John Ward December 13, 2013 DRIVEL OF THE DAY: Harry

DRIVEL OF THE DAY: Eddie Izzard on being a radical centrist

Mr Izzard is a genius at spotting and then lampooning the oxymoronic nature of hypocritical politicians. But he is, when discussing his own political ambitions, becoming a parody of himself.

Get the full whiff of Eddie’s muddle at the Slog Home Page, right hand column.

Earlier at The Slog: The chaotic confusion of Fiskalunion

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john in cheshire on December 14, 2013 at 10:16 am

Alexei, JC, I fully agree with both of you. I can’t stand even looking at Mr izzard. He’s in the same category as Mr Brand in my opinion; something of the unclean about them that makes me feel uncomfortable.

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Iain on December 14, 2013 at 7:49 am

Irregardless of what is thought of Enoch Powell’s speech, the following is of interest:
The Gallup Organization took an opinion poll at the end of April and found that 74 per cent agreed with what Powell had said in his speech; 15 per cent disagreed. 69 per cent felt Heath was wrong to sack Powell and 20 per cent believed Heath was right. Before his speech Powell was favoured to replace Heath as Conservative leader by 1 per cent, with Reginald Maudling favoured by 20 per cent; after his speech 24 per cent favoured Powell and 18 per cent Maudling. 83 per cent now felt immigration should be restricted (75 per cent before the speech) and 65 per cent favoured anti-discrimination legislation

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alexei on December 14, 2013 at 1:22 am

In my view, Izzard is most definitely wrong on the EU but since I have always found something repulsive about him, I am obviously prejudiced.

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the ghost on December 13, 2013 at 9:16 pm

The only thing wrong with Enoch Powell was that he was born

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JC on December 13, 2013 at 8:18 pm

The only thing wrong with Enoch Powell was there were not ten of him.

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Mudplugger on December 13, 2013 at 8:14 pm

Eddie Izzard has the distinction, on every topic, of being the exact opposite of Enoch Powell. In other words, he’s always wrong.

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Send in the Clowns on December 13, 2013 at 7:29 pm

I read it in the Guardian and was bored rigid by para 4. Obvioulsy I made a wise decision

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