Political thin ice?
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I don’t know why, but the post above (cribbed from the UP) troubles me – makes my curiosity bump itch. Tried all the tricks; read it slowly and carefully, put it aside and ignored it, hoping a stray thought would trigger an insight – alas. Just a vague, undefinable itch. Perhaps its just a little too ‘neat’- too neutral, too sincere, inconclusive; dunno. It does however provide one paragraph for constructive thinking:-
“It is very hard to defend what you don’t know needs defending. It always was the downside of a genuine public service. This trait was taken by the new lateral entries as akin to twisting the knife into the technical expertise within departments. The Competent took packages and left and the incompetent stayed, which continues within government departments and will always be thus.”
If ever we do manage to have a serious inquiry into the CASA swamp, a good place to start a witness list would be with those who, for their own conscience and integrity, could not stick it departed the fix – at speed. I know several and the tales told, over an Ale or two beggar the imagination. All sworn to confidentiality/ non disclosure documents; bound as firmly to silence as I am by a handshake.
Should we ever get a minister with a little backbone, integrity and a genuine desire to serve the nation through a serious inquiry into the antics of the CASA, then those bound to silence could speak up. Those stories would shock a nation. The gamble each successive minister takes is relying on the ’non disclosure’ to prevent the truth becoming public knowledge.
The minister needs to decide which egg shell lined road to take – the merry road to humiliation should the truth ever emerge; or, the righteous road to industry well being by cleaning out the rats nest.
Now, ministers can run, but they can’t hide – not forever. Soon or late a government must step up and take the bull by the horns – before it butts an entire government in the arse. Not if ministers, it’s simply a matter of when the last straw is loaded onto the camel’s back. (See the latest CAO 48 for example).
Consider; the ATSB is due for a fair dinkum hammering; you can bet on that. Do you honestly believe they’ll not be looking to shed some of the pain? MoU ring any bells; shades of MH370 turn on the small light; Pel-Air provide a clue? Is air safety a political bombshell? We all know it is – best not drop it eh?
Toot – toot.
I don’t know why, but the post above (cribbed from the UP) troubles me – makes my curiosity bump itch. Tried all the tricks; read it slowly and carefully, put it aside and ignored it, hoping a stray thought would trigger an insight – alas. Just a vague, undefinable itch. Perhaps its just a little too ‘neat’- too neutral, too sincere, inconclusive; dunno. It does however provide one paragraph for constructive thinking:-
“It is very hard to defend what you don’t know needs defending. It always was the downside of a genuine public service. This trait was taken by the new lateral entries as akin to twisting the knife into the technical expertise within departments. The Competent took packages and left and the incompetent stayed, which continues within government departments and will always be thus.”
If ever we do manage to have a serious inquiry into the CASA swamp, a good place to start a witness list would be with those who, for their own conscience and integrity, could not stick it departed the fix – at speed. I know several and the tales told, over an Ale or two beggar the imagination. All sworn to confidentiality/ non disclosure documents; bound as firmly to silence as I am by a handshake.
Should we ever get a minister with a little backbone, integrity and a genuine desire to serve the nation through a serious inquiry into the antics of the CASA, then those bound to silence could speak up. Those stories would shock a nation. The gamble each successive minister takes is relying on the ’non disclosure’ to prevent the truth becoming public knowledge.
The minister needs to decide which egg shell lined road to take – the merry road to humiliation should the truth ever emerge; or, the righteous road to industry well being by cleaning out the rats nest.
Now, ministers can run, but they can’t hide – not forever. Soon or late a government must step up and take the bull by the horns – before it butts an entire government in the arse. Not if ministers, it’s simply a matter of when the last straw is loaded onto the camel’s back. (See the latest CAO 48 for example).
Consider; the ATSB is due for a fair dinkum hammering; you can bet on that. Do you honestly believe they’ll not be looking to shed some of the pain? MoU ring any bells; shades of MH370 turn on the small light; Pel-Air provide a clue? Is air safety a political bombshell? We all know it is – best not drop it eh?
Toot – toot.