Yeah, I can't argue with any of that - clearing the subterranean Littlejohn bar isn't much of an achievement. But I don't think it's fair, or at least it's too simplistic, to see the Death Wish movies as a direct reflection of his politics.

I can't quite believe I'm going to defend Michael Winner, but I'm going to defend Michael Winner. He may have had some Tory politics but he was socially liberal. I will always treasure the time he totally schooled repulsive right-wing British journalist and broadcaster Richard Littlejohn when Littlejohn invited a…