Diddums. Bob Geldof swore at a Sky TV presenter who asked him an inpertinent question.

And some of our dafter newspapers are holding their hands up in horror.

Indeed, there seems to be a sense of entitlement amongst those prepared to accept money to make a nuisance of themselves by phoning up without a-by-your leave.

The other week I had one of those ‘survey’ chaps who was indignant when I asked how much his firm intended to pay me for my time.

He was even more put out when I told him to… well, go forth and multiply is the polite way of putting it.

A few years ago a chap came to the door encouraging me to change electric supplier.

I would have stayed polite if he hadn’t cheeked me, but he was a little surprised when I banned him from my property then, shoeless, chased him down the garden path intent on throwing him over the gate.

Some nutter wrote to a newspaper suggesting Geldof was a millionaire who could support Africa on his own when all normal people know he’s barely sold a record since the 1980s.

And modern pop stars, who shall remain nameless to this old rocker, might well be making monetary contributions as well as time. You would hardly expect someone to boast about it, would you?

That would be something to criticise.

And as Geldof says, you can buy them then throw them away.