But We Can All Feel Pious While Freezing In The Dark

More ‘indigenous knowing‘?

Again, high in neuroticism, low in conscientiousness. It would fit the standard pattern. I see no evidence that Mr Lammy cares whether whatever it is he claims is actually true, or even plausible, or is remotely consistent with whatever he claimed two weeks ago. Such details do not seem to be a feature of his psychology. Ditto corrections, apologies or acknowledgement of error. Or shame.

Also, Mr Lammy is not the sharpest stick with which to poke at things. That he holds any political office at all, any position of responsibility, is quite remarkable, and necessarily invites questions of racial favouritism.

Lest we forget, this is a chap who insists, often and quite loudly, that Mr Trump is a “fascist” and a “Nazi sympathiser,” and who has frequently used the term “Nazi” to describe British voters in favour of democracy and an EU referendum.

Mr Lammy has denounced as “racist” almost every feature of life, from football to the coronavirus, and has famously struggled with arithmetic and geography, such that he claimed Libya and Syria share a border.

Oh, and then there was his belief that Henry VII succeeded Henry VIII, and that Marie Antoinette won a Nobel Prize for her work on radiation.