All in a day's news....
* There's a story in The Times today (paywa££) about Sir/St Bob Geldof, who is still badgering people to give aid to Africa. And good for him. However, when the reporter ventured to suggest that Sir Bob's own tax arrangements might not bear scrutiny, he promptly went off on one: "How dare you lecture me about morality?" I assume the question wasn't meant ironically because really, Sir Bob, what have you been doing to the rest of us for the past three decades? You surely can't imagine that your fame is entirely due to your musical talents.
* Love the response of Charlie Brooks, husband of the flame-haired ex-News Corp. honcho Rebekah, to the news that his missus has been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice -- with Charlie himself similarly accused, it must be added. According to Charlie, this is all a "witch-hunt". Well, given than nobody has shown fewer scruples about hounding the innocent than the newspapers for which Mrs Brooks was responsible, we can at least say that poetic justice is being served here.
* And moving right toward the diabolic end of the spectrum, we find Michael O'Leary of Ryanair. That company's website is to close down for two days this weekend, so if you're flying during that period, you have to print your boarding pass well ahead of time, or face a £60 charge for having one printed at the airport. Can there be any other company, anywhere in the world, that would use its systems upgrades as yet another opportunity to chisel even more money out of its customers?
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