I agree with Melanie Phillips less than half of the time...

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...and what is more, I disagree with her attitude: humourless, naturally unsubtle, and partisan. But when she's right, she's right, and here she is right to the last letter and comma. To see the ugly troop of justifiers in the comments section is enough to make you vomit.

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Not so sure, but I also like that she has this ferocious, astringent, take-no-prisoners BRAIN. The Mail is largely about more or less ethically dodgy pieces of intellectual fluff, but dammit, this woman THINKS even when she's spectacularly wrong.

Was at a conference with her in the US a couple of years back. WYSIWYG. And wow, was her presentation excellent.