I went to a lavish Sky1 Christmas do last week. Always good for great canapes and entertainment, I always look forward to their goody bag too.
This year, however, we were told by compere Davina McCall that there were no goody bags as Sky was making a donation to its own charity instead.
I don't know about you, but this is something I really object to.
It's from the same stable as 'we're not sending Christmas cards this year - we're giving the money we would have spent on them to charity instead'. This is a grand, high-handed and frankly thoughtless gesture designed to make the instigator feel good about themselves and nothing else. No one is going to applaud them for being so giving. You're not Lord Delfont, you know.
I might not want to give to the charity they're earmarking. Charities are not simply a well of good works, they can be extremely political and should be chosen wisely. I choose the charities I want to give to. I don't want anyone else giving to ones I don't choose on my behalf thank you very much, Jerry.
So there's that and then there's the saving the world brigade, who don't send cards because it's better for the environment if they don't. Well, with some friends the only way we keep in touch is via Christmas card, so there goes 25 years of friendship down the toilet because they want to be seen to be doing good.
It's all horseshit. You either send me a card or you don't, and if you don't it means we're no longer friends.
