Nick Cohen is a columnist for the Observer, The New Statesman and The Evening Standard. In his Channel Four documentaries and general media appearances, he has proved himself to be the witty and excoriating voice of the left. He commands a loyal readership, as his groaning weekly postbag attests. He is the author of two books. 'Cruel Britannia: Reports on the Sinister and the Preposterous', a collection of his journalism, was published by Verso in 1999 and 'Pretty Straight Guys', a dissection of the Blair leadership.