Aren't these young people lucky enough just to be young and vital, without getting additional plaudits for being young and vital, dammit? Apparently not. Young Joss Stone has been named a young person of the year by Debrett's, whose 'People Of Today' book (list price: very expensive) lists around 25,000 "significant individuals in British society".
Anyway, Stone was cited for her impact on the international music scene. Bob Geldof is also a person of the year, with other new music-related names added to the list including Shirley Bassey, Kelly Jones and Guy Chambers. Non music related additions include actors Tim Roth, Pete Postlethwaite, Kenneth Branagh and Joanna Lumley (why wasn't she on the list earlier? She's a national treasure), writers Tracey Chevalier, Andrea Levy and Louis de Bernieres, and artists Jack Vettriano, Marc Quinn and Lucian Freud. TV presenters Ant and Dec made it in this year. I'm surprised they didn't make it in sooner, given the impact they've been having on the telly the last couple of years.
In 'getting knocked off the list' news, all but one of the Spice Girls have been thrown off it, despite the fact that they were in there last year. The only survivor is Mrs Beckham, presumably for her link to a famous footballer and services to the fashion industry.