Progressive?

(Pub talk)

“Go on, guess. Which countries, you know, worldwide, have clerics running the place, telling you what you can and can’t do?

“Don’t know? Well, Britain does of course. We’ve got all those bishops in the House of Lords. Just like all the lords, they’re not elected.

“But who else? Any ideas?

“I’ll tell you. There’s only one other. It’s Iran.

“Yeah. Iran. That’s got to tell you something. Like, we think we’re progressive …”