Keith, you are right on that.

I must admit to a perverse pleasure in being outraged by some of the, well, outrageous comments and try to reply in kind. I suppose that for many of us, back in the real world we have to be more diplomatic and nod appreciatively when faced with obnoxious views. As someone who investigates as a regulator these days, I have to be seen to be far more "understanding" than my gut instinct would have me behave. Nor indeed was I quite so diplomatic before my retirement as a chief executive...

No, you are right. It is a character flaw, but all the same, it is hugely cathartic...

When Akenaton posts, rather than be dismayed, I see it as an opportunity to highlight how some attitudes, usually bleating about what is wrong with society, show us that such attitudes are indeed themselves what is wrong with society...

Channel 4? Bugger off. Dave all the way................. (Oh, and Discovery, because Dave hasn't bought the rights to Wheeler Dealers yet!)