He's a bit like Jonathan Pie.

What do you expect? Oxford educated, scriptwriter on 'satirical''BBC shows such as Have I Got News For You and The Thick Of It.

Satire functions as a safety valve for the establishment. Liberals are allowed to laugh and sneer and feel superior. Anything as long as they don't get serious about change (and thus cease to be liberal).

Works up to the point where their establishment undergarments are spotted.