Goldie's portmanteau career

Goldie has worn a lot of hats over the past few years. Alright, actually, he's mostly stuck to the same baseball cap, but it's the metaphorical hats we're interested in here.

Musician and actor, yes, but originally he was a graffiti artist - and it's that role that he's returning now. Not, you understand, in a 'all the work drying up reducing options' fashion at all. Oh no.

His exhibition, The Kids Are All Riot starts Good Friday at the Maverik Showroom in London (note the maverick spelling of maverik); there's a book available too.

Cameron wobbles

Poor old David Cameron - not only has someone stolen his bike (perhaps it was a student prank, the sort of young person's indiscretion we should turn a blind eye too; or maybe it was a young person pinched it, in which case we must act now) - but The Times diary records that his attempts to woo the urban scene still have some work required:

In a summit with New Statesman , the top artiste Goldie says: “If David Cameron puts his hand out to youth, he’s going to get it bitten off. Guaranteed. I think he’s bullshitting.”

Or Bullingdonclubshitting, anyway. Mind you, Dave might wonder if Goldie really counts as the "top artist" the Times has billed him as - although, as a representative of that key 'people who have had a couple of hits and been in EastEnders' demographic, we're sure he speaks for Wendy Richard and Nick Berry.