'Go back to India' says Jodie

She's not really helping matters. Actually Jodie was trying to be supportive. Yes its Celebrity Big Brother. Rating are pretty low this year. All those people that say they don't watch it might not have been lying this year. Until now. Nothing like a bit of old-fashioned racism to get the show on the 6 o'clock news. The first thing out of Jackiey's (sic) mouth after she was evicted was 'the Indian's jarring me head.' Or some such. I do like the use of jarring though. Maybe it'll catch on. I digress. In some of the most uncomfortable TV I've seen since... I can't actually remember such car crash TV. A bunch of thick z-list celebs and a beautiful, intelligent Bollywood star are put together in a house. There's a debate whether it's racism or just bullying. Either way its not pretty.

Oh dear.

Perhaps even more shocking is Germaine Greer's article about the whole debacle. Apparently Shilpa wants everyone to hate her. Errr... right.

In related news the BNP have moved into ballet apparently.

If all this makes you feel embarrassed about being English why not read Billy Bragg's new book? Sometimes its nice to be reminded that there are some thoughtful people out there who do actually appreciate Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the multicultural place it is.