This comedian who came out as a Conservative also explains why Labour, by espousing vengeful moral certainties, has lost the working class.
I got one message from a Brexiteer artist telling me “it would be career suicide for me to be public about my opinions”.
He could have a future as a political commentator of unusual perceptiveness, who understands that everything is in flux.
Plus: Stingy Liberal Democrats. Stupid Owen Smith. And: at the Edinburgh Festival – and why those right-on comedians don’t get life beyond the M25.
In all, there are 30 new entries in the whole list, one down on last year and two down on the 2016 record of 33.