We see that Damien Hirst has sent a mexican flap through the art world again – this time ‘cos he dares to circumvent the commercial gallery mob. Ah well, what will be will be – we certainly have no qualms about the artist excising the middle-man. It had to happen sooner or later.

But speaking of Hirst – did anybody catch his episode on our fave owner-builder show, Grand Designs? It was fantastic – he sounds exactly like Ozzy Osbourne! Dead set, if you closed your eyes it was Ozzy doing the talking. What a hoot – kept us enthralled for the entire programme.

[We love Ozzy, so it was a real bonus. n(Ed)]