Reasons to still be proud of being British. Reason Number 2

In making this list we had to find someone who was quintessentially British. An individual who, if their were an apocalypse, would be the first person on the Darting Dash ark to our new land of..... erm....... ohhhhh.......Britain mark 2??? .......no thats terrible ......get back to me

That man was Stephen Fry.

Born in 1957 he was immediately described as “a baby” and “having a bit of wind”, a little latter he was more impressively pronounced a national treasure and a man who is the very epitome of a “renaissance man” and here is why:

Few men or women the world over have achieved the wonderful mix of a brilliant mind, a natural wit, impeccable moral compass and extraordinary verbal dexterity to achieve the admiration of both prince and pauper, fast food worker and university professor.

His ability to reason a convincing argument is second only to prowess at making the consumer of one his books, TV shows, films, audiobooks, tweets and podgrams understand not only the complexities of his idea but the nuances of the subject matter in general.

From Cambridge Footlights his prospects were shimmering and along with university friend Hugh Laurie achieved success in a bit of Fry and Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster, then as Lord and General Melchett in Blackadder.

He was now a household name but it was the 00’s where he achieved his god like status. Through his twittering, podcasts and advocacy of Apple Mac products he has became the icon of a new online generation. In this new environment he flourished and he proceeds to educate and entertain now the entire world.

The reason he is in this list is because he is the very personalisation of the modern British gent and a bloody good ambassador for blighty.

He’s witty, erudite, well-groomed, forward thinking, clever,fair minded and most importantly kind. We are no longer the world’s conqueror and we can no longer have that god given belief that we are superior and he does not. He is liberal and open minded but seems still to look back at Britain’s heritage with a learned admiration.

His mere presence demands admiration and put simply we believe the world would be a better place if we were all a bit more like him (were sure if he were to read this article his modesty and intellect would think the idea ghastly however).