Beware, Les - Allan is very quick-thinking (this is not meant as an insult to you, lad!), and he specialises in being Devil's Advocate...

Hopefully, his close alliance with Bernard Wrigley (they do the occasional gigs together) may be of an advantage, as Bernard has already written to JR (spooky!!) expressing his dismay.

I quote:

BEWARE! If GMR becomes an imitation of Shit FM there'll be no going
back. You won't get the independent listeners and you'll lose all the
respect you currently have for the unique progs you broadcast
(Parlour, Folk, etc).

To which JR replied...

Whilst I reserve the right to review our whole schedule, be assured that I understand fully my public service obligation as the man in charge of GMR.

I have no ambition to ape commercial radio - but recognise the need of successful radio stations to adapt their programming from time to time to reflect the changing needs of their audiences.

It is worth noting that JR came to the BBC via commercial radio... or so I am led to believe.

I'm sorry to say that I believe all this to be a 'done deal' - no amount of complaining will make any difference. I also believe that JR is only the person appointed to oversee the changes - which have been decided at a higher level, and some months, even years ago.

I must stress this is only my opinion, and not based on fact. Make of it what you will.