criticised left-wing admiration for authoritarian governments in Cuba and Venezuela. In a piece for The Independent in October 2012, Bloodworth wrote of Venezuela: "it's a funny sort of democracy (and certainly not one which can accurately be described as the best in the world) that attracts such harsh criticism from human rights groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch – organisations which can hardly be dismissed as agents of neo-liberalism." In a later article for UnHerd, Bloodworth criticised left-wing supporters of the Venezuelan government, such as Owen Jones, for their silence about government repression and economic collapse. Bloodworth wrote: "Just a handful of years ago the Venezuelan government was praised uncritically by much of the Western left. Today it is an embarrassment – every emaciated Venezuelan a testament to the credulity of those who once lauded Hugo Chavez as the leader of a 'progressive, populist government that says no to neo-liberalism' (Owen Jones)." Bloodworth described conservative thinker Roger Scruton's book Fools, Frauds and Firebrands as "an impressively lucid take down of some of the most fashionable left-wing thinkers of the past 50 years". Personal life Bloodworth was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 37. References English journalists Living people Alliance for Workers' Liberty people Year of birth missing (living people)