Matthew Norman
Press Awards Columnist of the Year 2008, the political commentator Matthew Norman also writes The Independent’s media diary.
Matthew Norman: Funny how liberalism's enemies embrace it when they need it
Jon Gaunt now lionises the very human rights he has derided for so long
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Matthew Norman: Cameron can't afford mistakes. But nor can he play it safe
Thursday, 20 November 2008
The Tory leader is walking a tightrope without the flimsiest of safety nets
Matthew Norman: When you want your child to share America's moment
Thursday, 6 November 2008
I tried to explain to the 11-year-old why we were moved to tears
Memo to the BBC: stay calm in a crisis
Thursday, 30 October 2008
Matthew Norman: The Ross/Brand episode isn't edifying. But nor is it a matter for prime ministers
Why did Osborne pick a fight with Mandelson?
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Matthew Norman: The meeting of haves and have yachts on Corfu seems too good to be true
Matthew Norman: Welcome home Lord Mandy
Thursday, 16 October 2008
It might be Awakenings, with Gordon reviving the narcoleptics
Matthew Norman: The peculiar tragedy of this flawed hero, John McCain
Friday, 10 October 2008
This bulbous oblong of coiled rage came across as an appalling old waxwork
Matthew Norman: Once you're a joke, you're doomed
Friday, 3 October 2008
The most lethal warhead in the anti-politician armoury is humour not hatred
Matthew Norman: If you want politics with real drama, look to America
Thursday, 25 September 2008
The presidential debates represent the purest distillation of democracy there is
Matthew Norman: Get back to the Treasury, Gordon
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Imagine the impact if the PM quit in order to return to the job he does best. What’s he got to lose?
A law unto themselves?
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Matthew Norman: We have no clue what the police is up to, and no mechanism to find out
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