Radio reviews

Online gambling has surged among women. Photo: Getty

Online gambling has surged among women. Photo: Getty

One of the finest traditions of our inky trade is the way a columnist can seize on an issue that is otherwise ­ignored and keep plugging away at it until it gets some attention.

Last week I argued that the ­avalanche of radio items about our presidential election that was then about 80 DAYS AWAY, was obviously excessive – as avalanches tend to be – but that it acted as a kind of soother for our political class.