Overrated
Overrated: Federica Mogherini
The EU’s foreign policy chief is a lightweight
Overrated: Xi Jinping
The Chinese leader is repressive, bullying, and inadequate
Overrated: Jean Monnet
The legacy of the “father of Europe” is fast disintegrating
Rowan Williams
The former Archbishop of Canterbury seems too pleased with himself to reflect on his disastrous legacy
Overrated: Jamie Oliver
If the Naked Chef wants a sugar tax, he should stand for Parliament himself
Joseph Stiglitz
The Nobel economics laureate prefers to focus on the ‘one per cent’ rather than look at the facts on inequality
Albert Speer
The post-war rehabilitation of Hitler’s architect was utterly undeserved
Paul Mason
The far-left celebrity broadcaster’s vision of the future falls into the same traps as all his fellow Marxists
Overrated: Ricky Gervais
The highly original comic has declined into little more than the manager of his own brand
Overrated: Napoleon
As we mark the bicentenary of Waterloo, there is an alarming trend towards rehabilitating Napoleon
