Richard J. wrote:
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Richard J. wrote:
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So this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4608578.stm is
announced on the same day that it is announced that Tim O'toole
gets a CBE.

Tim O'Toole's *honorary* CBE (he can't get a full CBE as he is not
a British citizen) was announced with the New Year Honours on 31
December.

Exactly what was the CBE for, not doing the job he is
very well paid to do by any chance.

Officially "for services to transport and the community".
According to the BBC report on 31 December, he "was made an
honorary CBE for leading the Tube management's response to the
attacks" on 7th July. Many people get honours not only for doing
the job they are paid to do, but also for doing it in a way that
makes a real difference to the wider community. From all that I
have read and heard, Tim O'Toole's leadership of his staff in LU
was inspirational in recognising those who bore the brunt of the
front-line trauma, and in organising and motivating everyone to
get the network back in operation again. A well-deserved honour
in my view, though it's part of a flawed honours system.

I'm not sure what your point is in relation to ASLEF's threat of
industrial action, but if O'Toole is standing up to the unions'
knee-jerk reactions to anything they don't like, good luck to him.
I'd be interested to understand what exactly is behind the ASLEF
ballot, as their press release, on which the BBC report is based,
is full of generalisations ("failure to resolve issues around
'harassment, discipline, attendance, negotiations and health and
safety'").

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Richard J.
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Only that on the day his CBE is announced was the same day that the
unions announced increased action.

As I've already pointed out, his honorary CBE was announced on 31
December. Try reading my and others' responses before repeating
yourself.
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Richard J.
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Does that make the award any more worthy?

Kevin

wrote:
Richard J. wrote:
wrote:
Richard J. wrote:
wrote:
So this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4608578.stm is
announced on the same day that it is announced that Tim O'toole
gets a CBE.

Tim O'Toole's *honorary* CBE (he can't get a full CBE as he is
not a British citizen) was announced with the New Year Honours
on 31 December.

Exactly what was the CBE for, not doing the job he is
very well paid to do by any chance.

Officially "for services to transport and the community".
According to the BBC report on 31 December, he "was made an
honorary CBE for leading the Tube management's response to the
attacks" on 7th July. Many people get honours not only for doing
the job they are paid to do, but also for doing it in a way that
makes a real difference to the wider community. From all that I
have read and heard, Tim O'Toole's leadership of his staff in LU
was inspirational in recognising those who bore the brunt of the
front-line trauma, and in organising and motivating everyone to
get the network back in operation again. A well-deserved honour
in my view, though it's part of a flawed honours system.

I'm not sure what your point is in relation to ASLEF's threat of
industrial action, but if O'Toole is standing up to the unions'
knee-jerk reactions to anything they don't like, good luck to
him. I'd be interested to understand what exactly is behind the
ASLEF ballot, as their press release, on which the BBC report is
based, is full of generalisations ("failure to resolve issues
around 'harassment, discipline, attendance, negotiations and
health and safety'").

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

Only that on the day his CBE is announced was the same day that
the unions announced increased action.

As I've already pointed out, his honorary CBE was announced on 31
December. Try reading my and others' responses before repeating
yourself.

Does that make the award any more worthy?

We've had that discussion already and will have to agree to differ. I
was just pointing out the factual error in your remark.
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Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)