Speaking Up: More of the Best of His Journalism

by Bernard Levin

Speaking Up

Genres: Essays

267 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1982

About the author

Henry Bernard Levin, CBE (London School of Economics, 1952) was described by the London daily The Times as "the most famous journalist of his day". As political correspondent of The Spectator under the pseudonym "Taper", he became "the father of the modern parliamentary sketch," as The Guardian's Simon Hoggart put it. He went on to work as the drama critic for The Daily Express and later The Daily Mail, and appeared regularly on the satirical BBC programme, That Was The Week That Was. He joined The Times as a columnist in 1970, almost immediately provoking controversy and lawsuits, and left when the paper was taken over by Rupert Murdoch.

Reviews

[David Short · Rating 4 out of 5]

Collection of newspaper columns and articles, expressing largely libertarian opinions which you may not agree with but are sharply well-expressed. Would have been a great dinner guest, I expect

[Lysergius · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection Levin's pieces written for the Times and the Sunday Times between 1970 and the early eighties. Filled with Latin quotations - have not seen that for a long time in journalism, his subjects range far and wide from the trivial to morbidly serious.