Dutch delights - relatively speaking!

If anyone had any doubts that the World Cup was not about big business then these young Dutch women will tell you otherwise. They were kicked out of the stadium for allegedly promoting a Dutch beer that was not being officially sponsored at the matches. ITV, who know a thing or two about proper sponsorship, have sacked Robbie Earle for allegedly giving them the tickets to get in.

The BBC know a thing or two about vuvezelas. Apparently they can turn down the sound on TV broadcasts. I'm not opposed to these things but anyone tooting them for 90 minutes must be devoid of any sense of brain sensitivity. It has all the hallmarks of a bad made-for-TV movie. Killer Bees meets Smokey and the Bandit.

And speaking of Dutch girls, Dutch beer and all things Orange, here's our deputy prime minister speaking Dutch. Yes, Nick Clegg is multi-lingual and speaks Dutch like a native. Posh Dutch too, my wife tells me!



and here too, but he's thinking a bit more, as he's been caught off guard (speaking Dutch, that is) -