tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post1129207847610055357..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: Grenfell Tower QuestionsDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-29346993512757387682017-06-19T23:36:56.645+01:002017-06-19T23:36:56.645+01:00"What was worrying in the 1970's was that..."What was worrying in the 1970's was that proposals often defied rationality, notably in mining districts riddled with subsidence going back centuries"<br /><br />Good point - other than structurally sound reasons.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-10062168661870700022017-06-18T10:32:41.593+01:002017-06-18T10:32:41.593+01:00Point taken. I was thinking of the frantic world o...Point taken. I was thinking of the frantic world of politics and finger-pointing.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-79408562971482049812017-06-17T11:27:58.602+01:002017-06-17T11:27:58.602+01:00Back in my Army days a General Staff, those staff ...Back in my Army days a General Staff, those staff officers close to the General, had to be able to do this in hours. It was called a Situation Report, or sitrep for short. I was involved in quite a few of them. It had to be right and it had to be good however complicated or difficult the situation was. We have a much smaller army these days, but they are still supposed to be able to do this kind of thing on demand. Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-28672862691465757042017-06-16T18:37:31.336+01:002017-06-16T18:37:31.336+01:00Who would judge the capability of the capable team...Who would judge the capability of the capable team though? It's a version of the everlasting problem - quis custodiet ipsos custodes? A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com