I don't agree with filling in the docks but I think the canal through the Pier Head is a joke. I don't want to see canal boats, they've never been a part of Liverpool's waterfront.
As for World Heritage, this should be kicked into touch. Too many parts of the city are like a museum already and too many people with a single agenda like the waterfront are holding the city back with heritage and nostalgia nonsense.
The way I see it, the people of the city have already voted with their feet on the present state of the waterfront and docklands-they're dead as a dodo 95% of the time. People don't go there to enjoy anything and a better mix is needed.
You shouldn't refer to FKoE as an imbecile just because you don't like his views.