W.Jefferson Resurrected

£5000 per second for what?

The headline link about concerns the BBC paying a disgusting amount of what amounts to taxpayers money filming a "perfect" wave, or moon or whatever. The cost of this purely aesthetic excercise could surely never be justified by any commercial operation and one has to seriously question the comptetence of whoever is responsible for commissioning this.

Back in the media spotlight again comes William Jefferson Clinton. First it was jumping on the commercial potential of renewable resources with Richard Branson. Now the clip I posted yesterday has started a virtual cyberspace war amongst bloggers. And today, he's arrived in the UK to address the Blair Party conference in Manchester. The guy sure gets around.

Clinton has almost become a regular at New Labour's annual indulgance - ever since turning up to prop of Blair in the early years of his administration. It's strange how things have changed - this morning's speech seems to have centred on supporting London's mayor, Ken Livingstone, for his recent urban feats and plans. Livingstone seems to get on with Brown but his relationship with Blair has been volatile - Clinton's endorsement of his policies feels like another bucket of cement on the grave of a failed Blair.

"Going, going, but not quite gone" was the jist of Blair's own attemnpt at an epilogue. Praising Brown was effective PR but the message to his party was to continue his own strategy and offer praises to his own legacy. Arrogant to the last as he flaps around trying to keep his head above the surface for longest part of the remaining time he has left. Those who eagerly await his final burial have a few months of frustration to endure yet.

Meanwhile, commentator Richard Neville seems to have become even more disenchanted with his native Australia and in the heart of empire, the supreme ape tries to offer himself anmesty.

Later.