Spare a dime?
Today though, I announce the pending demise of the internet screens. A couple of years ago, I thought these a great invention. You take a comfortable seat in front of a nice, wide, flat screen, pop £1 in the slot, and surf or e-mail away to your heart's content.
But there are noticeably fewer screens than there were even a few weeks ago. I fear their days are numbered.
The explanation is that, just a couple of years after they first apeared, they have become dinosaurs. Half the world's compulsive emailers like me have a blackberry. The other half simply use their own laptops on the airport wi-fi.
I guess someone who invested money in airport internet screens and enjoyed brief success is now feeling pretty sick. Think of all the jobs, and the hungry families, who depend on this technology. Surely the government should do something? After all, they gave millions trying to save Britain's outdated steel, shipbuilding and car manufacturing sectors. Surely high-tech stuff like this is even more worthy of taxpayer support. If not, why not?
Yep - thats me, (I founded a firm that did that ten years ago) and those starving children are mine - it did seem like a good idea which is why we spent millions doing it - but I'm back on the farm now. Of course I wouldn't mind a little handout but it is right I don't get one, just like it would be right if the rest didn't....