Maple 01
You mentioned that: "Face it, bloke's got an axe to grind, a book to sell and a syndication deal with that unbiased 'newspaper' The Daily Mail."
May I point out to you that the distinctly left wing Grauniad has just published its third extract from the book.
Here
Also an interesting cartoon from the same stable, which might indicate to you the way the wind is starting to blow.