"Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching."

Some news stories are just crying out for the treatment...

(photo: Sky News)

One man on his own

Opposed to radiation,

One man and his dog

Made a demonstration.

Angry Iain Dale

Flushed with indignation

Fought the one man and his dog

Who made a demonstration.

Then the mainstream press

Depicted for the nation

Iain Dale fighting one man and his dog

Who made a demonstration

Photographers all round

Filmed the confrontation

For reports of Iain Dale fighting one man and his dog

Who made a demonstration.

The comments flooded in;

Political exploitation

Of the photos and reports of Iain Dale fighting one man and his dog

Who made a demonstration

Blogs were swift to add

Trenchant observation

On the comments on the photos and reports of Iain Dale fighting one man and his dog

Who made a demonstration.

When you're in the public eye,
Whatever your frustration,

Take a lesson from the posts on the comments on the photos and reports of Iain Dale fighting one man and his dog 

And the media sensation*.


*Unless, of course, that was the whole aim of the exercise - how far will a publisher go to create interest these days?