Voderman & Tuffers: Enemies of The People

Re. Vorderman: she's very quick and clever and fast at complicated mental arithmetic, which is a useful skill, but not one that will in itself get you a degree.

Mind you, what do I know? I've got a Mensa-level IQ and a third-class honours degree as well.

Although she apparently gets loads of extra time to do the sums on Countdown if she needs it. So not quite as smart as she'd have us believe.

Guess she was waiting for the right moment to sell us all out!!!

She was "fired" because she was appearing in adverts that featured her on a set that was virtually identical to the one used by Tomorrow's World, presenting margerine (or whatever it was) as if it was an item on said show. Even then the BBC told her she could keep her job if she stopped doing the commercials, but Carol saw pound signs and dropped Auntie like an unwanted remainder.

Jugears, for all his general twattishness, has yet to appear in an ad where he discusses the merits of a new flavour of crisp with Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson.

Brendan Foster, however, still gets away with plugging his company's events throughout BBC Sport's coverage of major events. I wrote to complain about this once, and they eventually replied and said "there is no conflict of interest." Even though there, you know, is and stuff.

Why do you find the fact that Vorderman advertises for these people so shocking? She is one of the vilest Tory specimens you could encounter. As for Tufnell, he's a cricketer and therefore a Tory. They all are.

Jim Davidson: wife-beater
Carol Vorderman: dead-eyed maths whizz
Phil Tufnell: amiable IACGMOOH slob

Jim pips them to the post.

And from the Guardian article:

Critics say Ms Vorderman's role as the nation's maths brainbox puts her into a different category. Mr Lewis said: "Carol Vorderman is no ordinary celebrity. She is specifically trusted for her mathematical knowledge. So when she recommends a financial product, it has a lot more credence than other celebs. [Secured loans] should really be seen as loans of last resort, but the way in which they are sold by Carol makes them seem as if they are a normal everyday option."