Neil French bites the dust

The truth hurts: female creative directors have effectively got my old boss the sack. He's a guy who delights in being politically incorrect, and even if you know why it's true - there just aren't enough female CDs around to make the average quality very high; it's the same with motor racing or professional boxing - it seems the girls in the audience took exception seriously enough to worry WPP head Martin Sorrell. (Although knowing each of them, I'd guess both men had a laugh about it over the phone.)

What was he doing still working at 61 anyway? He was on a million bucks a year when I last saw him, and that was five years ago.