And still the hypocrisy grows...it now turns out that Madonna's Ray of Light charitable foundation has £2.1 million of shares in various companies like Alcoa (aluminium manufacturers), Ford Motors and Weyerhaeuser (forest products), all of whom have come under fire from environmentalists.
But is anybody really surprised by all this? Ever since John Lennon appeared on Top of the Pops singing "Imagine no possessions" sitting in his luxury mansion in the Surrey stockbroker belt, it's been obvious that, no matter how great their musical talents, no one should regard pop stars' views on world affairs with the slightest degree of credibility. The sad thing is that the opposite has happened and the likes of Bono, Geldof etc have been eagerly courted by world leaders, instead of being told to shut up and get on with making records, touring and all the other things that pop stars do.
...and, also, slightly off-topic, but related, it's been reported that Nancy Dell'Olio is teaming up with Tony Blair in an effort to bring peace to the Middle East. That'll really sort Hamas out!!
