09-05-2015, 08:48 AM
Kharon, to be perfectly honest your comments dropped into my lap (so to speak) right while I was in the middle of reading 'The Fog Of War'. So I am in a sort of 'reflective mood', and in turn a more reasonable and perhaps even forgiving mood!! You said;
Then, there was the apparent gazumping the Senate inquiry and their recommendations. Been chewing on that for a while now – and I wonder – what if. What if Truss understood that the Senators were serious, but were without enough clout to make reform happen. i.e Ministerial horse power required. The next response from Truss was to drag in the much respected Rev. Forsyth and his side kicks to put some flesh on the bare bones of the Senate inquiry. It was Truss who selected Forsyth, insisted on Pel-Air being reopened and the TSBC report. Then there was the Boyd appointment and a couple of good hands brought onto the ‘board’. All on the plus side of the ledger. Up front, he has, despite some highly suspect advice, at least seemed to try to make things work, and it is an uphill battle
This is true. And Minister Truss also helped to push the Screaming Skull out the door, so I'm happy to accept the points you have made above. But are these acts simply a way to placate the IOS somewhat, to feed them a placebo and settle the angst, done in a smoke and mirrors type of way while not really making the required big changes at all? My genuine concern is how Minister Truss reappointed Pumpkin Head and Beaker back into their respective roles when their contracts were up for renewal? A clean sweep of those characters would have sent a positive message to the IOS. It's been an opportunity lost and paves the way to speculation that the Minister is 'playing us'.
Anyway, my message to either party who wins the next election is this - adjust the Minister for Infrastructures portfolio, appoint a Junior Minister for Aviation, make that person David Fawcett. Give him the tools, power and support that he needs to 'get the job done' and then in 3 years time let us review, even gloat, over the positive changes the aviation industry has achieved not just at home but on a global scale. Anything less is just another inch towards a smoking hole and an aviation industry finally finished off.
"Safe musings for all"
Then, there was the apparent gazumping the Senate inquiry and their recommendations. Been chewing on that for a while now – and I wonder – what if. What if Truss understood that the Senators were serious, but were without enough clout to make reform happen. i.e Ministerial horse power required. The next response from Truss was to drag in the much respected Rev. Forsyth and his side kicks to put some flesh on the bare bones of the Senate inquiry. It was Truss who selected Forsyth, insisted on Pel-Air being reopened and the TSBC report. Then there was the Boyd appointment and a couple of good hands brought onto the ‘board’. All on the plus side of the ledger. Up front, he has, despite some highly suspect advice, at least seemed to try to make things work, and it is an uphill battle
This is true. And Minister Truss also helped to push the Screaming Skull out the door, so I'm happy to accept the points you have made above. But are these acts simply a way to placate the IOS somewhat, to feed them a placebo and settle the angst, done in a smoke and mirrors type of way while not really making the required big changes at all? My genuine concern is how Minister Truss reappointed Pumpkin Head and Beaker back into their respective roles when their contracts were up for renewal? A clean sweep of those characters would have sent a positive message to the IOS. It's been an opportunity lost and paves the way to speculation that the Minister is 'playing us'.
Anyway, my message to either party who wins the next election is this - adjust the Minister for Infrastructures portfolio, appoint a Junior Minister for Aviation, make that person David Fawcett. Give him the tools, power and support that he needs to 'get the job done' and then in 3 years time let us review, even gloat, over the positive changes the aviation industry has achieved not just at home but on a global scale. Anything less is just another inch towards a smoking hole and an aviation industry finally finished off.
"Safe musings for all"