Sick to death of The News of the World, DSK and other scandals. We, the public, are interested in weightier matters. Here are the most popular stories in the UK according to the Huffington Post:
Oh Spanner! I compose a witty, topical response then press the wrong button so off into the ether it all goes.
To reprise, and what a lovely word that is:
Ariana herself has been gracing our airwaves with an opinion or two on the story of the hour. What a busy girl she is. It would, though, be a wondrous thang if morals and ethics in this country got a dust-down now.
The funniest comment I've seen today is in response to an article of Robert Peston's (who incidentally is in disgrace with some bloggers for verging away from the strictly 'business. Which of course he hasn't) :
It was suggested that HM Our Queen might now bannish the Murdoch Clan from our shores, having first closed down all his various organs.
As if! And what a fine display of understanding of that Constitution which we don't have.
I do, however, have a hopeful mental picture of a frosty glance over tops of regal specs at the Bullingdon Boy PM at tomorrow's weekly meeting.
I'm not sure that one ends up any the wiser after reading Robert Peston, despite his authoritative prose! Incidentally, did you see Steve Coogan on Newsnight? That's more like it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUjrIn6OzJA
I've just caught up with that Newsnight episode, and having got over my usual surprise that not all actors speak particularly well without a script I thought Steve Coogan made a good point: that our indifference and apathy towards bad behaviour from "others" has led to us regarding it as just part of the landscape. Different in scale, of course, but I've heard this justification somewhere before, haven't you?
Right now, post the immediate shock, we are all having a good laugh as is our little national way, but it IS serious and perhaps we'd do well not to forget too quickly.
Oh Spanner!
ReplyDeleteI compose a witty, topical response then press the wrong button so off into the ether it all goes.
To reprise, and what a lovely word that is:
Ariana herself has been gracing our airwaves with an opinion or two on the story of the hour. What a busy girl she is. It would, though, be a wondrous thang if morals and ethics in this country got a dust-down now.
The funniest comment I've seen today is in response to an article of Robert Peston's (who incidentally is in disgrace with some bloggers for verging away from the strictly 'business. Which of course he hasn't) :
It was suggested that HM Our Queen might now bannish the Murdoch Clan from our shores, having first closed down all his various organs.
As if! And what a fine display of understanding of that Constitution which we don't have.
I do, however, have a hopeful mental picture of a frosty glance over tops of regal specs at the Bullingdon Boy PM at tomorrow's weekly meeting.
I'm not sure that one ends up any the wiser after reading Robert Peston, despite his authoritative prose!
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, did you see Steve Coogan on Newsnight? That's more like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUjrIn6OzJA
I've just caught up with that Newsnight episode, and having got over my usual surprise that not all actors speak particularly well without a script I thought Steve Coogan made a good point: that our indifference and apathy towards bad behaviour from "others" has led to us regarding it as just part of the landscape. Different in scale, of course, but I've heard this justification somewhere before, haven't you?
ReplyDeleteRight now, post the immediate shock, we are all having a good laugh as is our little national way, but it IS serious and perhaps we'd do well not to forget too quickly.
But for a contrary view of Murdoch see: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/12/opinion/12iht-edcohen12.html?_r=1&ref=global
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