In 2011, he described the carbon price as "socialism masquerading as environmentalism", and he repeated this nonsense at the Tasmanian Liberal Party's conference at the end of October, saying "Let's be under no illusions the carbon tax was socialism masquerading as environmentalism".
Some are real, while others are further trompe l'oeil illusions.
The reader knows that sooner or later a character like Sir Galahad is going to have his illusions shattered.
John Bickley, Ukip's candidate, who also came second in the Wythenshawe and Sale byelection earlier this year, said: "I'm under no illusions.
Croatian designer Damir Doma's aesthetics may be the antithesis of Ostwald Helgason's but he's just as clever at using fabric to create illusions of layers and draping.
But if Cameron has his occasional moment of impatience with Obama, he has lost all remaining illusions about Vladimir Putin, a man that at one point he believed he had developed a frank and valuable dialogue.
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 2.41pm AEST05:41 Peter Beattie is clearly under no illusions about his defeat.
The website reads: "Not for the faint-hearted, this new ride at Alton Towers features a series of twisted psychological effects including optical illusions, blinding lights and near misses designed to mess with your mind".
In the wake of the results, Vince Cable, the business secretary, accused the Conservatives of being "ruthless, calculating and thoroughly tribal" and claimed that "some of us never had many illusions about the Conservatives".
Hegarty feels that there are a lot of illusions about fame generally.
His art was full of tricks and illusions, real and imagined confrontations.
