Simon McCrudden, one of our planners, is often berated on Paul Colman’s blog. His blogging credentials, personality and just about everything else are always called into question. The latest quote from

Paul

was "[Simon] is a bit like the old drunks you get in the corner of pubs – he can be difficult, but is part of the furniture".

Well we’d like to staunch the ridiculous tide of meanness, address the balance and generally just right the wrongs that have been done to Simon. It’s true, he may be slightly geeky and a little odd. It’s also true that he has quite a high pitched laugh and does strange planner-type things with his hands constantly in meetings. But in spite of all this

, he is actually a pretty good planner. And although it sticks in my throat to say it, I wouldn’t want to work with anyone else on either of my accounts. He brings strategic order to the creative chaos and writes some of the funniest (but also terribly insightful obviously) briefs around. Still not sure about the brown cardigans or plastic flip flops though.

So says Penny.

So, farewell then, Jonathan Campbell.

You liked cigars and cars.

You fell off a motorbike and broke your collarbone.

You believed in the Power of Dreams and made some amazing ideas into reality.

And now you will be working on Renault.

Shake that ass, baby.