Letter: Simple remedy to X Factor voting

I have for some time been a fan of The X Factor and have whole heartily agreed over the years with those numbers that respond when voting to retain their particular favourite singer for another week.

However, I must ask this question regarding this heavily viewed Saturday night programme.

Is the X Factor all about generating money regarding the voting system, or is it to bring about the best person or persons that can both sing and entertain public and go forward into a singing career upon being voted the winner on the very last show?

I must say that I'm no longer a member of the general public vote, however, I now sit back in amazement at some members of the public out there that neither have an ear for music nor an eye for entertainment in repeatedly voting each week for those that cannot sing nor entertain.

We are now heading towards the final stages, in my opinion contestants are leaving that are in tune and can sing whilst others are still remaining via the voting system to give many of us earache.

The remedy is simple. Bring in vote busters that the four panelists unanimously agree to.

The three vote busters would consist of impartial and recognisable professional persons in the music industry that would be independent of personality towards remaining contestants and the four panelists.

On this particular Saturday night there would be no public voting and any contestant hanging on simply on the vote of the general public without ears for music nor eyes for entertainment would be dismissed and the programme continue fairer and more democratically.

I have deliberately not named he, she or those I believe have no right to continue performing owing to everyone having an alternative point of view, however, I would welcome their comments.

J WOOLLEY Hawthorn Crescent Arnold