Levin, Bernard

Levin, Bernard
▪ 2005

      British journalist (b. Aug. 19, 1928, London, Eng.—d. Aug. 7, 2004, London), applied his acerbic wit for almost 40 years as a political columnist and entertainment critic for such newspapers as The Spectator, The Guardian, the Daily Mail, and, especially, The Times, where he was chief columnist from 1971 to 1997. In 1962 he made his television debut as a commentator on the BBC satire That Was the Week That Was. Levin was an unsparing critic of MPs on both sides of the aisle and was credited with having coined the term “nanny state” to describe the increasing role of government in personal affairs. He was appointed CBE in 1990.

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