I think that Mr Reid does make some poor choices of words which can cause confusion.
I noticed that it would appear that he has signed the "Cov Back To Ricoh" Petition, so he could be described as supporting a view.
Then again so have the these people allegedly, for the following reasons, they have the most "likes".
J Seppela NEW YORK, NY
I fully endorse this petition. It is time that Ann Lucas & Martin Reeves told the Coventry public the truth. Keep up the good work Ms Sinclaire and Les Reid.
Timmy Fisher NORTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM
I agree totally with Les Reid. Cov Council and ACL are totally to blame for this situation. Keep up the good work Les.
Justin D'Arce COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM
People of the stature of Les Reid and Nikki Sinclaire are not wrong. ACL / CCC are to blame for this mess and must be held to account. x
I do get the feeling that the above comments are not really the people they pretend to be. The way the petition is set up anyone could pretend to be anyone. I might be wrong. This is what causes a few problems for people. It is an example that of the sort of trolling happening on this subject. The individuals ideas are being twisted and hijacked by others.
The reason some have signed the petition appears to be because they think that Mr Reid and the petition owner is blaming ACL and the Council fully. it might be suggested by Mr Reid that it is their confusion not a sign that he is biased.
Much of the criticism towards Mr Reid is based on misinformation of others, and confusion of the words he has used.
I do question his choice of words, at times. The danger is that the press likes to claim neutrality, but writing a news story requires an opinion to express. The Neutral story is a boring read, a bullet point list of everything, by editing the list and fleshing out the points Mr Reid adds his own opinion. It is really hard to maintain a neutral approach in this way and I do feel he at times falls short of reaching that ideal.
The important thing here is that there needs to be a free press, but there also needs to be freedom to question the opinions of the press.