realist

As for others still held, Mr Viacorka said: "I dream of the moment my friends and colleagues are released. But I am a realist."

I am a realist committed to democracy and the hard work it takes to protect it.

The idealist in me wanted to believe Jill could be right, but the realist in me wasn’t convinced.

Even committed realists can work within the musical genre, with an entirely diegetic score and a narrative framed around a concert or a performance.

Separately on Monday, Mr Shapps said he was a "realist" and would not "try and pretend black is white" by claiming the Conservatives are on course for victory.