0bserver Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, skins said: The Director of Transport Services, Ian Longworth, has today announced his intention to retire as he has now reached the traditional retirement age. https://www.gov.im/news/2022/jun/14/director-of-transport-services-ian-longworth-to-retire/ The Alf Cannan Clear Out continues... this week it's the turn of DOI and there will be another couple of big names... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, skins said: The Director of Transport Services, Ian Longworth, has today announced his intention to retire as he has now reached the traditional retirement age. https://www.gov.im/news/2022/jun/14/director-of-transport-services-ian-longworth-to-retire/ "During his tenure bus passengers have significantly increased and have bounced back now to pre-Covid levels. " Passenger numbers returning to the same levels they were after a lockdown, before a lockdown occurred. Genius. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, cheesypeas said: Who actually writes this shit? That reads like it was written by the half-literate school intern. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdesk Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, skins said: The Director of Transport Services, Ian Longworth, has today announced his intention to retire as he has now reached the traditional retirement age. https://www.gov.im/news/2022/jun/14/director-of-transport-services-ian-longworth-to-retire/ It’s a shame they have allowed him to retire (again). There was a real appetite to thrown him out on his arse I believe. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, cheesypeas said: Who actually writes this shit? Ian Longworth. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdesk Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Ian Longworth. Wrote luckily now. Past tense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) Might be a good time to re-submit the FOI looking at the tram crash last summer. ETA Did we ever get answers from this video that the DOI were supposedly investigating To be fair to Longworth he was accurate this year with ‘We’re the home of the TT races, Five to eight people kill themselves’ Edited June 14, 2022 by 0bserver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Could anyone please put a rough figure on just how much this one individual has cost the taxpayer ? Capital expenditure and future liabilities on new fleets of buses, rolling stock, ticketing systems, restructuring; plus salary, pension etc; for the time he's held the post. I'll have a handkerchief ready... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 20 minutes ago, cheesypeas said: Who actually writes this shit? Actually given the usual fulsome[1] praise trotted out on such occasions, I thought the announcement was rather terse. It's also untrue because rather than it being that "He returned to work full time during Covid" he was actually back in charge in January 2020, when Covid was still a distant rumour Ewart was telling us not to worry about. Though as I pointed out to those calling for DoI heads a fortnight ago, "with the TT behind us now is the right time for him to step down". [1] And yes I do know what 'fulsome' really means, rather than its debased modern usage to mean 'a lot of'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, cheesypeas said: Who actually writes this shit? Edited June 14, 2022 by Passing Time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipper99 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Tim, nice but Dim to DfE. Chris Thomas appointed minister for DoI 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, Kipper99 said: Tim, nice but Dim to DfE. Chris Thomas appointed minister for DoI Makes sense with Thomas having his role in Housing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Well that didn't last long - DfE that next department to get 'organised' Interesting times with Mr Thomas back in CoMin . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 https://gef.im/2022/06/14/thomas-back-in-comin-as-crookall-moves-to-dfe/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestboy Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Why is there such a high sickness rate amongst bus staff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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