One of the tabloids has recently done a piece on what they consider to be the worst Christmas lights in the country. This description has been applied to Cullompton, a Devon town on the west side of the M5 as it heads south towards Exeter. And you might agree with them if you look at a photo showing one string of lights across Fore Street in the centre of town. Much of one side of the street is in the ownership of one person who does not want lights attached to his properties thank you; this might be partly due to some of the buildings being listed.

So there aren't any other festive lights in Cullompton then? Well there are - hundreds of them! This is typical of the popular press I have to say and why I don't hold them in high esteem. Selective journalism is a curse in this country.