Bryan Burk
: To Boldly Serve - How 'Star Trek' Aligned With Post-9/11 Vets
Ed Miliband
: A Distant and Distracted Cameron Cannot Tackle Tax Avoidance
Chrissie Hynde
: Don't Get Me Wrong: I Won't Stand For Cruelty to Geese
Andy Burnham
: Jeremy Hunt Is Playing a Dangerous Game
Alistair Darling
: Salmond's Default Position Bankrupts His Credibility
It's been a while now since The Brit Awards, and it sort of feels even longer than it was because the only thing memorable thing about the show was how dull it was. Coldplay opened, which is like splashing anaesthetic on your face.
After the sad death of Frank Carson, the TV schedules were rightly festooned with tribute shows and features to a genuine entertainment legend. But one of the surprising things that the retrospectives revealed was that Frank got a big break from Opportunity Knocks, the premier talent show of its day.
