Editing Alan Partridge (section)

=== Politics ===

Partridge holds [[right-wing]] views. He is a reader of the right-wing newspaper the ''[[Daily Mail]]'', and supported [[Brexit]] in line with the ''Daily Mail'' position.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Ellie |date=15 October 2017 |title=Alan Partridge will return to the BBC to become the 'voice of Brexit' |language=en |work=[[Radio Times]] |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-08-03/alan-partridge-will-return-to-the-bbc-to-become-the-voice-of-brexit/ |access-date=16 October 2017}}</ref> Coogan, who is [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]],<ref name="Christie-2022" /> described Partridge as a [[Little Englander]], with a "myopic, slightly philistine mentality".<ref name="Barkham-2013">{{Cite web |last=Barkham |first=Patrick |date=1 August 2013 |title=Steve Coogan: 'There is an overlap between me and Alan Partridge' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/01/steve-coogan-alan-partridge-alpha-papa |access-date=14 September 2015 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Coogan felt the humour came from Partridge's misjudgement, rather than in a celebration of bigotry: "I don't want to add to the sum total of human misery. I want to point out things where we can improve our behaviour, myself included."<ref name="Wray-2020" /> He aimed to use humour to hold privileged and powerful people accountable.<ref name="Wray-2020" />

Earlier versions of Partridge were more bigoted, but the writers found there was more humour in having him attempt to be [[Progressivism|progressive]].<ref name="Barkham-2013" /> For example, in ''I, Partridge'', he stresses his friendship with the gay television presenter [[Dale Winton]].<ref name="Gordon-2011" /> Coogan said Partridge was aware of [[political correctness]]: "In the same way that the ''Daily Mail'' is a bit PC—it wouldn't be openly homophobic now—Alan is the same. He tries to be modern."<ref name="Barkham-2013" />