I was waiting for this to happen - congrats on getting there first! That piece was so fucking pompous and, more importantly, not even funny. Look forward to reading this after work!
Of course, he moans about equality but stares at you blankly when you mention the Gini co-efficient (and he has certainly not aware of what it means). He witters about poverty, but is unable to appreciate the difference between "relative poverty" and "absolute poverty". And he is an insufferably smug git who, whilst spouting contextless quotes from Bevan or Keynes, could not tell you why they'd be horrified by today's scale of benefits and taxes (respectively).
The whole flaw in the piece he’s satirising is that it conjured into existence a ludicrous straw man and condescended to it. So obviously it’s justified to do the same in response - it’s kinda how it works as satire??
Plus the writer of the original had absolutely no insight into the reading habits of, say, David Aaronovitch. He just seems to dislike him for some reason? The overall thesis of the NS piece is reducible to “I’m cleverer than you” - nothing more tbh
It’s a pretty speedily written - given the NS piece came out yesterday - takedown of an incredibly pompous piece in a well respected magazine. The original author obviously had much more time to write his piece. I just don’t get your criticism, it’s pedantic. Especially as this is just meant as a humorous retort (I assume). And it works for me!
Yours was better. End of story.
I was waiting for this to happen - congrats on getting there first! That piece was so fucking pompous and, more importantly, not even funny. Look forward to reading this after work!
Not so sure if this is New Stateman Man. Sounds more like Tribune Man to me.
I normally love the new statesman and find it v insightful, but that article is v v dumb and annoying and unnecessary
Frankly I (born 1979) don't know which of these two caricatures I feel more seen by
Of course, he moans about equality but stares at you blankly when you mention the Gini co-efficient (and he has certainly not aware of what it means). He witters about poverty, but is unable to appreciate the difference between "relative poverty" and "absolute poverty". And he is an insufferably smug git who, whilst spouting contextless quotes from Bevan or Keynes, could not tell you why they'd be horrified by today's scale of benefits and taxes (respectively).
Please unapologise for writing this and write more of the same, its needed
😂 well put. We all know the type 🙄
Wonderful
The whole flaw in the piece he’s satirising is that it conjured into existence a ludicrous straw man and condescended to it. So obviously it’s justified to do the same in response - it’s kinda how it works as satire??
Plus the writer of the original had absolutely no insight into the reading habits of, say, David Aaronovitch. He just seems to dislike him for some reason? The overall thesis of the NS piece is reducible to “I’m cleverer than you” - nothing more tbh
Sorry you consider David Aaronovitch “right wing”???
It’s a pretty speedily written - given the NS piece came out yesterday - takedown of an incredibly pompous piece in a well respected magazine. The original author obviously had much more time to write his piece. I just don’t get your criticism, it’s pedantic. Especially as this is just meant as a humorous retort (I assume). And it works for me!