tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post3780693946632971629..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: What does Amanda Platell tell us about the state of journalism today?Simon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-19830283090846421582008-02-15T10:12:00.000+00:002008-02-15T10:12:00.000+00:00"four short and unhappy years"? How does Platell k..."four short and unhappy years"? How does Platell know they were all unhappy? For all she knows the first three could have been one glorious continuous shagathon. And by my reckoning what you'd have to pay for that down Kings Cross x 365 x 3 = not that far off £55 million. Bargain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-84640568836240857912008-02-14T17:37:00.000+00:002008-02-14T17:37:00.000+00:00I think that sounds plausible too...that whole "ab...I think that sounds plausible too...that whole "ability to live in the style to which (s)he has become accustomed" bit. Because heaven forbid that people only live on, say, <I>one</I> million a year when they're used to so much more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-46577979934929956202008-02-14T13:13:00.000+00:002008-02-14T13:13:00.000+00:00It's a plausible explanation - although how will t...It's a plausible explanation - although how will the settlement stop Bea from getting confused having one parent who is a national treasure, and one who is a national pariah?Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-41267847061891737152008-02-14T09:46:00.000+00:002008-02-14T09:46:00.000+00:00I read part of the reason for the big settlement i...I read part of the reason for the big settlement is so Bea doesn't see a massive discrepancy between parents - "Daddy, why do you let mummy live in a skip?" sort of thing.M.C. Glammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666737142890454949noreply@blogger.com