(he makes 250,000 a year for knocking out a weekly column for the Telegraph) Many of them are sincerely left wing or liberal. Nor is he mocking the Guardian readers, many of whom are committed to what used to be called socialism. No, he is pointing to people like Rusbridger, Toybee and, yes, you, 'Professor.' Let me ask: How many properties do you own? (Brighton? Ireland?) How much do you earn from the Guardian, the Standard and the City University? How much did you earn at News International, at the Sun and then the Sunday Times? How much did the late, bent Bob Maxwell pay you when he sacked you as editor of the Mirror? How much does Rusbridger earn? (answer: circa 500,000 a year) How many homes dies Rusbridger own? How much do senior executives at the Guardian earn? How many executives sent their children to pubic schools? How many executives have private health insurance? There's nothing wrong with people wanting to earn as much as possible, to live in comfort and to give their children the best education. What is wrong, and offensive, is when people like this pretend to be dedicated to creating a fairer society. They are only dedicated to pontificating about this. The average Guardian executive would work for the Mail if they were paid enough. Just as you switched to the Telegraph. Think of the ghastly Blair, as he makes 20 million a year from 'advising' banks, oil companies and some of the world's