I personally believe that the present voting system for the X factor is to blame for the ridiculous results we see week after week, with real talent haemorraging from the show whilst the dreadful duo Jon and Edward stay to make a mockery of what the show is supposed to be about.

Have never known it to be so bad in all the years I have been watching it and am sure that the voting system is entirely to blame. In previous years the public were only allowed to vote in their favourite acts for a few hours on a Saturday night between the end of the contestants performances and the results show, but now there is a whole day between the contestants performances and the results show, which means that kids who have nothing better to do are multiple voting for the twins for a whole day, whilst we adults who have better things to do can only devote a short amount of time to our vote. To kids this is just a game, and they obviously cannot see the point in voting for real talent when they have a couple of hyperactive clowns to vote for.

The producers should tighten up the voting by only allowing people to vote for a couple of hours on a Sunday from 6.30 -8.30 pm,  and multiple votes from the same number should be disqualified. Also, why not let the teenyboppers have their own X factor on children's TV, where the twins could clown around all they like and not seriously offend the ears of a more discerning  audience.