Morrissey in Manchester
Rob Hughes, Daily Telegraph, 21 August 2016
THESE ARE CURIOUS TIMES for Morrissey watchers. Last year's List Of The Lost was an excruciating attempt at a first novel, while his recent declaration that ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage is a liberal educator who "respects equal freedom for all people" brought him a fair amount of criticism from various quarters. As did his comments on London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who he singled out for eating "halal-butchered beings" and, bizarrely, for talking too quickly.
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