My brother, David, and I are ardent supporters of Barack Obama.
I am an ardent liberal, and I am also angry.
"I am maximally ardent pour toi," he'd said.
Like many people of my generation and upbringing, I am an ardent Italophile.
Don't get me wrong, I am an ardent monarchist, but not because I think they know anything.
I am an ardent supporter of free libraries, the National Health Service, and free education, but I am also in favour of the personal dignity that comes with honest labour.
Before we proceed any further I should make clear that I am an ardent supporter of the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal.
I am an ardent supporter of Israel's right to exist, but the Palestinians need a state too, and helping them to statehood is the only way for Israel to earn acceptance in the region.
I am an ardent foe of capital punishment, but if I answered no, I would have been left off the jury and replaced by a juror who believes in the death penalty.
Don't get me wrong, I am an ardent and passionate champion of outstanding public services, but have come to believe that the basic organising principle is wrong for the challenges we face today.
But the show grew on me, and today I am an ardent fan of Patsy Stone and Edina Monsoon, the dissolute, middle-aged Londoners whose enthusiastic substance abuse, rampant superficiality and desperate clinging to the values of their mod youth made that series so great.
