totally agree, most of the 'celebs' nowadays are empty talentless shells anyway, don't watch 'corrie' or 'the square' (childishly abbreviated little nicknames) certainly don't watch @#$%py little talent shows, saw on the news that some 'dance' act had won, great, dancers used to be in the background years ago, well done t.v., you've got nearly everyone in this country obsessed with dance, pity it doesn't do any good as most people who are into it are obese. (public, not the dancers) Why are you all obsessed with celebs anyway? They're not very talented, american films only use british actors when they need to portray a baddie, what better than the english? They love showing us in a bad light, in truth, they hate us, and judging from the way we act, we hate ourselves, sad little island.

Yes what did Susan say.

Its is a shame what the pressure of the celebrity world is doing to her. Was there no councilling given during the making of Britains Got Talent to the contestants, or are they just pushed in front of the world? These stars are only human and thats something we must remember. I just hope that she is getting the help she needs and that we hear more of her excellent vocals, so Susan, get better soon.

very valid point.but i think he's wrong about Esther Rantzen.As someone who has campained and been the figurehead for charities such as childline, she knows she importance of money to the community

Yeah im sure she'll be extremly fragile when the money from newspapers etc comes rolling in...............

Whenever I think the standard of programming on TV cannot get worse I am always proved wrong. We are being served a diet of perpetually downward spiralling dross designed to appeal to the largest audience whatever the cost to the socio-psychological health of the nation. It is a shame that the BBC, who does not depend on advertising revenue, feels that it needs to follow the commercial organisations down into the mire. It is the BBC who must lead standards back up but they will need an imaginative change of leadership to achieve that.

Item 17....you'd be so lucky!

Sad to say that television is like any other buisness with regards to supply and demand. There is obviously a demand for this sort of entertainment. Our society os celebrity obsessed and young people aspire to become famous for the sake of it regardless of what they actually do to acheive this.There are probably hundreds of good role models out there for our children but unfortunately wont ever get the kind of coverage to be able to make an impact on many people. Television is partly to blame but the public themselves are the main reason. If they did not want to watch this kind of rubbish then the television will not broadcast it.

Ian Dunt has a point, but does it stop there? Consider “Anti Social Behaviour,” which ignores good old fashioned RESPECT for other people. In this case respect is a “two way street” if we cannot show respect how can we expect to receive respect.

My feeling is that some tabloid newspapers made Susan Boyle an “Aunt Sally” by targeting her and then exaggerating any indiscretion she made, to knock her off the pedestal that the media had made for her.

The poor woman might well have printed a target on her forehead, once the little people became jealous of her apparent success. May she get well soon and continue to please the majority who appreciate her voice.

I have heard it said that "we get the government we deserve". Seems to be true with press and media, don't you think? No point blaming the media because the media is only an extension of ourselves. No point blaming politicians for the same reason. If we want things to change then we have to start with ourselves. As someone once said "fault lies with him weak enough to lay blame". We can also take a positive lesson from all the media/politicians @#$%, we can see very clearly how we don't want things to be. Therefore we can decide to do things differently. It is a good time to do that while all the old institutions like banks and policiticians and media are crumbling.

Yes, what did Susan Boyle say???????????? I also cannot find it in the article. But as far as celebrity and politeness is concerned, it makes me cringe when I hear wealthy morons who just happen to have the wealth and power of the media destroy people that submit to the brainwashing that us in the UK are so good at. We are brainwashed in so many respects from unelected prime ministers that take the UK into a murderous illegal war to the media whose whole loyalty is to money and little else. The Westminster house of pigs (just another reality show) and a country brought to its knees and we all feel powerless to do anything about it .........