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Bit of a catch up post this, I’m trying my best to start blogging again, but time is painfully sparse right now.

I’m very at busy at work now that I have got a newish job - apart from managing On-Call, I now look after the operations project management for the divisional director. Chuffed!!

So anyway, I just wanted to briefly mention my thoughts on Amy Winehouse. She performed at the Brits twice last week and I felt so proud for her. She has a talent that should never go to waste and that is why it is disgraceful when she is compared to Britney Spears. Britney does not have a talent, should be locked up in a mental home and have her kids taken away from her…. oh wait, that did happen. On the other hand, Amy needs to be supported by everybody and encouraged to get rid of ‘my Blake incarcerated’ who is nothing but a bad influence on her.

/rant

Now for some fun stuff……mehr

Today Ryanair released two press releases slamming ASA decisions against them.

Firstly, the ASA claims that a picture of a fully clothed model, which ran in three UK daily newspapers “appeared to link teenage girls with sexually provocative behaviour and was irresponsible and likely to cause serious or widespread offence”.

The response by Peter Sherrard, head of communications for Ryanair, was fantastic - “This isn’t advertising regulation, it is simply censorship. This bunch of unelected, self appointed dimwits are clearly incapable of fairly and impartially ruling on advertising.” He also goes on to describe the ASA as Pythonesque!

The ASA’s second ruling claims that, even though Ryanair’s advertisement confirmed that its (Lowest Fares from Britain, all-inclusive) £10 seats were “subject to availability” this somehow “suggested wrongly that the quoted price applied to every seat.”

Sherrard responds with such class - “This is yet another clear example of a ridiculous ruling by the ASA quango whose council must consist of Alice, the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter. Only in the ASA’s fairytale world could someone claim that a fare, which is ‘subject to availability’, should be available on every seat on every flight. Clearly, the ASA needs English lessons as the normal use of the language confuses them.”

I won’t spoil it all, catch the press releases here:

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news.php?yr=08&month=jan&story=reg-en-300108-2

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news.php?yr=08&month=jan&story=reg-en-300108

Superb!

Wow, so it’s been almost a year since I last blogged here! Can’t believe it!

There’s so much going on in my life at the minute that I shall try and dedicate the upcoming last weeks of the year to give you a round up of 2007.

I’m also trying to work out what to do with this site. I may change the layout and start hosting it from home. Not sure though so stay tuned!

Seasons greetings and a Happy New Year…