Superstitious equality

Am I the only person who is totally sick and tired of hearing large chunks of our news programmes taken up with the squabbles in the Church of England over gay bishops and women bishops etc. I don't care a hoot how a particular group practice their fantasies. How they choose their witch doctors is up to them. There are serious issues in the world and superstitions aren't among them. Next we'll be having a debate on whether the world's problems were caused by someone walking under a ladder. I think that all our institutions should become secular and those who wish to get down on their knees and talk to an imaginary friend should get on and do it without interfering with rational people.

Nelson Mandela at 92

There are just a few people that make such an impact in the world that it can really be said they change the course of History. Mr Mandela is one. I think that in my life time he is probably the greatest leader of them all. How he presided over a bloodless change from apartheid to majority rule was nothing short of a miracle, and I always felt that he was completely genuine in his search for reconciliation. The question is can the new generation of South African leaders bring the country through it's troubles to true democracy and to become the leading nation in Africa it should be.

Jonathan Ross bows out of BBC Radio 2 show

I can't say that I personally will miss Mr Ross. For a man of his years I found him extremely purile and although occasionally funny, more often plain stupid. His interviewing technique was limited and varied from being sycophantic with some big stars to being stupidly suggestive with others. Too many times it was about him and not the guest. He seldom was able to get the guest to give interetsing answers that gave us any insight of the person being interviewed. In terms of value for money, we the licence payers, were well and truly fleeced. ITV are welcome to him.