tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post5830781279609693923..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: Manston DCO CPO update from the DFT, and a bit of sketching down from me.Michael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-16110863919079485162016-08-08T09:26:54.375+01:002016-08-08T09:26:54.375+01:00John sorry you thought that the post wasn’t impart...John sorry you thought that the post wasn’t impartial, but as you haven’t said what you thought was wrong with it and I tried to cram the commercial history of Manston into a very short space, I don’t see there is much I say on that subject.<br /><br />On the subject of the DFT advancing my case, well to be honest I would rather spend this morning sketching than trying to frame my questions for RiverOak as the DFT ask.<br /><br />I don’t think questions like:- <br /><br />Is RiverOak a properly constituted company?<br /><br />Do they have access to sufficient funds to pull this thing off?<br /><br />Do they now accept that Manston Green impacts on their plans?<br /><br />Are of any less interest to those, for or against a freight hub or just generally concerned about local issues.<br /><br />My stance on Manston is pretty well recorded as I have been posting about it for many years, I would like to see the most beneficial outcome for Thanet from the site, particularly in terms of the balance between economic growth and environmental damage.<br /><br />Perhaps at some time in the future it will be possible to get one without the other there, but not now and probably not in our lifetimes, of course this makes it easy to criticise any plans for the site, but I am trying to be as impartial as I can. <br /><br />I am not for instance saying that aviation fuel will be coming out of our water taps and we will all die as a result, nor am I saying the world is flat, but if some of the things that the RiverOak rep said don’t make any sense then I will try to find time to pursue the issue. <br />Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-59677894329695854572016-08-08T01:42:41.953+01:002016-08-08T01:42:41.953+01:00Michael, You have a dictionary in your shop. Pleas...Michael, You have a dictionary in your shop. Please remind yourself of the definition of the word 'impartial'. <br /><br />I see that DFT did not give you the answer you were hoping for. Susannah has not advanced your cause. John Holyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284672912775316883noreply@blogger.com