He'll be shocked when he sees his in-tray
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Nice to see the Environment Agency boss is finally back from his Carribean holiday
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I think the bloke is entitled to his holiday.
wehatepalace
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If I was on holiday with my family, I wouldn't come home either !
He will have a deputy to rely on.
The blokes entitled to his holiday.
He will have a deputy to rely on.
The blokes entitled to his holiday.
His middle name is not Moses.So how would he have changed the weather?
So these floods,who is to blame.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/flooding-cause-government-would-keep-10580092
So these floods,who is to blame.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/flooding-cause-government-would-keep-10580092
He is, but it will be interesting to see whether he carries out his promise to work "'six or seven days a week' if there was a repeat of the winter deluges of recent years".
I'm sure he will, now that he's had his holiday.
mona
The Glory Game
I am shocked to see that you have taken to reading the Mail. Is this to counter balance the relentless metro liberalism of the Guardian? Or has there been a sudden conversion?
His middle name is not Moses.So how would he have changed the weather?
So these floods,who is to blame.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/flooding-cause-government-would-keep-10580092
People who built houses in floodplains?
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The latter
I first read about it in The Guardian iPad edition. When I Googled it a Mail article popped up so went with this on the grounds of political balance.
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It's the government's job to keep us safe and secure. And they have wilfully neglected the flood defences.
- Aug 7, 2003
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It's amazing that people will berate BG for his posts, when there are these constant political "point scoring threads" on a football message board. Going off topic, can be amusing, entertaining and interesting, but soap box spouting about one's political preferences can become incredibly boring. Perhaps Bozza could introduce a "Political Jousting" section, where all this twaddle could be isolated.
I agree that he deserves his holiday, and frankly there's not an awful lot he could have done had he been here apart from survey the damage. However he's no doubt earning a couple of hundred thousand a year and with that kind of salary you do sometimes have to cut short holidays just 'cos you're the boss and you need to appear to be involved and interested.
£100k a year (for a three day week)
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
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I've listened to people who genuinely believe the flooding is the governments fault. People always need a scapegoat, they provide simple reason to complex situations.
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
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The only criticism I have is that he's holidaying during his occupations 'key trading period'. Retailers don't tend to go away in December nor hoteliers during the summer. That's the odd bit for me whether he's earning £10k or £100k, that's incidental in my view.
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
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The argument there is don't open the thread then? Football is probably <10% of NSC but then there's not enough going on at any club to support 24/7 coverage which is what the Internet is.
maltaseagull
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The latter
Do you know the meaning?
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Very funny.
KZNSeagull
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Probably a good thing he has been away - those actually doing the shoring up and sorting out would rather he stayed away, I am sure. But that's beside the point I suppose.
- Aug 8, 2005
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Flooding can happen at any time of the year, and it changes every year. When do you suggest he goes on holiday then?!