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assume makes an ass out of you and me - been waiting to say that phrase for a long time!
I'm not trying to convince you, I was asking the question of how the BBC have done it and "got away with it". There is a difference. Honestly, I know what you're saying and in a perfect world I'd agree, but the reality of for example, a three column flexible layout in CSS is impossible to achieve with the same "robustness" (for want of a better word) as doing it with a table. No, I don't build with tables - even for 3 cols, but I am aware that a table would be an easier solution and that the only thing saying it isn't is some nameless entity saying it should not be done like that.
So, as a general point I do think you're correct in your aspirations - and I share them, but like anything in life, the perfect world is not always in sync with business/real life. I suspect that is why the BBC have used tables.
Finally, I don't want tables vs CSS to become the new Mac vs PC. Life's too short for that I think.