What a bunch of dicks.

This blog entry is not about dictionaries you will all be devastated to know, as I'm far too interesting to limit myself to just Ugly Jesus and dicks, however pretty they may be. But this is about dickery of an all together higher quality.

Firstly, a disclaimer. Now, I read the Guardian and love its delightful mixture of indignation, absurdly pretentious clothing that only crytpo-facist bankers could afford and the fact that Comment is free forms about 25% of my job description but occasionally you despair. Oh and when they select a "wreck of the week" they choose a derelict French chateaux with only one standing wall that will only cost £123,456,789 to repair. These are all editorial decisions driven by the fact that the Manchester Guardian, once the voice of the working class, is now read by a small cult of media luvvies, guilt - ridden Londoners who want to change the world but couldn't possibly start without ensuring they had an adequate supply of Chateauneuf du Pape and other well meaning but ultimately hopeless brigands but advertising a trip to Libya seems a bit silly to me. Although, I'm sure William Hague might well have promoted his adviser had someone recommended this 8 day trip rather then using the SBS to harass some local farmers.

This was on their website yesterday (14th March 2011). Brilliant. I'd like to think you could probably negotiate a handsome discount if you were to ty and book this holiday anytime soon, given the almighty fuck up that is unfolding there, despite David Cameron's best effort to come across like a man of action and not an effete bout of flatulence. And I suppose it might be targeting those who like a bit more authenticity in their holidays so that when they return to Crouch ENd they can show their daughter Zulieka the real piece of shrapnel embedded in their faces and then write into the Guardian magazine experience column saying "I went on holiday in a war zone and my ipad saved my life." It's presumably only a matter of time before the advert appears for a surfing trip to Japan. The Dolts.

Surely a more appropriate use for advertising space regarding Libya might be for the Red Cross or a link to the rebel's just giving page so that they can buy some more British made weapons so that they can not get totally fingered by ol' Gadaffi. And help save those struggling arms companies keep Britain's economy going.