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Air bridges – what? The Telegraph has run a story on them from the UK. Here is the first part and if interested you can sort out the rest yourself.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/when-will-we-go-on-holiday-again-coronavirus/
From my book of insulting quotations: On The English.
The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it.
James Agate, British theatre critic, Ego, 1935-48
Sheep with a nasty side. Cyril Connolly, quoted by Gavin Ewart in Quarto, 1980
The English think that incompetence is the same thing as sincerity.
Quentin Crisp, British writer, in the New York Times, 1977
(And smart-alec over-burdened with wit – about New Zealand,)
Clement Freud, British writer, when asked if he liked the country
“I find it hard to say, because when I was there it seemed to be shut.”
Trivia – A new piece of information to include in your next quiz night – I would rate it 9/10 for rarity.
The Shiltron formation in battles –
A schiltron (also spelled sheltron, sceld-trome, schiltrom, or shiltron) is a compact body of troops forming a battle array, shield wall or phalanx. The term is most often associated with Scottish pike formations during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. Schiltron – Wikipedia
Might come in useful this century. In the meantime I suggest take an interest in medieval fighting.
See Bludgeon – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brh5N9RWaUk
OMG. Sigh. Please treat this man well, he meant well, he is concerned about wellness at every level!
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52719110
Doctor who raised concerns over PPE shortage admitted to mental hospital
On 3 April, Dr Rao, who works at a government hospital, told media that doctors weren’t being given adequate protective gowns and masks.
He said he had just been asked to leave a meeting with officials where he had raised these concerns.
“We are told to use the same mask for 15 days before asking for a fresh mask. How can we treat patients risking our lives?” he asked local television reporters in a clip that soon went viral.
The government ordered an inquiry, but also suspended Dr Rao. By going public instead of filing a formal complaint, officials said, he had damaged the morale of other health care workers.
What PM Modhi says – Apr.26/20
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/masks-will-now-become-symbol-of-civilised-society-pm-modi/articleshow/75387440.cms
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/417248/caa-review-crown-agencies-need-tougher-oversight-transport-minister-phil-twyford
Can this go forward and be followed by many others, testing whether they are operating under their mandate in a reasonable and effective manner? I presume they have a mandate which includes a code of conduct book? If not, why not?
Today we now ask Government for service on ‘rail’ as a safe traveling service needed as a result of a lack of these services since Covid 19 virus has arrived in NZ.
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2005/S00313/ceac-supports-forest-birds-complaint-showing-mbie-lack-of-democracy.htm
CEAC Supports Forest & Bird’s Complaint Showing MBIE Lack Of Democracy.
Friday, 22 May 2020, 2:13 pm
Press Release: Citizens Environmental Advocacy Centre
CEAC voiced complaints of ‘MBIE secrecy and their lack of democracy’ since 2014 after CEAC was ‘locked out’ of ‘inclusion in planning for a transport study’ designed to restore rail to Gisborne.
Minister of Transport Steven Joyce “redirected the funding” in 2011 of most of the Gisborne rail maintenance for Auckland rail causing washouts of our rail during rain storms and closure in May 2012.
CEAC is encouraged by Forest and Bird raising the issue about the lack of democracy in this “Steven Joyce” inspired mega agency MBIE, which was termed at the time as “The Ministry of Everything”.
CEAC supports Forest and Bird as we are concerned that these ‘Mega agencies’ that National’s Minister Joyce planned are too large and unwieldy and are clearly losing control of serious issues that the public raises today.
Steven Joyce was rewarded then around 2011-12 by his Government and was then called “The Minster of Everything”.
We are yet to learn from our mistakes- here is another example; so we strongly urge Government -get these oversized agencies like NZTA and MBIE broken down to manageable operations again as they were the past to help save the ‘health and wellbeing’ of our environment and citizens.
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