Originally Posted by
Grumpy1
The 28 critical recommendations in the report certainly do not clear the mayor and highlight the lack of transparency but sadly that is not how he is selling it to his supporters. This was a great opportunity for him to eat some humble pie and admit to mistakes but he is in danger of missing that opportunity.
On TV interviews tonight he did admit to what I think we all knew, that his reputation had caused businesses that did not want to be associated with the questionable TVCA to go elsewhere or postpone making commitments and this may well also explain the lack of progress at the airport. Hope he takes wise council.
Grumpy is right, Houchen will use any angle to justify his position, but 28 recommendations tells it's own story.
There will be even less companies wanting to be associated with his style of business after this, and not good news for the airport, will he now go on a huge
PR exercise to repair his reputation, we'll see