Norman Lebrecht
Norman Lebrecht is a British commentator on music and cultural affairs, a novelist, and the author of the classical music blog Slipped Disc. He was a columnist for The Daily Telegraph from 1994 to 2002, and assistant editor of the London Evening Standard from 2002 to 2009. He tweets at @NLebrecht
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Domingo is far from the monster that America’s #MeToo movement has made of him
Death of a polymath
The great British opera director Jonathan Miller has died aged 85. Here is one of his last interviews
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
