What's the class right under "world class jerk"?
What personal experience do you have with old Cyril? I've known the guy for 30 years and he's brilliant, a little verbose, but brilliant!
By the way, if he were a "media hound", as you proclaim, how would that have effected his observance of the examination?
He would walk out of the room, go straight to the microphones, have endless tv appearances and in general turn his observation into his much desired media experience.