchives