[Kharon]

Statistics and Fairy tales.

When ‘we’ signed on with AP one of the aims was to highlight the reforms and safety improvements the Senate recommendations and Forsyth report brought to the table.  We looked forward to noting and commenting on the expected improvements.  It is a ‘moderators’ job to distil comments and observations from the associates e-mail chains and loops; if, say for example there was a trend of good comment on the CVD matter, then the good opinions of the associates would be reflected in commentary.

Monday is ‘numbers’ day – my turn, so I diligently plough through the numbers and send them along to those as are interested.  I could not help but notice that our ‘reform’ threads draw little attention or comment; they are read, but static.  

Forsyth – is almost forgotten; neglected for lack of change or implementation of the sweeping changes recommended by the Rev. Forsyth, supported by the Minister and demanded by industry.  Nothing to say as nothing has happened.

Closing the Loop – The much touted target of Sen. David Fawcett; it is a first class notion, essential to risk mitigation, education and operational efficiency.  Dead, died of starvation and neglect – why? Well there’s been nothing, not one single solitary iota of change – for the better.

Myth of CASA Reform; same story – a flat, static thread, simply because there is no reform worth the mention.  

We could salt the threads, generate some interest, but it would be negative.  Suffice to say that the numbers speak for themselves.  When you look back over the journey from Pel-Air to todays estimates it becomes clearly apparent that once again, real, meaningful ‘reform’ has been rolled to the back lot, covered over and left to rust away with all the other old clunkers from two decades of no reform worthy of mention.

Sad ain’t it.

Selah.