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After slating the X Factor last week I thought I\u2019d have a look at the new series to see if had improved\u2026horrendous\u2026it\u2019s even worse than ever.\nIt\u2019s the arrogance of the judges that gets me\u2026Cheryl Cole and Mel B telling someone they are out of tune\u2026.rich coming from two talentless females who have spent their careers MIMING. The programme is a perfect example of the level of intellect of the British viewing public\u2026I salute Cowell on cashing in on this.\n \nThe news has been heavily covering the case of Ashya King\u2026the little lad who was taken out of a hospital here and taken to Spain because the parents were not happy with the treatment here\u2026because they took their kid without consent the wonderful legal system drags them through the courts and sends them in handcuffs to jail\u2026is it me or is the world losing the plot?...to drag ANYONE through the courts is a dreadful ordeal\u2026let alone innocent parents\u2026at least the Spanish judge saw sense and tossed the case out\u2026.the whole thing was a disgrace and I hope the parents get a good solicitor and sue the lot of them !!!\n \nThe EU strikes again!!....everyone is panic buying vacuum cleaners because the EU will soon be making a law to restrict the power to 900 watts or something\u2026.then it will be coffee perculators and microwaves etc\u2026apparently this will save the planet\u2026great stuff\u2026here\u2019s some facts while we are on the subject of the EU\nPythagoras\u2019s theorem had 29 words\nThe Lords Prayer has 66 words\nArchimede\u2019s Principle has 67 words\nThe 10 Commandments has 179 words\nThe Gettysburg address has 286 words\nThe EU regulations on the sale of CABBAGES has\u2026\u2026.29,911 words\n \nI rest my case\n \nThey had a programme on Prince Harry at 30\u2026\u2026no matter which way you swing with the Royals this lad has it all\u2026.what a guy\u2026he does so much for so many charities and makes the rest of the Royals look a bit sad\u2026.great programme\u2026I think it will open a lot of eyes\u2026great example to his generation.\n \nThe song I\u2019ve sent you this week \u201cThe Story of Skiffle\u201d is a tribute to where it all began\u2026..it\u2019s a song I wrote for a mate of mine (sadly passed away) round about 2000\u2026..he played it to Chas McDevitt (of Freight Train fame) who suggested he sends it to Finland for the annual Skiffle Convention\u2026.which he did and we were invited to perform there\u2026.so we threw a skiffle group together and off we went\u2026a great experience.