Fred Goodwin and His Useless Cronies

I am currently watching "RBS: Inside the Bank That Ran Out of Money" on BBC ONE Scotland. I think the part that I have found particularly galling was the opening of the plush new Edinburgh  headquarters in 2005.

Fred Goodwin and gang who thought they were going to rule the banking world are the most contemptuous shower of crooks. They and others like them have brought this country, indeed most of the world to it's knees.

So what is the way forward? It is interesting to note that after the Second World War, Clement Attlee's government was swept into power on a wave of euphoria. They were revolutionary in their thinking and among other things, established the NHS. Indeed this government's influence was so strong that it would continue to influence British governments for over thirty years. In fact Edward Heath's Conservative government of the nineteen seventies had more left leaning policies than Tony Blair's Labour government a quarter of a century later.

It wasn't until the strikes of the seventies and people's disillusionment with socialist policies which led to the advent of Thatcherism in the nineteen eighties that Britain took a sharp right turn. But it appears that a further thirty years on from Maggie's revolution that Britain may now looking to the left again.

Everything goes in cycles and the wind may be changing yet again.

Iain Lee Has Left Absolute Radio

I found out tonight through the Iain Lee Facebook page that Iain had left Absolute Radio through mutual consent with the station.

It's a real shame - it was a great phone in radio show and while it recently hadn't hit the heights of it's glory days back in 2009-2010, it was still a fantastic listen and even in the past couple of weeks was on a real roll with a lot of old favourites such as Barry from Watford and Vinny on superb form.

I may be reading more into this than I should, but I always got the impression that Iain really didn't like Absolute Radio's breakfast show host and poster boy, Christian O'Connell. I never liked his show much myself but perhaps Iain overstepped a line by bad mouthing the station's biggest draw.

It then occurred to me what a lot of really top quality radio shows there were on air only a few short years ago - all of them gone (at least for now) Jonathan Ross on Saturday morning Radio 2 and Russell Brand on the same station on Saturday nights were fantastic. Adam and Joe's 6 Music show on a Saturday morning made a brief comeback this year, but is sorely missed by myself and their fans. It was truly first class. Perhaps Iain could find a new home at 6 Music? It had certainly been well suited to Adam and Joe as well as Russell Brand.

Ah well all things must pass - I was actually listening to a podcast of the show on the train on the way home from work when I read the news on Facebook..I only hope Iain returns to late night radio very soon. As stated previously, he was on top form over the past couple of weeks really bouncing of the guests he had in the studio such as Joe Wilkinson and Rhys Thomas.

There really is only one thing left to say; Pradddeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.