Robert Gannon

Once the jewel in the BBC’s crown, Strictly Come Dancing has been marred by a series of controversies in recent months. Allegations first surfaced in January when Sherlock star Amanda Abbington requested footage of her tense rehearsals with professional partner Giovanni Pernice during the 2023 series, prompting a misconduct investigation. Since then there has also been the dismissal of Graziano Di Prima, who was paired with Love Island star Zara McDermott last year.

Not a resident of Olympia, I withhold commenting on the city’s handling of its “homeless” crisis. However the publication of Paul Thompson’s letter gives an opportunity to second his cogent observations and note that he has hit the nail squarely on the head and also offer wonderment why these obvious evaluations don’t seem more widespread among Olympia’s residents.