For my English I have to write an essay on irony. But seriously... what the hell does it mean!?

You can be ironic but you can also be hypocritical. Is there even a difference between them?

I'm planning to phone up my tutor and ask her about it but she's only in one day a week which is pretty annoying really.

Is it ironic that Winston Churchill called the British Government a monstrous spoil-sport? Since he was, you know, Prime Minister and all....

Maya xxx