#bbcqt: Please, no more celebrities like Carol 'I know numbers' Vorderman

It's not even over yet but I'd like to proclaim tonight's BBC Question Time as one of the worst yet.

And the reason contains two words, made up of numerous vowels and so on... Carol Vorderman.

Many people have criticised having celebrities on the panel for what is a political discussion. It works, sometimes, as long as people don't act like Kelvin Mackenzie, saying whatever you know will win applause from the audience.

There's no point going on Question Time to make holier-than-thou 'I'm not a politician' statements. Acting as though you are slagging off politics in general when, in fact, you are a celebrity front for a headline-grabbing Tory review into something is a very poor show indeed.

Pretending to be appalled with politics in general doesn't fit with working for one of the main parties.

Carol Vorderman is either incredibly in tune with the British public or just seeking to be liked. Either way, we don't need celebrities on Question Time doing that.

The panel mix tonight in general was a joke. Boris Johnson does not make a good panellist. Against him, Will Self and Carol 'I know numbers' Vorderman, Dame Shirley Williams and Lord Adonis didn't stand a chance. Yet their answers were probably the most considered.