Know Your Enemy

"In response to Hitchens' pompous protest that 'I did think that I'd come here for the Orwell Prize, rather than 'The Jeremy Kyle Show'', Cohen concluded: 'I just despise you! How dare you? How dare you!'"

Private Eye report on an exchange of pleasantries between the Observer's Nick Cohen and Daily Mail tosspiece Peter Hitchens at the announcement of the shortlist for this year's Orwell Prize for political writing.

(Thanks to Simon for the issue. 'Twas also he who procured me the copy of Left Lion mentioned above. Jolly good show.)