The Mail on Sunday has a pop at Helen Ghosh, the Permanent Secretary at Defra. far be it from the Gorse Fox to defend such a mandarin... but for goodness sake, if you intend to take a pop at her, use some arguments that make sense.

...it is only a matter of time befor bird flu comes to Britain, it might be best if it didn't arrive on Friday afternoon.

This is because Helen doesn't work on Friday afternoon.

Give me a break! What happens if it arrives on Saturday or Sunday? She doesn't work then either!!!

Oh! and by the way, exactly what part of the UK's response to bird flu do you think Helen Ghosh plays? There is a Chief Veterinary Officer who will have far more to do with it than Helen, and there's a whole Agency with its own Chief Exec that will be responsible for containment, management, and eradication of the disease.
[File under: Helen Ghosh, Defra, Bird Flu]