I want to be serious for a moment!!
Having been to a recent road show presentation, I would like to congratulate all the board members on a job extremely well done. I think the new system will be a winner and a huge improvement for our cadre. I believe they are a victory for common sense especially given today’s tight fiscal policies. There is still some work to be done with issues such as flying pay etc but the basic framework will come good, of that I am certain. Well done!
The horrendous mistakes of the past, such as the reserved rights fiasco to name but one CANNOT be corrected overnight. Those who are in now can only look to a much brighter future. I know that feelings run deep, and that some people think that they have lost out. Indeed I am one of them but hey, that's life isn't it? I only wish that these changes had been implemented 15 years ago. I know that I would have had far greater opportunities available along with a more varied working life.