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IT'S TIME FOR JOHN HUMPHRYS TO GO

This morning on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, presenter John Humphry's once again displayed his ineptitude as a serious interviewer. He should know by now that talking across a conversation just doesn't work on radio, nor anywhere else come to that matter.

Humphrys killed a great opportunity to corner Alan Milburn, New Labour's election campaign guru, by constantly interrupting! Consequently, from the listeners' point of view (after all they are the ones who count) it was a total waste of air time as no one could ever have made sense out of the cacophany.

Such aggressive interviewing gets nowhere. Yet messrs Naughtie, Montague and Quinn also think it's par for the course. They should all take a leaf from Ed Stourton's book, back off a bit and get results.

Humphrys, however, must go back to school and refesh his broadcasting etiquette then perhaps we can all enjoy the Today programme once more and respect its presenters.

Should Paula Radcliffe be damned or Damed?

Has the Metropolitan Police missed a trick or two? Surely Paula Radcliffe should be severely reprimanded, or even prosecuted, for such an indecent act on our public highway and in full view of millions of television viewers around the world!

Peeing in the gutter might be OK in France, but it’s just not British!

Before we know where we are we’ll have all sorts of week-bladdered ladies on their way to Tescos or wherever, squatting at any convenient spot to unrinate. It’s just not on, and has probably killed any aspirations for the 2012 Olympics being staged in the UK!

Just think, if every Marathon runner in London on Sunday had stopped by the roadside for a pee our gutters would soon have been awash!

Back in 1910 my grandfather was caught peeing up against the wheel of his horse and cart by a single person! He was very quickly hauled up before the local beak and received a hefty fine of 2s 6p for displaying his todger on the highway.

So should Paula Radcliffe be damned or Damed?