Today, I listened to Jeremy Vine discuss the contentious subject of building on greenbelt land on BBC Radio 2.
He sounded very angry about it. This wasn't particularly surprising: Jeremy always sounds furious, whatever the topic is on any given day. It's the default setting of his voice. He'd even fume if you brought him breakfast in bed.
He sounded very angry about it. This wasn't particularly surprising: Jeremy always sounds furious, whatever the topic is on any given day. It's the default setting of his voice. He'd even fume if you brought him breakfast in bed.
(Particularly if he had no idea who you were, or how you got into his bedroom.)
The only show in which he doesn't spit venom is
BBC2's Eggheads, which is surprising, considering the smugness of its
resident team. Particularly Daphne. I hate Daphne.
Vine read out a few emails from his similarly irate listeners. I like to imagine each of them tuning in, incensed, then getting progressively wound up by the minute. By the time Steve Wright takes over, they're practically frothing at the mouth.
(At least his moustache will soak it up.)
Of the many incandescent internet voices, my favourite screamed: "The Government won't be happy until every inch of the
UK has been concreted over."
Is this the Coalition's latest policy? If so, that's one hell of a proposition. I can't see it being very popular (unless you work in the cement industry).
To cover every inch of the country would be madness. It would also take a lot of concrete. You won't catch me voting for that.
(Not that I'd support them in the first place.)