[Kharon]

Why Beaker elected to leave the OBR in the water has always intrigued the curiosity bump. Perhaps there is some common or garden reason, maybe even the pragmatic ‘of no value to the investigation’ could be the simple, truthful answer.  But, the accursed bump keeps itching away; motive and who benefits, nag, nag, nag.  Put that aside for the moment.

Since the Senate inquiry there has been a massive, sulky, passive resistance to recovery of the OBR, dragging of feet and general reluctance to get on with it.  Hell, it took a directive from the blasted minister to get the ball rolling and even then, every back door was checked for an escape route.  Time goes by, but eventually the day arrives and up from the shallows off Norfolk – the black box emerges: and, bugger it all; the rotten thing works, just fine.

Dom J is not too concerned about this, the Senate and punters are happy, so why the long faces at Beaker bunker?  IMO the OBR will not shed much more light on the general picture; it will tidy up some loose ends and provide ‘hard’ data, but it will not explain why it was consigned to a watery grave.

Perhaps what the CVR will prove is the degree to which the transcript was altered.  There is only a small doubt remaining that the transcript was not monkeyed with – to suit the party line.  Maybe now we will find out the who, the what and the why of it.  Proof positive, now that would be nice.

My CVR lays over the ocean;
My CVR is under the sea.
My CVR is over the ocean
Oh, bring back my CVR to me….

Toot 123, 123, 123 –( ¾ time, eminently suitable for Sunday).