Ghost of a flea

It is vital, however, that these terrible incidents should not provoke hatred of, and a backlash against, the broader liberal community. Most liberals have never planted a cliche in any newspaper. They read them, but that is because there is no alternative. They can hardly be expected to read the Tory press. Still, one must admit, the first time I went on the Tube after all those editorials and pronouncements I harboured unworthy suspicions. Any one of my fellow passengers could be a liberal. He or she could be travelling to a newspaper office or a BBC studio to set off another piety.