“THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS”

A FRIDAY COLUMN WITH AN ALTERNATIVE TAKE ON THE WEEKS NEWS

Let’s start this week’s review with a local snippet. Shield’s Gazette reporter Paul Myles-Kelly earlier this week revealed how the Independent Alliance of prospective councillors in South Tyneside had hit the road in their “Battle Van”. Ahmed Khan, who instigated the idea of the van campaign, said “We wanted to bring a bit of razzamatazz to the campaign”. It is only the British who could link “van” and “razzamatazz” together. No fire work displays, no Madonna concerts, no day glow wrist bands and no extravagant fund raising dinners, just a van! Perhaps Jane Branley lent Mr Khan her old “Scooby Doo” videos (check out the “Mystery Machine”). Not to be out done, I think I say the BNP out in a Robin Reliant fitted with stabilisers so that they can turn corners. In order to get round the fact that none of them have a driving licence, they had the engine removed, an elastic band put in and peddles fitted. The thought of them going head to head with the “razzamatazz van” reminds me of “Wacky Races”. Roll on the “Ant Hill Mob”!