THE question by Mick Fitzgibbons on whether the people from the old British Waterways Board, responsible for the transition to CaRT deserve recognition for their outstanding achievements (Who deserves a gong?) has resulted in a flood of answers.
The general consensus of opinion is that none of them do, as those publishable(!) received to date, shown below, clearly show:
Another award
• There is another award that was given by monarchs of the past, and I would be happy to nominate all of the team for this one. Beheading!
Martin Brooks
• That's a laugh, who in their right minds would nominate any of the old team for the shambles that the transfer from British Waterway to CaRT has been?
Alan Tilbury
• Is this article a wind up? I have boated for a quarter of a century and in that time mismanagement seems to be the only improvement!
Mike Atkins.
• What is it about this country that sees failure so favourably? Is it that success is so rare we need something to get hold of?
Why is it that if a person gets a certain position then they somehow automatically qualify for an award? Jobs for the boys etc?
When the canals were built you could get transported for stealing a few shillings or even hung for stealing a few yards of cloth. Now we shower people with honours and positions who undeservedly get millions of pounds for making a complete mess of everything they do, the mind boggles!
Keith Gudgin
• If gongs were given for sheer audacity, then the directors surely deserve a gong for daring to stay on after the mess they have got the waterways into.
James Henry
• If those people that wasted all those millions would only go, I would recommend a gong as we would then have a chance at getting the waterways back.
Ian Gittins.
There have been no emails in favour of the people in charge having any recognition.