Yup!

Constructive criticism is, more often than not, helpful, particularly if the critic is offering a workable alternative.

Destructive criticism rarely helps - 'I don't like balloons, so I will burst them all!' - which doesn't help people who like balloons!!

What I'm trying to say is the critic who offers destructive criticism is often (but not always!) out to destroy that which they are criticising - sometimes for personal reasons.

It is difficult to be objective about something which is close to your own heart, and it sometimes takes an 'outsider' (for want of a better word) to point out the obvious. The trick is to listen to all arguments, and try to come up with a balanced solution.

Of course we would all do it differently - 'one man's meat is another man's poison'!

So far, Ali seems to be doing as good a job as anyone could be expected to do, especially given the constraints she obviously has to work with - and the amount of support she is receiving bears this out.

As Mark quite rightly pointed out 'That's why it got the permanent slot in the first place.'

At least the programme is generating a healthy discussion amongst those at whom it is aimed...!!

Long may she run!