Pussycat, Pussycat, I love You !

After arriving back from the Rugby (Wales v Japan) last night I sat through the ITV news. Amongst the "news" was a very brief story on the sad deaths of two British Servicemen in Afghanistan, no more than a minute or two at the most. This was followed by a story about the shocking revelation that BBC bosses may well have chosen the name for Blue Peter's cat rather than go with the results of a phone in. The story ran for what seemed like hours, yet I suspect it was no more than five minutes, and had analysis of the scandal in a quality not yet applied to either the Iraq or Afghan crisis.

I'm more than aware that some of this could be classed as one-upmanship by ITV over the BBC but what right minded journalist doesn't see the problems inherent within the system if the naming of a fucking moggie warrants more mainstream news time than the deaths of British Soldiers abroad.

I was going to end this post with a witty one liner based upon the term Pussy-footing around, but I just could not bring myself to do it. What a pussy I am. Shit.

Rebel Yell !

Moore, Moore, Moore !


In a blinding return to form, squinty star-gazer, Patrick Moore has caused uproar at the BBC by suggesting the cause of the current state of television programming can be laid firmly at the feet of women !

The presenter said: "The trouble is the BBC now is run by women and it shows soap operas, cooking, quizzes, kitchen-sink plays. You wouldn't have had that in the golden days."

The "Golden Days" ? What "Golden Days" ? Pre-penicillin ? I notice that you're still on the tube Pat, should we blame that on women too ?


Whilst I'll be the first to admit that television in its latest incarnation is at its worst mindless drivel, there are still plenty of decent shows being put out via the BBC - one you get past Strictly Come Pap Idol On Ice - I mean doesn't Tribe return tonight ?


Television may well be going the way of the charts, disposable, throwaway, elevated elevator music, but I don't think we can lay all the blame for this at women - I mean surely they can't be responsible for creating, transmitting and watching this can they ? If that was the case who'd be doing the washing-up ?