Know Your Enemy

"Sometimes I'm ashamed of the business I'm in. What pointless, self-defeating bullying."

Stephen Fry, set to star in The Hobbit, risks biting the hand that feeds by criticising the film's lawyers for pressuring Southampton boozer the Hobbit to change its name.

Two of my friends have come forward independently to pledge their support to the pub and, as one-time regulars, they will know better than Fry what they're talking about and fighting for.