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Former Supreme Court judge opposes plan to relocate the English National Opera from the London Coliseum
Lord Sumption — former Supreme Court judge plus medieval historian — has the reputation of being the cleverest man in England. To this can be added that he’s an ornament to the London arts scene. I’m talking about his resignation from the board of the English National Opera. By quitting the way he has, he’s brought to public attention the scandal that is the Arts Council’s treatment of London’s second opera house. By slashing its funding it is forcing the company to move outside London? Where? No-one knows.
Lord Sumption has quit the board of English National Opera over a plan to move out of London forced on it by what he called a “philistine” Arts Council.The form
Former Tory Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg said the probe into Boris Johnson's handling of the pandemic 'must be about the systems of government, not an individual'.