I accidentally pressed the wrong sequence of numbers on the remote control early this morning to spend a few minutes watching the BBC, something I haven't done for years. It was the beginning of a news report about the spiralling cost of fish and chips.

While unrelated factors were acknowledged, the main thrust was Russia, Russia, Russia. It must be drilled into the brains of viewers that their forthcoming woes concerning energy and food prices then a smoking ruin of an economy must be laid at the door of the villainous Bad Vlad.