Wednesday 12th February

Are we in the silly season again, I thought that was the dog days of August when politicians went on holiday and ‘Man Bites Dog’ is the headline in all the papers.  I know the floods are awful, but it has been the news, and almost all of the news now for weeks.  I pity the poor reporters, knee-deep in water and huddling under ever larger umbrellas as they try to illustrate just how terrible the flooding is.  And yes, it is quite fascinating to see fields and trees under water, to watch huge waves sweep over the sea-walls, and with all the sympathy in the world we are all just thanking God it ‘aint us.  But now there have been a flood of stories about Politicians affairs.  We had M. Hollande, who quite frankly doesn’t seem capable, first installing one mistress after dumping his party comrade and then carrying on with an even younger one at the same time.  Mon Dieu.  But the French are used to this sort of thing and shrug a collective shoulder.

Then last weekend we had the story of Liz Hurley and Bill Clinton.  Believable only because Bill has form for this sort of thing, but Liz Hurley?  Really?  What on earth would she see in old Bill, when she had Hugh Grant on a string.  And today the French are publishing another story about Beyonce and Barack Obama.  Except that they are both black and popular there seems little to credit the story with any truth at all.

Here in boring Blighty we have had no Political Affairs for ages, the closest was Chris Huhne who dumped his wife for his PA.  And look at the trouble that caused.  Even Arsenal were interested in Vicki Pryce; they have long sought a proven penalty taker.  Hahaha.

But seriously Syria is still going on, The cuts are biting, The NHS is in a rolling financial crisis, councils up and down the country are running out of money.  Is there anyone reporting the real news out there?