Far from it for me to intrude on controllers private grief on this one - but hang on a minute I am a pilot and frequently a passenger aswell on these aircraft. It is a public service you are providing. Why shoudn't we know about it?
Furthermore David Owen's book on hubris was about the arrogance of certain politicians who justify their actions using false pretexts. This disease has filtered down to the upper echelons of various organisations in our society. A report of this sort has to be passed to the relevant authorities as they are the guardians of public safety. By not doing so the person was making a decision that he was not entitled to make.
You should support Andrew in what he has done. If you don't I would suggest you are either someone with a guilty concience of having been part of the problem in the report or you are part of the management trying to cover it up.
Anyone for weapons of mass destruction?