But I maintain that there is such a thing as a Left-wing face – and a conservative one, and a Right-wing one, and a soft-liberal one – and that Ms Colman possesses the first. The latest stills of her in the role suggest she is acting the part with her usual outstanding skill, and is extremely well made-up.




I have considerable confidence she will succeed. But there remains something about the mouth which is not right. The Queen’s mouth expresses an acceptance – strong-minded yet gentle – of whatever life may throw at her. Ms Colman’s has that hint of complaint and hauteur which is such a feature of the educated Left.

So no-platforming can be fun. But I am also frightened by it. Slowly, it is winning. When these mini-censors begin to fan out into the law, the media, the Civil Service, the legal profession and schools, they will be a real threat. Unlike Howard Marks, they have never been taught to value their liberty. They genuinely think their own opinions are so virtuous that they are entitled to silence others. I have read the attacks on me that have been circulated in these seats of learning, and they are enough to make the blood run cold. They look like charge sheets in some revolutionary show trial – a trial which I increasingly fear I may one day face in reality. Someone has usually spent days looking for things that I have said in the past, and then twisted them to give a false impression to the ill-informed.

Monday Back
Seated cable row
Seated wide grip pull down
Cable rope rear delts

Tuesday Back + triceps
Close grip pull down
Wide grip pull down behind neck
Triceps

Wednesday Chest
Dumbell bench press
Incline Chest Press Barbell
Upper cable flies

Thursday Chest + Triceps
Flat Bench Press
Incline Bench press barbell
Lower cable flies

Friday - Legs / Abs