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Does everyone else get similar treatment on here, or am I singled out? You have an over-active imagination, and are fond of accusing me of all sorts of things (the current list, just off the top of my head, stands at: pomposity, historical determinism, class envy, hero-worship, 'chuck[ing]...

I don't hero worship Self and at no point have I hero-worshipped him as a journalist -- I'm talking about him as a cultural figure, and said as much initially. Nor has this got anything to do with one article about hipsters (which I didn't read until after my initial comment) but, rather, his...

Was also going to say that Danny Baker is charming, not that I've had a great deal of contact with his output.

You've asked a few things there, in response to a post indicating that I like Self, along with Morris and Boyle. Invention might be the wrong term (I typed in haste, and looking at that post, perhaps I meant inventiveness) although isn't that what artists -- considered broadly -- do? They...

He's not just a journalist -- in fact, he's probably not even the best journalist in his family -- he's also a prize-winning novelist and an academic.

Still haven't read it yet. Did you read my edit?

Why bring Nathan Barley in to a Will Self thread? As to Will Self, he's a genius. Check out him on Orwell, which was one of the greatest assessments you'll come across. Edit: The only other cultural figure in the UK that has more invention than Will Self is Chris Morris. With the possible...