[Sandy Reith]

I apologise for my somewhat intemperate remarks about Steve Hitchen’s thoughts in relation to bettering the fortunes of GA.
Whilst we may disagree on ways and means Steve has for many years advocated and published all things GA and therefore deserves recognition for that.
The problems that have beset GA are in part the fault of all of us as we vote for our representatives who form government and we have, many times, acquiesced to the various unhelpful moves by government. For example I don’t recall any pushback to the creation of an independent corporate monopoly to regulate aviation in denial of the Westminster principle of Ministerial responsibility which is at the heart of our democracy where the arms of government bear upon the different areas of community life.