Is Morrissey a national treasure?

The singer is in trouble for backing Argentina's claims to the Falklands, but we still love him – don't we?Peter Paphides, music writerTo be a national treasure you have to be likable. Is Morrissey likable any more? I'm almost loth to say that he isn't, because to do so would be to play into the persecution complex he has been nurturing for the best part of his solo career. Even when he makes pronouncements that, broadly speaking, I agree with, there's something about the way he makes them tha...

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