Do you know, when Alex Carlile was MP for Montgomeryshire I knew him and he was a very big supporter of the development of Welshpool Airfield.
Since he quit being an MP and took on his various jobs (for the Private Eye readers amongst us his 20 minutes of wasted court time as a QC over the nutritional value of what a prisoner had been fed during the court lunch break was enlightening....) for this appaling, shambolic Government he appears to have become an aviation-hating, common sense removed pariah.
It's such a shame as he was totally for everything GA stood for, taking lots of flights in everything going to get an understanding of how Welshpool Airport would help the local community and now he's producing this sort of tosh.
It's costing more and more to enjoy a hobby which was once revered (well, sort of!) or at least respected - what next? Security sweeps of a Cherokee and CRB checks to go with your medical or licence issue....?!
Someone please tell me what's going wrong in this bloody country...?