TONY Knox's announcement that he would "abandon his £3 million Barbican plan" if his late licence application were rejected (July 4) is a typical example of a large company trying to muscle its way past local residents.

He says he wants the Barbican to be patronised by "older people and families" - what kind of families are out drinking till two in the morning? The council should muster what little courage it has and call his bluff.

Alan Lewis,

Tanner Row, York.

Updated: 10:22 Thursday, July 07, 2005