Cancel culture has decided to try and silence Piers Morgan. Well, good luck with that one, because somehow I can’t see him going quietly. I’ve certainly never liked him - he’s not the kind of person you’d invite over for dinner. Having said that he has done what almost nobody else has had the guts to do, least of all the official opposition, which is properly humiliate the current government. ITV need look no further than what happened when the BBC sacked Piers Morgan’s arch enemy Jeremy Clarkson. Morgan was right to defend the monarchy.
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There s nothing particularly unusual about the way the BBC is funded, says Bob Townerr. Picture of New Broadcasting House by Jonathan Brady/PA Wire. The letter from Scott Marmion about the BBC (January 21) needs a response. To suggest that the flat rate payment for all BBC services at £3 a week is immoral is excessive even by the writer’s standards. There are many facets of life where a flat rate payment is made irrespective of how much or little you use it. The NHS comes to mind as the most evident, whether you make use of it or not. Car tax is another whether you drive 20,000 miles a year or hardly at all.
I’D like to suggest a correction to the article regarding the farce that is the Community Stadium. The article states that the least worst option means “the council will be nearly £1.4 million out of pocket”. The council won’t be out of pocket at all, every penny of this mess is being paid for by us, the local residents. This administration specialises in ratcheting up financial losses. They started by giving themselves a four-figure pay rise, followed by a six-figure pay off to Mary Weastell and now seven-figure sums wasted on the Community Stadium. The least worst option for me would see those responsible for this mess fired immediately, without a penny in payment, and Cllr Ayre resign before they get a chance to ruin the even bigger projects of York Central and the A1237 upgrades.