Bare faced effrontery.
Is for me the leading irritant in all the hoop-lah and pony pooh associated with the rehashed Pel-Air investigation. Much of the attendant delay, obfuscation and methodology (for wont of better) is abrasive; but the sheer audacity of process is breath-taking. The arrogance, the unlimited power to do it; and, the assumption that it can be done without a whisper of protest speaks of a system rotten to the core, fully supported by the government. “What is the fool banging on about now?” you ask; well FWIW I’ll tell you. Conflict of Interest is what.
I’ve not banged this drum much lately; no point. The die was cast and there was little anyone (except the minister) could do to prevent the ‘new’ investigation being conducted as scripted. The blindingly obvious ‘conflicts’ were firmly put aside and the ‘investigation’ was initiated. We were led to believe that the ‘Invisible Manning’ as a non combatant, neutral invigilator would be over-sighting the process. But apart from the monthly stipend being collected, there is no tangible evidence that Manning even exists. Which brings us to the nub.
Like it or not, Hood was up to his hocks in the CASA actions against James – the decision maker. The Chambers manipulations needed a signature to be put into deed; Hood signed. Farquharson substituted for Hood when the latter had an upset tummy; but to all intents and purposes, Hood was the CASA anointed decision maker. There are many unanswered questions pertaining to those ‘decisions’. There are many which have not, as yet, been asked, let alone answered. Yet we find Hood; once more, being both ‘delighted’ and ‘fruitful’, prancing about in the national press as the ‘Boss’ of the very service which, hand in glove with CASA, produced the ‘unfortunate’ first report into the ditching.
Then it becomes widely known that good old Doc Walker, he of the mind boggling ‘Bollocks’ doodles is ‘boss of the Norfolk wash’; not the ‘Invisible Manning'. Now a little imagination is needed; but, Beaker was too dumb to build the spider web of deceit which, through the Walker Beyond all Reason method and the Aleck MoU, allowed large parts of the causal chain to be written out of the script. The lack of ‘organisational’ elements, mostly from the CASA end, passed over by ATSB, greatly assisted to inflict the Pel-Air aberration on the public purse. Walker is as conflicted as Hood and yet they both are in charge of the very organisation who’s actions are supposed to be ‘under investigation’ and getting paid well to do it. It redefines taking the Mickey Bliss. I’d bet good ale there’s not a Copper in the land who would not see the ‘funny’ (as in peculiar) side of this neat little set up.
The continued delay, the volume of smoke and the amount of mirrors being wheeled into the theatre of government probity is astounding. There is only one reason the report into the reinvestigation of the Pel-Air pantomime is delayed. They dare not publish it; well not their version at least. Actually, I’ll rephrase M’lud. They dare not publish their perversion, for that is what the current offering is. Sorry, sneak preview not available, to protect the innocent. Patience Grasshopper, patience.
Toot –bring it on – toot.
Is for me the leading irritant in all the hoop-lah and pony pooh associated with the rehashed Pel-Air investigation. Much of the attendant delay, obfuscation and methodology (for wont of better) is abrasive; but the sheer audacity of process is breath-taking. The arrogance, the unlimited power to do it; and, the assumption that it can be done without a whisper of protest speaks of a system rotten to the core, fully supported by the government. “What is the fool banging on about now?” you ask; well FWIW I’ll tell you. Conflict of Interest is what.
I’ve not banged this drum much lately; no point. The die was cast and there was little anyone (except the minister) could do to prevent the ‘new’ investigation being conducted as scripted. The blindingly obvious ‘conflicts’ were firmly put aside and the ‘investigation’ was initiated. We were led to believe that the ‘Invisible Manning’ as a non combatant, neutral invigilator would be over-sighting the process. But apart from the monthly stipend being collected, there is no tangible evidence that Manning even exists. Which brings us to the nub.
Like it or not, Hood was up to his hocks in the CASA actions against James – the decision maker. The Chambers manipulations needed a signature to be put into deed; Hood signed. Farquharson substituted for Hood when the latter had an upset tummy; but to all intents and purposes, Hood was the CASA anointed decision maker. There are many unanswered questions pertaining to those ‘decisions’. There are many which have not, as yet, been asked, let alone answered. Yet we find Hood; once more, being both ‘delighted’ and ‘fruitful’, prancing about in the national press as the ‘Boss’ of the very service which, hand in glove with CASA, produced the ‘unfortunate’ first report into the ditching.
Then it becomes widely known that good old Doc Walker, he of the mind boggling ‘Bollocks’ doodles is ‘boss of the Norfolk wash’; not the ‘Invisible Manning'. Now a little imagination is needed; but, Beaker was too dumb to build the spider web of deceit which, through the Walker Beyond all Reason method and the Aleck MoU, allowed large parts of the causal chain to be written out of the script. The lack of ‘organisational’ elements, mostly from the CASA end, passed over by ATSB, greatly assisted to inflict the Pel-Air aberration on the public purse. Walker is as conflicted as Hood and yet they both are in charge of the very organisation who’s actions are supposed to be ‘under investigation’ and getting paid well to do it. It redefines taking the Mickey Bliss. I’d bet good ale there’s not a Copper in the land who would not see the ‘funny’ (as in peculiar) side of this neat little set up.
The continued delay, the volume of smoke and the amount of mirrors being wheeled into the theatre of government probity is astounding. There is only one reason the report into the reinvestigation of the Pel-Air pantomime is delayed. They dare not publish it; well not their version at least. Actually, I’ll rephrase M’lud. They dare not publish their perversion, for that is what the current offering is. Sorry, sneak preview not available, to protect the innocent. Patience Grasshopper, patience.
Toot –bring it on – toot.