Conversation so far:
What was special about Alan Partridge's character?
Alan Partridge is an incompetent and tactless television and radio presenter from Norwich, England. He is socially inept, often offending his guests, and has an inflated sense of importance
What did others think of Alan Partridge?
According to Variety, in Britain Alan Partridge is a full-on phenomenon, a multiplatform fictional celebrity whose catchphrases, mangled metaphors and social ineptitude are the stuff of legend and good ratings.“
What else was interesting about Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge character besides what others thought about him and being an incompetent and tactless television and radio presenter from Norwich, England that is socially inept?
Alan Partridge is a reader of the right-wing tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail, and supports Brexit because, according to Coogan, the Daily Mail told him to.
Was there more to Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge character besides what others thought about him; being an incompetent and tactless television and radio presenter from Norwich, England that is socially inept; and being a reader of a right-wing tabloid newspaper?
Earlier versions of the character were more bigoted, but the writers found there was more humour in having him attempt to be liberal.

Question: Did his character change in other ways?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Alan Partridge's character change in other ways besides earlier versions of the character being more bigoted?