Hi OldQueen, I didn't realise until I saw the Guardian later yesterday that it was briefly on the front page, too! I trust the Guardian over things like this (not everything) and they have a very good track record with uncovering scandals, so the fact they front paged it for a while makes me think there must be some substance to it, but if there is they will keep digging I guess.
I didn't really get my head round it yesterday and I didn't want to get too caught up (trying to write a book!).
Will be interesting to see if it just sinks without trace or keeps popping up. Surgisphere. Not an easy name to forget! Terrible ugly word at the very least...