Rhydian's Fans Up In Arms Over Dodgy Phoneline Claims

Welsh grannies everywhere are up in arms about last Saturday's x-factor final. The reason? Apparently phone lines were "constantly blocked", meaning that many who tried to vote for Rhydian (the 1-3 favourite) could not get through. According to the BBC website, several grannies tried phoning "over ten times" without success.

Whilst it's difficult to work up much genuine passion about this story, it does nevertheless seem to show that the days of rigged phone-ins and dodgy TV comps are far from over. Although to be honest, anyone who phones in 10 times to vote on the x-factor deserves everything they get.