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At last a practical idea to improve movies. Screen and radio writer Paul Bassett Davies is campaigning for us all to join CROC, the Challenge to Recycle the Oscar Campaign.

The plan is to limit the number of Oscars in circulation. If a previous award-winner makes a really atrocious film, they have to give their Oscar back. They do it with Michelin stars, so why not with Hollywood stars? This scheme not only endorses eco-friendly practice, it will also discourage stars, directors and writers from making terrible movies. I’m going to lobby the Green Party to put it in their manifesto.

Rush back down the red carpet to Paul Bassett Davies’ blog The Writer Type at http://thewritertype.blogspot.com/ and put in your own nominations. I feel moved to tears already. And I just want to thank my agent, my producer, my parents without whom…