Behind the wire

The BBC's Ten O'Clock was at peak so-whattery last night. Huw's headlines extensively previewed what would be happening tomorrow, as did Ben Wright's longer piece, as did Sarah Smith's and Hwyel Griffith's contributions.  More followed from  Alex Forsyth in Hartlepool, and then Reeta practised at the Big Board of Graphics. No content-free bulletin like this would be complete without the views of Laura Kuenssberg, and lo, we'd filled 16 minutes and 35 seconds. 

There followed the fishing thing. A report which failed to mention what sort of fish we're 'fighting' over, where its landed, and what sort of value it has. Scallops, whelks, cuttlefish, bream, pollack etc are clearly beyond the cod-eating comprehension of the Ten, which is happier with misty shots of British Sea Power In Action.  

All this in front of a tired old mini-election set, fresh back from The Repair Shop, with the addition of serious amounts of graphic chicken wire. Symbolic.