ROLL up for a Wirral car boot sale of pay-and-display machines.

The Inferno is fired up. This column has helped win a major victory by highlighting what was clearly an ill-thought-out attempt to raise revenue by charging for car parking at Fort Perch Rock.

It is comforting to know that the Globe newspaper and website are read by other journals too and, of course, councillors.

The proposed car parking charges caused so much opposition that a petition reached 4,000 by 4pm on Monday of this week. Council leader Cllr Phil Davies then took over the wheel to say the plan was now a non-starter.

They couldn't, realistically, ‘hack it’.

Paul Holliday, a former manager of the Floral Pavilion, with 40 years' experience in the resort, is passionate about the place.

He has recently retired but that did not stop him pursuing this damaging charge on visitors to the area.

"Those who care about New Brighton have had their say and finally, at last, the council has listened,” said Paul. "It’s people-power using social media and the Wirral Globe."

Local businesses are equally pleased with the U-turn.

It would have had a domino effect on trade right across the resort, from the long-established, traditional outlets to the multi-million pound Marine Point development.

Mike Rice, manager of the Queen's Hotel, and Alan Johnson, of Dunsandles Guest House, both agreed that it was a "victory for common sense".

Now it’s onwards and upwards ... and the Inferno looks forward to hearing from readers who believe in any other issue that they deem to be unfair.

The need for consistent accountability and transparency should now drive all Wirral residents on.

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GOD moves in mysterious ways. I know. I have interviewed him.

No, I haven't been on extra medication, I refer to the Hollywood star who has played God on screen – twice.

Morgan Freeman appeared in Bruce Almighty and Ewan Almighty as the man who gives out celestial advice to two of life’s no-hopers.

Now, however, he says he is happy playing a lawyer in the very ungodly film Ted 2.

"It was fun and they paid a lot," said the star of the Shawshank Redemption recently.

I once interviewed Mr Freeman, now 78, on a cross-Atlantic call when Driving Miss Daisy was released.

I told him that he had a really commanding voice with heavenly calmness. He ended our chat by saying he has always had his tongue in his cheek and called me "Sir" in his famous Deep South Mississippi voice. "I gravitate to gravitas," being one of Morgan’s great quotes.

So there you have it, God has a sense of humour. I always thought as much.

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THE dumbing down of UK TV continues apace: latest to hit our screens is the Beeb's Britain at the Bookies, about as rewarding as a scrunched-up betting slip.

Then there is ITV's Hello Campers where couples go off to Marbella to compete in mindless games featuring some deluded people looking for their 15 minutes of fame.

It goes out on ITV at 4pm each Monday and is full of crude Carry on-styled innuendo.

Surely it should be on after the watershed? I dislike it in-tent-sly.

There are, however, a couple of shows that will be tasty rivals in the ratings war this summer.

We have the return of Great British Bake Off, starring the Berry excellent Mary and Wirral’s very own master cake-maker Paul Hollywood.

While ITV are chomping at the bit with a similar food formulaic show entitled BBQ Champ, so I will grill and bear it this summer while sipping some Pimm's.

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AND finally...What's in a name?

The Inferno loves to hear of people who have names that are seemingly appropriate to their jobs.

I recall a painter and decorator called Matt Finish and a press officer for CAFOD, the overseas development charity, named Robin Hood.

Now I hear the managing director of energy customer service at British Gas is called Matt Idle – who is actually very busy.

Peter Grant