Not taking the rap

We thought, since her colleagues are so busy damning rap, we'd just point out an instance where rap has helped cut street crime, the Splash Extra project:

The scheme gives youngsters the chance to take part in activities such as drama, abseiling, circus skills and making videos and rap music.
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said robbery and street crime had fallen by an average of 5.2% in these areas.
And in Avon and Somerset, it had fallen by 31% in parts of the region where Splash Extra was held, and risen by 56% where it had not.

Ms Jowell said: "Splash Extra is about getting young people off the sofas - and off the streets - and showing them that