A Bit Late But

Not since the death of Diana or the closure of Kwik Save has the country seen such an outpouring of grief, but nevertheless, it may have escaped your notice that Victoria Newton, the woman who once likened Kate Moss to a “King’s Cross crack whore”, has left The Sun.

More accurately, she’s done exactly what Dominic Mohan did before her: swapped editorship of her Bizarre column for an ‘executive’ role at the paper.

While this means we will miss her poetry, philosophy and all-round journalistic excellence, we can at least console ourselves with the arrival of her successor, none other than… (drumroll please)… Gordon Smart!

Basically, he isn’t worth ‘going in to’ here, but can be summed up thusly: a bit like Joe Mott but not as likeable. Suit + trainers + weird knuckle-clutching pose = nothankyouverymuch.

Anyway. We thought we’d mark the passing of our journalistic idol by lazily repeating some things we wrote about her several months ago. Which is fitting, is it not?

Scotch Myths
They say things are bad north of the border. They say that there’re babies smacked right to the back of their necks on “broon” and “crarck” and stuff, and that the adults are either too stupid, or too pissed, to do anything about it. They say these things, but who listens? (read more)

Mystic Vic
Obsessive Liverpool fan Victoria Newton, 54, has given us all another masterclass in truly Scottish journalism, this time with her “mystic” views on what 2007 will bring. (read more)

Newton On Song
Showbiz journalist, sociology professor, avid follower of Liverpool FC; now you can add ‘satirist’ and ‘whiz with words’ to Victoria Newton’s growing list of talents. (read more)

We will miss you Vicky. x