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Back Page: Hound - Between the lines in the past week's media

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Lisa Harker's report on child poverty was published last week. But precious few papers covered it.

"There was no high-profile launch to engage the voters with the depth ofthe problem," said Polly Toynbee in The Guardian. "Just a limp pressrelease that could have had 'To Be Binned' stamped on it." Toynbeethinks celebrity input might help. The case "needs noise and anger, andmaybe a Bono or Geldof figurehead".

With you in principle, Pol. But please can the noisy and angryfigurehead be not quite so irritating as Sir Bob?

- No children were sexualised during the making of this programme. Acommittee of BBC governors looking into a French and Saunders ChristmasSpecial sketch reached this reassuring judgment. Despite being requiredto wear false breasts and bottoms in the style of Paris Hilton andCharlie Dimmock, the children escaped unsexualised.

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