Presumably with the oil slick and all, local residents will follow the Americans’ lead to sue whoever was responsible from preventing day trippers from building sand castles on the beach hereabouts and compensation for lug and ragworm diggers denied their livelihood?

Well those health ’n’ safety American instigators did it, so why not us? They have made an absolute fortune out of BP and now carp on that their gravy train is over. The well is shut!

Here, some Spanish ship, perhaps even unknowingly, caused heavy sticky oil to wash up on our foreshore and with the absence of such a voice as the American President are likely to get away with a British fair play slapped wrist! Dopes we are! Ever forgiving and willing to excuse. This is why I love GB.

Trevor Murdin
Fleming Crescent
Leigh