How people can say Will Self is arrogant and condescending is beyond me. Especially whe he appeared on stuff life Shooting Stars with Vic and Bob and can talk to an assembled audiance about oyster cunnilingus, hilariously I might add, is beyond me. I really think its because his voice is somewhat of a lugubrious drawl and that he uses long to complicated words. But if you actually listen to what he says he very rarely is rude or puts people down, unless they are in confrontational debate
Will Self... I love this man. "Is it the institute of Vimto studies? Where they make things out of Vimto? They make chairs out of Vimto, and surgical instruments, and a statue of Enver Hoxha the former, dictator of Albania, being worshipped by smurfs who'd escaped from Father Abraham? Is that it?" -Will Self on The Unbelievable Truth
I absolutely agree with him on the point that there is little need for private car use in the middle of town... and for cyclist to keep to the law by not cycling on the pavement. :-)