LEMBIT Opik spotters may have caught the ex-MP on the ‘Have I Got News For You’ segment of the David Walliams bid to spend 24 hours taking part in TV quiz shows for Comic Relief.
Lembit, currently morphing into a stand-up comedian, got a sort of backhanded endorsement from a scathing Walliams who said he found everything about Opik funny.
But Irish comedian host Patrick Kielty dealt the unkindest cut when Lembit was asked if he was considering making a political comeback and said he is thinking of standing for election as Mayor of London.
“The closest way you will get to be Mayor of London is if you get invited to play Dick Whittington in pantomime next Christmas,” said Kielty.
On a kinder note, it was good to see Powys youngsters do their bit for others.
See our round-up of pictures of Comic Relief events in our local schools on Pages 30 and 32.
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MID Wales could be facing a nuclear meltdown of its own if local people had not successfully stood up against nuclear waste dumping plans 30 years ago, claims a former Mayor of Newtown and anti-nuclear protester this week, as he reflected on the emergency in Japan.
“People packed a public meeting in Newtown in July 1979 and were called soviets and hippies when we opposed government plans to choose Powys to start drilling bore holes for nuclear waste dumping,” says Cllr Reg Taylor.
“Somebody needs to eat their words. We have been proved right. The failure of the emergency services to cope with what is happening in Japan comes as no surprise to those of us who campaigned in Powys as a similar nuclear waste disposal situation could easily have happened here,” he said.
Protests led to the formation of PANDORA, the People Against Nuclear Dumping on Rural Areas, pressure group which included such figures as the film actress Julie Christie, then living near Montgomery.
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WE really do get some of the most revolting pigs using our access alley off Welshpool’s Broad Street.
Too mean to pay 20p to use one of the town’s public toilets, or even to visit one of the many other premises where toilets would have been available, a drunken man in a red and black coat decided to relieve himself in full view of our staff.
When someone knocked on the window to shoo him away, the filthy animal walked off still urinating and displaying himself. He also smashed the bottle of wine he was drinking.
The police have been informed and fortunately the women who witnessed this revolting act were not too offended as they reliably inform me there was very little there to take offence at – if you know what I mean!
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THE County Times’ film and games reviews are increasingly popular, particularly online – but even we didn’t expect our reviews to reach the bosses at the film studios.
Deputy editor Mark Lingard’s recent review of Yogi Bear attracted attention from the USA, with Jellystone Campground commenting: “Though the reviews of adults may be mixed about the new Yogi Movie, it is important to keep in mind that the kids really like it. Kids of all ages identify with Yogi’s fun-loving nature whether on screen or off.” Could it be that the studios monitor EVERY review?
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AND don’t forget, British Summer Time begins overnight on Saturday when the clocks go forward one hour. I know it’s a bit of a pain getting up an hour earlier in the morning, but at least we get a bit more light in the evening to take the dog out for a walk.