Yeah but the difference between Haigh and the rest of us is that his precocious outbursts as a pimply kid were broadcast around the world. When I was 14, the world might have listened to me saying we need Gandalf and Thorin to reincarnate and sort the world's ills.

As Foreign Secretary, he is about as good as they can choose from, although don't confuse that with agreeing with him or indeed the pool Cameron has to choose from. But in all fairness, I don't judge his foreign policy or technique on the basis of his teenage Andy Warhol 15 mins slot.

I am of the generation that laughed at casual racism and sexism. Saturday night at Manton Miners Welfare or the welfare in town, '70s comics and all that. Interestingly, I know that even then I would have been mortified at giving offence, but times change. We are allowed to laugh at today's "right on" comics on Dave channel as they rip the piss out of people for being born rich but pour scorn on comics who rip the piss out of people for being born black.

Interesting....