11 June 2011

So, Mehdi Hasan, can I call you an extremist (or at least a cab)?

A risky headline, don’t you agree? But stick with me for a few moments and I’ll illustrate for you just how one intolerant leftist has wormed his way into the ‘mainstream’ of political discourse in this country. It’s imperative that after reading this, we all commit to ensuring he’s never taken seriously again.

Mehdi Hasan, the senior politics editor at the New Statesman has always been known to play fast and loose with the facts. One of his latest nonsensical tirades for the declining Guardian Comment is Free involves calling Prime Minister Cameron an extremist for not having enough women in his Cabinet.

How academic of you, Mehdi. I didn’t know you were that keen on equality and tolerance. [The Commentator] Read more