with respect John - the subject here is the boat race. And by dint of that the fact that the Oxbridge crowd have their feet on all our throats. Every sphere of life. They have decided what the criteria will be to be a success. And strangely enough declared themselves to be the winners.

Of course ordinary folk row. My first home was Witham bank East, in Boston. Opposite Mattie Upsalls boat hire. Don't remember any of mattie's clients making it to Henley though.

Should the bloke have jumped in the water. No, of course not. But doesn't it all get to you abit. there was this programme on the box last night - the history of comedy. Everybody saying how great the Pythons were. And its true they were talented. But Brownsville Banned were doing cleverer more way out stuff than them on the folkscene. And they never got a break - not having the Footlights connection.

When the guillotines go up in Leicester square, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't stick afew aristo rowing boats under the knife.