DEATH OF THE LEFT

...The left is becoming, more and more, a difficult place to occupy. You say you're a liberal? But you don't give to charity every month, you haven't marched in support of Tibet, you're white and you don't have Muslim friends? You've never had an abortion and you didn't protest against the occupation of Iraq? Your parents paid for your education and you took a gap year that didn't involve children in Africa? You didn't take a term out of Manchester University to learn Arabic in the West Bank? You've chosen a career that guarantees upward mobility, a good wage and hence security for you and your family, but does absolutely sod all for the rest of the world? You went on holiday to the US? But you recycle, buy organic, read The Guardian, keep informed of international news and foster deprived kids from south London? Hmm. I'm sorry, but you haven't ticked enough boxes. Over to bar right. The exclusive club liberal is not accepting any more applications for membership in the foreseeable future...