In the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge, here, in no particular order, are my current irritants:
 
• Paddy Ashdown
 
• Lady (Shami) Chakrabarti of Kennington
 
• First Minister Nicola Sturrrgeon
 
• Brussels grands fromages Michel Barnier, Guy Verhofstadt and Monsieur Tipsy Jean-Claude Juncker
 
• Three out of five Newsnight discussions
 
• Dance judge Len Goodman (those teeth are whistling again, Len)
 
• Donald Trump’s hand gestures
 
• Sir Philip Green
 
• Lady Green and that dog of hers
 
• Nicky Morgan
 
• Business Secretary Greg Clark, the cabinet’s fruity-voiced answer to Clifford the Listerine dragon
 
• Benedict Cumberbatch
 
• Caitlin Moran
 
• The National Secular Society
 
• Ukip braggart Raheem Kassam
 
• Diane Abbott, particularly when she closes her eyes while speaking
 
• Advertising man Sir Martin ‘£43 million a year’ Sorrell
 
• Anti-press windbag Evan Harris
 
• Mumsnet
 
• Hugh...