I've had some very clear views since the beginning of the year on the challenges facing Travel and the difficulties ahead. I've taken a cautionary approach based on research
I also happen to believe that if @GOVUK & #TravelIndustry go into a huddle with each other, on issues that directly affect #Consumers, then we should read/hear what they have discussed & have decided
For many years I have passionately advocated #ConsumerRights & believe that @GOVUK should advocate those rights incl taking unilateral action to enforce provisions where they think the law's been broken
On #EU stage, I have been, and am still active in advocating change & rights, so in 2016, it should have been no surprise when I maintained the position that the #EU was the best choice 4 #ConsumerRights
So in this current crisis, I don't advocate the daft idea of bringing in the army. The solution is either #FreeMovement or the Brexit Exceptional Visa route
I've noted report which alleged a UK #Airline boss called UK workers "lazy". But when you read the articles, they use words like "rumoured". Then you realise the colours of the UK newspapers in question!
I began to wonder where I had heard that expression before? The answer is found in a book published in 2012 by several @GOVUK Cabinet Ministers called #BritanniaUnchained
This is why we need @GOVUK@grantshapps & #TravelIndustry to publish all discussions e mails/letters & minutes, so the travelling public can see what's been said. This is key to confidence & #standards!
Meantime, I've spoken to #Consumers abt positive experiences @STN_Airport - plenty of staff & well org they tell me, so why is it so different elsewhere?
We hear of the remarkable pleading to allow foreign workers to come in under special visas which was refused; a free-movement #Brexit issue; an own goal!
But clearly the discussion has been going on for months
....It is this use of language, by all parties, that's designed to present their position that creates confusion in #Consumer understanding and indeed their expectations
It's all very good having high expectations, but...
It's a strange start to this tribute, but today is the 21st anniversary of my Dad's death. His life and of his Mother, Mary Breheny, is couched in real courage through #MotherAndBabyHomes#MagdalenLaundries
Over the years I have tweeted about various aspects about how we travel and its affect on the #environment and the world around us. Through those years I've become more conscious of the travel decisions I make and it hasn't...
...always been easy. In my small way I'd travel for business by train rather than car, using rail to travel to #Brussels#Paris, offsetting my #CarbonFootprint when travelling by air. Now I'm looking to #EV, 2replace my car...
A couple of years ago whilst I was in #London, I decided to visit the #ExtinctionRebellion protest in #Whitehall where I managed to speak with one of its members, talking about the #Climate and Travel:
During this #COVID I am going to create a rolling thread about key issues and articles of interest, just so as you can see the evolution toward a return to normality in 2022, 2023, 2024 or 2025; according to predictions by #Aviation!
Interesting article about #staycations and their price!!
The attitude of some UK h/makers, is I'm afraid, a common feature found in holidays abroad. I've heard many a tale about the Master vs Serf behaviour of some Brits! independent.co.uk/voices/holiday…