Come back soon, Piers

Please be sure of one thing: this article is not a sycophantic, mushy love-in for the former GMB presenter, Piers Morgan.
But while the missiles and grenades – and the occasional tribute – are lobbed in his direction following his abrupt departure from ITV’s flagship morning show yesterday, I thought it only right to try and sum up Morgan’s contribution to the great British psyche.

The truth is, no matter what we think of the man, we have to recognise Piers Morgan is a first-class journalist, editor and broadcaster.

The life-long Arsenal fan treads were others fear to go, and he asks the questions most interviewers break out into a cold sweat just thinking about asking!

You see, 55-year-old Morgan is a throwback to the days when nothing was off-limits as far as questioning is concerned. He is from the stock as the likes of the brilliant Andrew Neil, albeit unlike the Scot, there are still a few rough edges to be honed in Morgan’s case.

Like Neil, Morgan believes passionate...