8:00am Friday 10th July 2009
Sir – Over a long span of enjoying and supporting John Phillpott in this paper, there have been very few times that I have had cause to disagree with him.
However, he seems in his old age to be campaigning against the elderly, with sweeping innuendos about those in receipt of benefits (October, 2008) and (June, 2009) in defence of a most selfish able-bodied female friend who chose to use a disabled toilet, and was rightfully confronted by a disabled lady who was forced to wait.
This caused an onslaught from Mr Phillpott, leading him to also question those who, for mobility problems, have use of a blue badge, and sad expressions as “so-called disabled people”. I could find many disabled who would willingly swap their badges for Mr Phillpott’s mobility. Then they could also ramble along the riverbanks.
There is a £1,000 fine for misuse of the blue badges.
In fact some of Worcester’s traffic wardens who are unable to address the unlawful number of taxis parking in the city centre are being most vigilant over blue badge holders as they give out the easiest tickets.
Brian Hunt,
Worcester.
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