The Ten Most Irritating Politicians Since The War

I missed Rod Liddle's poll to find the most irritating politicians since the war so he is my list. Obviously there is a strong bias towards politicians whom I am old enough to actually remember with only Bevan and Williams being from before the 1980s. I don't suppose being irritating makes someone bad at their job, I suspect I would have found Gladstone insuuferable had I been alive in the 19th Century but he was still a great figure. None of these people are though:

1. Shirley Williams- sanctimonious, hypocritical and destructive.
2. Denis Macshane- Hyper partisan and a compulsive liar.
3. David Mellor- Useless, incompetent, arrogant and hypocritical.
4. Edwina Currie- John Major has my sympathy.
5. John Bercow- Horrible little man, models himself on Mr Toad.
6. Harriet Harman- Don't worry Hattie women won't be underrepresented on this list thanks to you.
7. Alan Clarke- No he wasn't a "character" or a "wit" he was a boorish, insecure charlatan with an mystifying level of belief in his own abilities.
8. Mo Mowlam- Despite carefully cultivating a "people's politician" image she was just another politician with a deluded sense of her own importance.
9. Nye Bevan- To me he sounds like "Kinnock Mk 1" rather than an inspirational figure. His voice grates.
10. Lembit Opik- A very cheeky boy.

Honourable mentions for: Tony Benn, Tam Daylell, Patricia Hewitt, michael Portillo, Douglas Hurd, Simon Hughes, Charles Kennedy, Chris Huhne, David Owen, Roy Jenkins, Stafford Cripps and Virginia Bottomley.