The middle of the line

Good to see that Rage Against the Machine got the Xmas No 1 ahead of the latest in a succession of talent-show creations from the Cowell stable.

I downloaded the Killing in the Name… this week, and donated a couple of quid to Shelter via the campaign’s link: http://www.justgiving.com/ratm4xmas/ which I would encourage anyone to do because they do a lot of great work for the homeless and it’s below freezing outside this Christmas. Over £72,000 has already been donated, and I heard that the band will add any profits from the single over Xmas to that, which is fantastic.

It was after that I heard in the news that David Cameron was praising Simon Cowell, which just gave me another reason to hope RATM won.