Arise Sir Notwork?

Andy W

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Arise Sir Notwork?

« on: March 01, 2008, 10:23:03 »

Is it only me or are others baffled by the fact that in the week Notwork Snail gets fined ^14,000,000 its chairman Ian McAllister gets a knighthood?

Shouldn't he get a P45 rather than a knighthood? Also how does a fine help the passenger?

Does this indicate just how far out of touch the government is?

It's not only FGW^▸ that has questions to answer.


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Timmer

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Re: Arise Sir Notwork?

« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2008, 10:38:50 »

utter madness!


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devon_metro

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Re: Arise Sir Notwork?

« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2008, 11:54:31 »

Quote from: Andy W on March 01, 2008, 10:23:03

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Chris from Nailsea

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I am not railway staff

Re: Arise Sir Notwork?

« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2008, 01:34:58 »

Personally, I agree with you, Andy W.

See the BBC^» News story, at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7267658.stm, and a quote from towards the end of the item:

"The ORR^» fine came on the same day that the chairman of Network Rail, Sir Ian McAllister, was knighted by the Prince of Wales for "services to transport."

At the time of the disruption in January, Sir Ian declined to come into work because he said he would "only get in the way."

Huh


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