Q & A
November 28, 2010
Watching Q & A this morning, Adam noted how after a week of ‘anguish’ over the Pike River disaster, the media pack was now searching for someone to blame.
Holmes, aided by Matt McCarten seemed to be wanting to blame business. The panel lacked any semblance of balance being composed of McCarten, a mining expert and Jon Johansson with his ever more improbable hair style and pronounced left bias.
Comments were made over how the Mining Inspectorate had been ‘run down’. Yet this would seem to have been the case under Clark/Cullen when quite a few mining permits were issued.
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Alex
In fact his other son was one of the two miners who came out.
I am sure I read somewhere in the last week where he was asked a question on mine safety and his response was along the lines of ‘Do you think I would have let my sons work in the mine, if I had any doubts’
Furthermore, I think Whittall is on record on seeking greater mines inspection so doubt if he will have compromised safety.
re blame game, I think Hosking has started in one of his editorial comments last week.
On the Royal Commission it would be useful if they could find a credible overseas expert who is not Australasian .
The selection of the judge is critical, is there a suitable NZ Judge? Might it be better to appoint a British judge or ex-judge? Does the head of the Royal Commission have to be a Judge, could he not be a international mining expert, with a highly experienced QC/Judge on the Commission?
Johannsens’ coif is a stunner. Lots of product used there.
It is inevitable that we move to the blame game in this country. Holmes started down that path last week.
No doubt that will be the path that Hoskins takes tomorrow on Newstalk ZB.
I would like to wait until the commission has reported back. (I pity the poor Judge that is saddled with this one.)
The comment that I make about this incident from a safety perspective is that the mine saftey manager was down the pit in the day shift before the incident. His son is one of those who died. If he had any doubts about safety in the mine would he have aranged for his son to be employed by Pike river?