Geoff Norcott

Which one of Take That will go first?

You must have views on this.

Which one to take that?

We'll include original line-up, OK?

What's your name?

Liam.

Liam.

Do you think he might have eased back on the breakdancing in his late 40s?

He still does it, though.

Put a few drinks inside him, he's a nightmare.

Give it up for Liam!

So yes, in the online space of the angry people you encounter, it is statistically likely to be straight white middle-aged men, not least because there are more of us.

However, there are angry middle-aged men in every culture, and I'd argue that in the wider global game of male toxicity, putting up a few flags might be at the lighter end of things.

Middle-aged men's societal stock might still be higher, but it ain't what it was.

As the film producer Franklin Leonard once said, when you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.

Yes, Franklin, but in an era of modern progressive politics, aren't we supposed to take account of how I feel, my lived experience?

And my lived experience is that I'll retire with less than my dad and my son has never known a male host of Strictly.

We dream on.

Come on, Ryland.

Our ability to fulfill our most fundamental role of provider is harder than it's ever been.