I have little time for him but he is not really the target – I really do not believe as his detractors maintain, that he wields all the levers of power – his empire is too big for that. I am not even convinced that he would have encouraged what went on. He is a popular hate figure so, for many, his downfall could not come too soon.

No, it is the perpetrators and their immediate bosses who must take the rap, if found guilty.

I wholly endorse your last paragraph. I expressed a similar hope yesterday before the latest revelations.

Those proved to be culpable, at every level, should face the full force of the law.

1. I agree

2. I agree.

3. It is very easy to avoid the “begging” if you do not like it. I disagree about the Vulcan taking money from other projects. It is an old argument and has been rehearsed here and elsewhere endlessly. I donated for several years and am happy to have contributed to her success.

4. I would think you are probalby right, although perhaps your percentage is a little ungenerous. In the same way that the majority of people who watch and enjoy “warbirds” at airshows no little or nothing about them or even their history except that they “flew in the war”. The Lancaster is probably the exception and only because of the Dambusters. Otherwise it would just be another WW2 bomber.

Ah – in that case I’ll keep an eye on the updates from the VTTS website….

Thank you, Fox. With that much information I’m sure someone will be able to answer Fieldhawk’s question.

It also says it is from a Canadian Spitfire piloted by William Kennedy Fergusson. There is more but less legible.

Seems a lot to me but I suppose with sales of 7.6 million and a readership of probably double that your ad is going to be seen by an awful lot of people.

NewsCorp’s turnover last year was about $33 billion (Australian) and with assets of over $54 billion I don’t suppose the loss of some advertising will hurt too hard – yet!!