IDS wants Simon Cowell to help shorten dole queue

If keeping the population of Britain entertained on Saturday nights was not enough responsibility for Simon Cowell , reports the Sun, then the TV mogul may have more civic duties coming his way. The government's work and pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, has written to Cowell asking him to offer work experience to the nation's jobless youth. The call comes after an unseemly war of words erupted between the pair in the Sun last week. Cowell accused Duncan Smith – better known as "IDS" – of talking rubbish when the Tory MP had a swipe at "X Factor culture". Over to you, Simon. We're sure you could find a place for young Frankie Cocozza somewhere in your international media empire.