Matthew Norman
Press Awards Columnist of the Year 2008, the political commentator Matthew Norman also writes The Independent’s media diary.
Matthew Norman: Another police fiasco to divert attention from the last one
What is unforgivable is that the Pakistanis haven't been released but held for deporting
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Matthew Norman: Public outrage counts for nothing
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Fury at politicians is a noble emotion, and a moral imperative. But it won't change things
A haunted Prime Minister
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Matthew Norman: This may well be the week Gordon Brown ran out of appeals for clemency.
Matthew Norman: Bottom of the class, Mr Lammy
Thursday, 19 March 2009
The higher education minister displays a psychosis-inducing complacency
Matthew Norman: Soldiers suffer contempt from all sides
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Protests against the military are shameful. But the Government's conduct is no better
Turn us into the 51st state? Why not?
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Matthew Norman: The upsides of the UK becoming part of the US would more than dwarf the regrets.
Matthew Norman: I fear even Obama can't save Brown
Thursday, 26 February 2009
It's hard to imagine what the PM can tell Congress that won't sound absurd
Cancer patients' courage
Thursday, 19 February 2009
They're always 'brave'. In Jade’s case, it’s true, says Matthew Norman
Matthew Norman: Who says there's no use for Gordon?
Thursday, 12 February 2009
The PM has turned into a human landfill site for his party's toxic perceptions
Matthew Norman: Oh Carol – you just don't get it
Thursday, 5 February 2009
Ignorance is no defence and those who defend her only show their own ignorance
Matthew Norman: Let's save our anger for real scandals
Thursday, 29 January 2009
There's a sickness far more threatening to us than alleged avarice in Westminster
Columnist Comments
• Matthew Norman: Another police fiasco to divert attention from the last one
The Pakistanis haven't been released but held for deporting
• Terence Blacker: Keeping it real has never been so attractive
Already there is talk of a film based on the life and unlikely fame of Susan Boyle
• Tom Sutcliffe: The parking lot in modern mythology
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2 Adrian Hamilton: Walking out on Ahmadinejad was just plain childish
3 Hamish McRae: Age of New Labour draws to a close with deceit and dishonesty
4 Steve Richards: Darling has staked everything on a recovery this winter
5 Johann Hari: You are being lied to about pirates
6 Sean O'Grady: Our new world: borrowing billions before breakfast
7 Vince Cable: Labour's lost and the Tories don't get it
8 Deborah Orr: MPs get a taste of their own medicine
9 Sean O'Grady: So much for balancing the books: this is worse than we ever imagined
10 Leading article: A Budget for the short term, paid on the never-never





