I have to say - on reading the piece again, it is rather naughty. It seems to be of the school of journalism which starts out with a perspective on the issue and then seeks out other similar perspectives as evidence.

There are, after all, musicians here and on the BBC forum who have been some of the chief instigators in keeping this issue alive, and in trying to gert the BBC to be accountable for the decision to keep the song in the running - why not consult them on why they think it's important? A bit more balance would have been appreciated.

The other thing that makes me cross is the implication that the underlying motive of the people who complained was to have a pop at Seth, when it's been pointed out ad infinitum that this was never about him, or the quality of his music, and that even those of us who don't condone the nomination ackowledge the great job Seth has done in bringing new audiences to folk.

Just because he's a good bloke and is doing good things for folk, doesn't mean that the nomination should have gone unchallenged.