rws888 and ginjockey,
Mates, I don't work anywhere near Kak, and don't want to. And I don't know who this "top bloke" is. The reason I "give a ****" is because when ppl **** in the aviation nest by paying for jobs, everyone in aviation, myself included, end up lying in it eventually. If you pulled your head out of your own arse for a moment you might realise this. More likely it would take someone to buy your job off your boss before you started giving a ****.
So as you pointed out, I should ask the "top bloke" myself. Why don't you post his details here (or via private msg) and I will. Not that I would expect anyone who did buy his job to give me an honest answer anyway.