
Public relations advisors to dodgy politicians love a ‘spin’, but the inescapable fact of the rotational matter is that ‘spin’ is generally a grating irritation to the ears.
Of course, I’m not speaking of the marvels of Miss Minogue’s eye-popping ‘Spinning Around’ video or, indeed, Dead or Alive’s mid-80s banger ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’, nor am I including Pearl Jam’s grunge grate ‘Spin the Black Circle’ in my sweeping generalisation, but rather the relentless racket of a washing machine in full spin flight.