[Matt Q]

John,

The money was donated by a reader. Who knows whether that reader was consulted on the Boris stitch-up, but if not, the money was donated by someone under the impression that Murray had been telling the truth about trying to find the most offensive limerick, rather than trying to get the most publicity for his competition.

I'd say Murray misled everyone who invested time and energy into entering the competition in order to give Boris (former editor of the magazine Murray writes for) £1000 of someone else's money. (Boris probably wasn't even aware that he'd entered the competition). Is Murray entitled to do that? Obviously he's legally allowed to. But if he's entitled to do it, then people are entitled to call him an arse for doing so, no? It works both ways.

Matt