Asterisks weeks: sheer gall

Star ratings - we all read them. Note them. Raise an eyebrow to. Become infuriated by. Add or subtract an extra one in our heads to.

They matter to some and serve a purpose. But should we really care? Listen in the latest audio takeover - short and snappy podcasts this week every day on marlbank as the blog rings in the changes

Street side view of the - yes - five-star recently refurbished Pizza Express Jazz Club - one of the very greatest London jazz clubs of the last 50 years