FROM MY astrological divinations last month, I observed that the BBC had earnestly postulated that as the moon looked larger perhaps it actually was larger.
A similar delusion appears to be happening this month, where our great broadcaster is, somewhat controversially, certain that as the winter solstice approaches and then passes, instead of the days starting to get longer again, the days will in fact continue to get shorter and shorter until the sun refuses to come up ever again. This is evident from the apocalyptic tone and impotent rage coursing just beneath the surface of Sally Magnusson’s autocue.