[John Vasco]

Steve,
You don't understand what I'm saying? You taking the piss? Intimate knowledge of British aviation book publishing is clear enough English, is it not?

This is what you posted: "...in my view, the quality of British aviation book publishing died when MCP were bought out by Ian Allan..." Utter rubbish!

And I did say you had no right to comment? Do NOT attribute words to me that I did not say!

I wanted to know what your INSIDE KNOWLEDGE was of the British aviation book publishing world was, since you made such a broad, damning, statement.

Your three bullet points are just generalisations that have no factual substance presented with them.

Another generalisation: "...MCP represented a particular commitment to enthusiast publishing which is now largely long gone..." It is the easiest thing in the world to come up with glib generalisations...

Let me give you one example of a book from 2000 which set a brilliant standard in its research and critique of its subject: 'The most dangerous enemy' by Stephen Bungay. This singular example blows away your point about 'British aviation book publishing' dying at a stroke. There are numerous other examples right up to present, but I'll leave what I have written here as enough for the present.