Andrew Jaspan – the malevolent Mancunian media marvel – has done it again. He’s set to be booted from The Conversation website for his outstanding contribution to the detriment of journalism summa cum laude.

As nothing ever became him quite like the manner of his leaving, Mr Jaspan infamously departed as editor of The Age newspaper in 2008 when 235 of its journalists unanimously passed a motion accused him of “degrading their ability to produce independent journalism.”

Journalists are unlikely unanimous voters on any topic but the diminutive, peripatetic Jaspan elicits such universal opprobrium among the ink-stained angels of the chattering classes whenever and...