Craig Brewin
@craigbrewin.bsky.social
Writing about the Montserrat Football team when they are playing. Random stuff about the British Overseas Territories and Human Rights at other times.
Midge Ure's "The Gift" was released in October 1985 livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/m...
Midge Ure’s House: Montserrat’s other centre of pop music creativity.
Midge Ure and Mick Karn Midge Ure’s Montserrat house in Plymouth, was both haven and muse during a memorable period, 40 years ago. Throughout its life, the house brought people to Montserrat who ne…
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October 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Midge Ure's "The Gift" was released in October 1985 livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/m...
40 Years ago in Montserrat livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/t...
Tommy Keene in Montserrat – When AIR Studios Failed to Work its Magic
Tommy Keene recorded his major-label album “Songs from the Film” at AIR Studios in Montserrat 1985, an experience that remains a fascinating chapter in power-pop lore. Keene was sent to…
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September 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
40 Years ago in Montserrat livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/t...
ECHR withdrawal and the Overseas Territories. Someone needs to think through Nigel Farage's policies for him. He's not going to do it himself. livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/i...
If UK Withdrew from the ECHR, how could it mitigate the damage to its Overseas Territories?
Nigel Farage again announced today that he would withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), and by extension, its Overseas Territories. It’s an idea that Kemi Badeno…
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August 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
ECHR withdrawal and the Overseas Territories. Someone needs to think through Nigel Farage's policies for him. He's not going to do it himself. livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/i...
Art Garfunkel's Animals' Christmas was recorded in Montserrat in 1985 livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/4...
40 Years Ago: Art Garfunkel in Montserrat
The Animals’ Christmas is an Art Garfunkel concept album that records the birth of Jesus from the viewpoint of the animals present at the scene. Garfunkel’s vocals were recorded 40 years ago …
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August 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Art Garfunkel's Animals' Christmas was recorded in Montserrat in 1985 livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/4...
Brandon Comley on his first game as Montserrat captain v Belize #concacaf #worldcup2026 #emeraldboys #montserratfootball livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/c...
Captaincy is an honour say Brandon Comley.
Trinidad, June 2025 — Newly appointed Montserrat captain Brandon Comley delivered an emotional message of gratitude and focus following the national team’s important victory this week. In a heartfe…
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June 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Brandon Comley on his first game as Montserrat captain v Belize #concacaf #worldcup2026 #emeraldboys #montserratfootball livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/c...
Angus Eve's post-match interview Montserrat 1 Belize 0 livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/a...
#concacaf #worldcup2026 #emeraldboys #montserratfootball
#concacaf #worldcup2026 #emeraldboys #montserratfootball
Angus Eve’s Tactical Vision for Montserrat Football Team
In a recent post-match interview, Montserrat’s head coach Angus Eve credited team bonding, tactical discipline, and adaptability as the key factors behind the national team’s recent success. …
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June 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Angus Eve's post-match interview Montserrat 1 Belize 0 livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/a...
#concacaf #worldcup2026 #emeraldboys #montserratfootball
#concacaf #worldcup2026 #emeraldboys #montserratfootball
Angus Eve is Montserrat's new Head Coach livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/m...
MFA’s New Media Co-ordinator Interviews Angus Eve, Montserrat’s new Head Coach
That was unexpected. Montserrat has appointed ZJB’s talented and highly professional sports reporter Keyola Greene as its media coordinator. Not a day too soon. Her first job has been to interview …
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May 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Angus Eve is Montserrat's new Head Coach livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/m...
Well, I've read the Chagos deal. What a reactionary load of tosh. livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/05/29/t...
Tuna First! – The UK Betrays the Chagossian People for Geopolitics
On TV last the former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly admitted that the deal with Chagos was largely as negotiated by him, and the main difference was that he didn’t sign it. So if you ever want t…
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May 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Well, I've read the Chagos deal. What a reactionary load of tosh. livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/05/29/t...
Time to repost this I think. I despair at the weakness and hypocracy of the opposition on this, but there is still opposition to be done. #ChagosIslands #BIOT livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/c...
Chagos Islands – The Lies are Helping no one
Photo Tweeted by Dominic Cummings One of the most baffling tweets I have ever seen came from the Conservative MP Alicia Kearns. After the UK announced that it had reached an agreement with Mauritiu…
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May 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Time to repost this I think. I despair at the weakness and hypocracy of the opposition on this, but there is still opposition to be done. #ChagosIslands #BIOT livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/c...
Maybe I'll get another chance one day livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/t...
Talking to Paul Young about his time in Montserrat (Almost)
There are two Paul Youngs who came to Montserrat in the 1980s. One was the former frontman of Sad Café, who was one of the lead singers for Mike and the Mechanics (who is now no longer with us), an…
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April 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Maybe I'll get another chance one day livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/t...
The Overseas Territories have a trade deficit of $1.6 billion with the USA. Yet still they are tariffed. livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/t...
The Astonishing Scale of Trump’s attack on the British Overseas Territories
It’s hard to believe, but the USA has a £1.6b trading surplus with the British Overseas Territories. It’s a huge amount of money, but the fact is that the OTs import $1.67b of goods from the USA an…
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April 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The Overseas Territories have a trade deficit of $1.6 billion with the USA. Yet still they are tariffed. livinginmontserrat.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/t...
