A plane flies over the stadium with a banner reading 'White Lives Matter Burnley' during the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture: Shaun Botterill/PA Wire/NMC Pool
THE recent controversy regarding a private plane towing a banner which said ‘White Lives Matter – Burnley’ would simply not have happened if it had said ‘Black Lives Matter – Burnley’ and is yet another example of positive discrimination.
P Holmes, Barnard Castle
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