Leave Harry alone

I started on the chemotherapy again yesterday. Fortunately, it is only five days, but it knocked the stuffing out of me yesterday afternoon. It also knocks the stuffing out of the NHS at £250 a day! Still, if it "prolongs" my life, so much the better. They have already told me that the tumour is not curable, and that about two years is average. Should make the general election at least!

Anyway, a week ago, the "hot" story was about something Prince Harry said three years ago. Sky News were determined to push this as much as possible on Saturday, in order to flog as many cheap rags of papers the following day. And the rest of the media, including the BBC though it was newsworthy.

Now I have historically not been a fan of Harry the lad. His incident with a Nazi unform was appalling. But he has grown up a fair bit since then. I admired the fact that after it had been said there was no way he could go on active service to Iraq, he snuck off to Afghanistan instead. That took guts. His choice of words in that video of three years was not intended to be offensive. I doubt if he would use them now, though many army in the may continue to do - and some with racist motive. It is interesting that the Conservative MP, Patrick Mercer, said that Harry's language was unaccepable. Is this the same Mr Mercer who that a couple of years ago that calling a soldier "a black bastard" was fine?

The media should grow up. I am sure you can find more racism in the Sun than in Price Harry. And the politicians should shut up. Three years is a long time. Speak up for Harry. He tries. He is probably pretty good at his job.