Indeed. Althought it seemed more male gammon than John Locke and Thomas Paine to me at the time. This was only a few years after the 'my driving actually improves a bit after a few pints, and I know my limits' song. It's known as 'push back'. Unfortunately we have a PM who is very sensitive to...
Funny how people can't help having a certain thought when black people are involved. It says everything about them and nothing about anything else, though, I'm sorry to say.