Hainan Airlines appears to be a bit disorganised, are they sure they know what they’re doing. Announcing orders for A320s/A330s/A380s, orders for B737s/B747s/B787s, orders for EMB-145s/EMB-190s, and an order for the COMAC C919. ALl the while, operating small oddball fleets of A340-600s/B737-300s/B737-400s/B767-300ERs.

You just need to look at the rest of the groups airlines for a similar picture.

I would not be surprised to see them drop the A380 order, along with many other orders.

What are the contracts for? I’ve not heard anything about that.
Obviously as someone that wants to be a PCSO or PC, I wouldn’t want to see G4S involved in policing!

It looks like they are losing contracts.

G4S loses Wolds prison contract

It’s got a long way to its new home.

I never realised that they had quite a varied fleet.

Further. Public services are just far too expensive these days, and are hindered by general bureaucracy, inefficiency/poor management and unions.

That is where I feel the vast amount of the problems lie in this country. It is all very well shuffling the top people of Government and Local Councils, but it is the same civil servants that stay. It is inefficiencies in this system that is stalling this country. I am not for one moment suggesting that every civil servant is a drain, because there are many that are overworked and underpaid.

I know at my local council a contracted position – of reasonable expense – whose sole job is to take written reports from building contractors and manual enter it into one application, and then enter it into another.

Why is this position needed at all?
Why can’t the building contractor be given access to enter the data themselves?
Why can’t the two applications be linked?

Then, there is the “management” of this department…

It is just one tiny example of inefficiency, because I can see how many little inefficiencies make a very poorly performing Government.

I am a big believer in KISS – Keep It Simple, Stupid. To that end, there is a number of things I would like to see done.

Set up a new HMRC and simplify the tax system. I think everything should be taxed at point of sale and everyone pays it. This means income tax, national insurance, fuel duty, vehicle excise duty, council tax etc are all gone. This would greatly reduce the burden on the new ‘HMRC’, which could be smaller.

I would get rid of the concept of individual councils, it is needless repetition of higher up jobs. The service could then be standardised through the country – that includes the planning system.

I would spend more money on upgrading IT Systems and more importantly, the applications themselves. This would then open up the way for a more transparent way for showing what the government are spending, and collecting.

I haven’t even got to the HSE, NHS or even the EASA, er I mean, the CAA…

Surely, a guilty verdict would have him repay any amount owed plus court expenses. I don’t see why because it’s “only” £7,500 should prevent him having his day in court.

We elect them…….:rolleyes:…although what they haver to do with psychics, I am not quite sure.

Only 65.1% of people who could vote, did vote in 2010. The problem with the British people is either complete apathy, or uneducated/uninterested. Both completely as bad as the other. It is easier for a lot of people to moan, than to go and do some research and make informed decisions.

On that note, I wonder why the Scottish Government wanted to include 16-18 age group in the Scottish Independence vote?

They look healthy and happy in those pictures.

I’d say it’s a bit of both. It’s companionship. Quite honestly, I like just getting out walking in the forest with mine. You can take time to think about things in your head, but you don’t feel alone walking for miles.

The more immediately humane thing would have been to put the dog to sleep. However, it is equally heart-warming to see that the dog will now receive the medical attention it needs to live a normal life.

I do have my own dog, and I know you can become quite attached to them.

Still, as much love as there may be, do you really want to see them suffer?