betty, lab queen & snow dog,
Why are you all so anti someone offering to help here?
I too still have faith in the BOI route, and I have little doubt that the results will be truthful and honest. But what I don't have faith in, is for it to publish the facts and problems with the fleet leading up to this accident.
It is many years since I was on the Nimrod fleet, and so I cannot speak first hand about on-going problems with fuel leaks etc. however, friends and colleagues still on the fleet tell me that it was 'more than common' and I would suggest that further incidents since the loss of XV230 seem to confirm that.
Now I dont know this politician from Adam, I've never met him nor do I know anything about him, but out of all this tragedy, he is the one, and only person who has stuck his head above the parapit and offered to help. What's wrong with that?? I don't know or care what his motives are frankly; if he can get something done then we should applaud him and support him.
Snow Dog, your final comments speak volumes:
'Stretched, working hard with the resources we are left with and rather quite p*ssed off that those who might be able to intervene are looking in the wrong place'
I couldn't agree with you more, so why not give the guy a call or drop him a line and tell him where its all going wrong?? It's pointless us all coming on Prune, bleating and whinging like we all do, and then pass up an opportunity to do something positive, when the opportunity arises.
We owe to the likes of Tappers Dad and the rest of the families left behind so lets just do it.
TSM