I watched Jeremy Paxman's last appearance on Newsnigh. Well, the World Cup was rubbish, Croatia versus Cameroon.

I will miss Paxman, I alwaysregarded him as a good and effective journalist and broadcaster but he's also an excellent writer.

I once went as far as purchasing (charity shop, easy at the back there) one of his books which was full of fishing anecdotes and stories. Paxman introduced each chapter and despite my knowledge on the subject ranging from normal fish to special fish supper, it was, even for a non-fishing fan, a very good read, his introductions and asides surprisingly informative and entertaining.

The reason why presenters like Paxman stand out, (with John Simpson, Jim Naughtie and Jon Snow) is their clarity of thought throughout the interview process. They are direct, clear and aggressive, which triggers a reaction. Sometimes that comes across as being blunt, bad mannered, even aggressive but they ask the questions the punter at home wants asked.

That sounds like an over-simplification but if you've ever had the privilege (klaxon for irony, effects man please) of being in the company of some - not all - politicians, you would realise they relish their power and have an ego the size of small to medium planet.

They aren't used to being spoken to in such a forthright manner. I'm not sure if the general public have an idea of the preposterously high level of importance most MPs hold themselves in. Everyone knows their local councillor and local MP, so you can imagine what cabinet misters are like by the time they reach Newsnight level.

I'm sure we've all had experiences with MPs but two come to mind for me. Both were on flights; the first with John Reid, sorry Baron Reid of Cardowan, returning from Spain.

We had to wait for hours for him to show up. He was at the front of the plane, stretching his legs, acting like it was a private jet, chatting up air hostesses. When we landed, we were huckled off the plane in the pouring rain, while his limo and security detail waited for him.

Then there was former speaker Michael Martin, sorry Baron Martin of Springburn, on an early Monday flight to London and just too loud for that time in the morning, but again all over the place acting like he was on a chartered flight. Showbiz from the working class heroes.

Paxo signed off from his show while interviewing Boris Johnson on a tandem; reminding me of Dolly Parton; a couple of swells.

It's easy to slag off and indeed profit from pillorying (mea culpa) guys like Paxman but they are generally being made fun of because they make it look effortless, are good at their job and almost have become caricatures of themselves.

The current teething problems of shows like Scotland 2014 show how difficult it is to get a show right. Something as simple as the voice of the presenter, sounding like the dragon from Game of Thrones being shoved into an industrial food processor. Scotland 2014; how long will that last? I suppose the devil's in the detail. Even the title has a sense of foreboding. Good luck to Paxo.

Sometimes you just have to look coldly at the information. Don't get caught up in it all. Here's the news, from a Scotsman, watching what's happened in England.

Tony Blair has his mojo back. He sees Jihadists capture city after city in Iraq, the world holds its breath, and he has a dig at everyone for not listening to him about attacking Syria when all this started. He is unsure what position is Wayne Rooney's best.

Obama and Hague enter diplomatic discussions with Iran in order to seek help with Isis insurrection and insurgency in Iraq. The US, UK or Iran are unsure of Wayne Rooney's perfect position.

Ed Miliband holds up a copy of the Sun in a misguided gesture thinking this will make him a man of the people. This spectacularly backfires. His people are concerned he may highlight the plight of pillow slips and do a photo shoot posing with one over his head with the eyes cut out. He is also clueless over the issue of Wayne Rooney's best position.

Ed Balls said he'd resign as chancellor if a currency union with iScotland is proposed. Well we can all but hope. I can't ever see Labour getting in with Miliband.

Maybe they should bring back Tony Blair. Those demonic eyes, that Messianic rhetoric. Political comebacks are brilliant. Bring back TB. You might not like him or his politics but he'd destroy Cameron and Clegg and wipe the floor with Miliband and Balls.

Strong leadership, despotic, a bampot, that's what the country needs. An illegal war? So what. Blair either has an amazing manager and agent or a book out or maybe both. Oh and Ed Balls was unsure of how to get the best out of Wayne Rooney.

Holyrood has its own honey bees and they are called Buckfast Bees. This isn't because as Scotland hits an unusually area of high pressure for midsummer, what we term Taps Aff Weather, that the bees are stripping off and wanting to start fights with their own shadow.

No, they are named after the Abbey that makes the Beaujolais. Not so sure if I'd have told the Edinburgh young team they were Buckfast Bees. Police will be looking for Neds with swollen lips like Mick Jagger on botox, quite literally buzzing and close to anaphylactic shock caused from sucking the bees and getting stung. Are you looking at me or chewing a wasp?

Presiding officer Trisha Marwick held them up, they must be emitting some kind of restorative tonic, she had a huge warm smile. Stay safe in the sun and don't eat the bees.