IN my previous letter, at no time did I say that the charity shop in Benarty Square looked like a burned out building. I mentioned its existence. Next I wrote the the Shank looked like a burned out building.

How the Shank translates to shop I have no idea.

However, I have all my letters photocopied. If anyone is upset they are welcome to see the said photocopies.

Now about a prehistoric institution, hopelessly out of touch, the BBC.

They have just raised the licence fee. Why should we pay a licence fee at all? And their offer to the over 75s and blind is insulting.

Let's start with the BBC News and that silly annoying prolonged double countdown. What has that to do with news?

Countdowns are for NASA launches. Thank God for the mute button. These dinosaurs' perception of headlines? Apart from terrorist atrocities and the Grenfell fire, these are what they consider headlines. Dec 2016 'The Queen can't go to Sandringham because of a cold'. Oh dear, how sad, never mind. Jan 2017, 'The Queen goes to Sandringham'. Who cares? Feb, 'The England/Wales Cricket Board announces the resignation of captain Alistair Cook'. Who? March, 'The Queen celebrates Sapphire Jubilee'. Well she always celebrates something. April, 'Oxford and Cambridge boat race can go ahead'. Again who cares?

May, 'Crown Prosecution Service, no charges brought against the Tory Party for election fraud, 2014, 2015, 2016 elections despite being fined £70,000 over the 2014 election and three by-elections in 2015'.

Does that make sense to you? Me neither.

£70,000 is chump change to them. Still May, 'Pippa Middleton's wedding'. Who? 'Prince Philip announces his retirement shortly'. When did he start?

June, 'Prince Philip in hospital'. Probably due to the weight of all the medals he displayed on the Queen's birthday (another celebration). What did he get all these medals for again?

I hope he doesn't fall in the Thames or over the side of a ship (fat chance) with that lot on.

July, 'Adele has to cancel her concert at Wembley'. Is this or any of the aforementioned stuff headline news?

Sometimes I feel like Scotland and England are two different planets. Maybe they should have a separate channel for all the Royal groupies like the saddos who camp outside maternity hospitals. Get a life, for God's sake. Next-BBC part II, 'entertainment'.

BILL BISHOP,

Ballingry.