Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major

So he has left a dance competition because he was popular with the voters, and thought he just might win. I think he could have been right too. The voting must have been quite high for Mr S, when you consider he was at the bottom of the judges leader table yet was saved by the public vote, it meant he must have received a considerable percentage of the votes cast; what a popular chappie.

I cant imagine how John Sargent came to his decision, because I for one cant decide if he made the right decision or not. Seems to me that he was damned if he stayed and damned if he went. If he stayed and better dancers were voted out then the public may not have supported him for too much longer, who knows. As he has now left, the argument is that he has let down the voters who supported him and unsportingly bailed out halfway through the program.

Cor what a dilemma !

All some other "celebrities" have to decide is whether to eat the unmentionable parts of an obscure Australian marsupial whilst sitting in the middle of a TV floodlit jungle. Makes decision making for us mere mortals a bit of a doddle doesn't it. I ain't 'arf glad I'm not famous.

Well at least it will push up the ratings, Oh how cynical..................

Just dont ring up the bank.......

With the announcement by BT today that they will be laying off hundreds of workers, I asked myself this question. Is it really because of the "recession" or is it just an excuse to cut costs. I think that the downturn in the economy has been hyped to such an extent that its now a certainty that confidence or rather lack of it is having a serious effect. To announce such a huge redundancy so quickly into the so called downturn somehow seems a bit hasty to me, I suspect BT and several other companies are using this as an excuse. I have to admit I have no facts and figures at my disposal to prove or disprove my theory, these are only my personal feelings on the matter. I know just how long it takes to restructure such a large reorganisation, and I can tell you it's not done in a few weeks - far from it.

Banks it seems are not going to pass on the Bank of England rate cuts immeadiately, smacks a bit of profiteering to me does that. After all, who was it got us in this so called credit crunch in the first place. Peronally I think its damn cheeky of the banks and Mr Brown should come down hard on them, its the governments bloody money thats propping them up after all. What happened to the British sense of fair play? I suppose that doesnt count where profit is concerned.

Obama is the 1st black president of the USA

Good luck to him, I say, I dont think I would have his job for all the tea in China. Why though is he mainly described as the 1st black president? Who cares what colour he is, it's if he is fit and able to do the job that matters. Race is only an issue when we make it one. He is the 44th president, lets just leave it at that.

Whilst I can fully appreciate why black Americans are celebrating, given the appalling record of race relations in their countrys past, his ethnic background, gender or experience matter not one bit to the rest of the world if he can prove himself to be an intelligent, caring and efficent president; lets face it he dosent have a very hard act to follow, does he?

Good luck to you Mr. Obama, you have a very tough job ahead and I have a feeling you are going to need it.

Oops they've done it again

What on earth is going on at the BBC. This week sees Jeremy Clarkson making offensive remarks about Lorry drivers. Its not so much the remarks that have been made that get me mad its the irresponsibility of overpaid presenters thinking that they are above any normal standards of decency. Top gear, in my opinion has always been borderline in its "laddish" behaviour and back in June of this year showed presenters drinking alcohol at the wheel. This is totally unacceptable and the latest remark is another example of these overpaid presenters simply showing off.

If anyone commands a premium salary then that must come with an acceptance of a public responsibility for their remarks and actions. When in breach of these the BBC or any other broadcaster must come down hard on them. Its not big and its not clever to flout standards of public morality on either TV or Radio just because your celebrity status, or your enormous salary affords you protection, no one is indispensable. Its not censoring the "edgy" comedy that we keep hearing about, or being too politically correct, its simply good manners. Something that seems to be sadly lacking in todays celebrity concious society.

Enough of this for now, I have said my piece, sadly I think its just a downward spiral from now on unless someone authoritative in broadcasting actually stands up and gets counted. It comes down to one thing - respect for others.