Bread and circuses: Latest

The fate of the small but apparently fantastically important power called Feefa has dominated the news over the past couple of weeks. The ruler of Feefa goes by the name of Blather. Strange name for a tyrant, but there you go. It seems there were some suitably fashionable outbreaks of rebellion in Feefa but they were half-hearted affairs led by some overmighty barons whose hearts weren't in it because they had more to lose than to gain from a coup de champ so the status quo ante was restored quickly and without much bloodshed. Trebles all round.

A professional Northerner (no, not Lee Mack - a woman) has either succeeded or failed to get a highly paid job and either broken up with or remains devoted to her Svengali. These exciting events took place either in the USA or here but I have not yet zzzzzz...

Sorry about that. In other news,

This past week, it has been suggested that the national assets of one former sovereign state be disposed of by an outside body of foreigners, and that even the tax receipts of that nation be gathered by another outside foreign authority. The media have chosen to keep the British people in almost complete ignorance of such proposals

Rly? Pass the Twiglets. Anyway, d'you reckon wossisname is gonna win the talent show? Personally, I can't wait! We're getting one of those M&S special offer dinners in specially.