Maureen Lipman should have recognised all of this - her being an expert on 'ologies'. The word 'racism' like 'fascism' has been eviscerated of all meaning through over and misuse. Baddiel, like many of his fellow 'hey, I'M the victim here' travellers has found an easy way to make money (books to write, TV programmes to make, interviews to give etc). A way of being 'relevant' when you have the misfortune to be pale, male and stale. It was either this or coming out as trans.

It illustrates the need for some objective measure of prejudice, bigotry or racism. It can't just be based on people's feelings being hurt by the alleged behaviour of others.