Paul is a scary pilot
I hope I never have to sit in a plane behind paul the pilot, one thing he forgot to mention is that the Variable reserve can be re-calculated en-route so the plane only needs to arrive with the 30mins fuel in his estimation...
I personally would prefer to arrive with fuel for an alternate when the weather is forecast to be below the alternate minimum, as is required at any aerodrome, ignoring the remote island requirements all together.
if you chew to much fuel on the way you divert to your alternate before you get there.
this is in my humble opinion (I only have 8000hrs though so what would I know?)