There were reports last week of a severe earthquake in Scotland...

It was Norrie Whyte turning in his grave !! His beloved MCN (it was worth reading when he was there) had just imploded..

Heavens knows what he would have thought of the present standards of journalism..

Another story comes to mind which comes from when I used to be ensconced in the press office.

Peter Kneale used to pass a number of new journalists on to me for me to to give them advice on where best to go to watch and how to get there.

A certain national newspaper had sent over a pair of real rookies to report and they ended up with me.

"Where can we go to see an accident ?"......

The press office went silent (strange for those days) and then there was a chorus of intakes of breath.....

I carefully considered, stared them straight in the eyes and sent them up to Governors...............

Their day was truly wasted cos there was not even a scraped fairing to see.............