I miss the hellraisers!

IT’S taken women decades to gain full recognition for their talents on stage and screen. So why is it that the current awards season — dominated in every way by women, from Olivia Colman and Co at the Baftas, to Katy Perry ( left) and her sisters at the Grammys — seems like such an anti-climax? Call me wicked, but sitting through the feminist virtue-signalling of the Baftas, or watching an auditorium blub at the sight of Michelle Obama talking about her ‘story’ at the Grammys, just made me long for a bit of good old-fashioned male roguishness and swagger. A scowling Liam Gallagher, perhaps, or a priapic Oliver Reed — you know, just to spice things up a bit.

Political correctness is all very well and good — but it doesn’t half make for a dull night out.