It was interesting to talk to Tricky Ricky and hear what he had to say - as well as what the other speakers / panel members said too.
A couple of people during my little chat forcefully raised concerns regarding the move "oop north" and, to be honest, I felt the answers that were actually given (there was a little issue dodging on show admittedly) were direct and to the point, even if they weren't what the majority of us wanted to hear.
In one case it'll be interesting to see what happens to the controller concerned, a really nice chap, given the frankly sad circumstances of his move down from Scotland a couple of years ago. I hope he for one is taken care of in the correct way.
I noted too that things for the ATSA grades at MACC and the Airport side of things look grim to say the very least in the next 5 years.
Very very grim.
To summarise personally I'm glad that management are getting out and about (makes a change from the old regime) and I think we were all mostly glad at MACC for the chance to talk to the organ grinder for once. Even if what he said is, quite frankly, very bad news for likeminded souls to I.