He has since said it on Newsnight. The brilliant technology which the head of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is going to use to allow him to shut stations and axe staff is that high-tech piece of kit possessed of every bedroom geek. Google Earth.
Sir Alan Massey said in Stornoway. That is the kind of innovation that he says will allow him to wield the axe while still keeping mariners safe. The fellow is obviously quite gaga.
There have been suggestions Sir Alan’s appointment was more a thank you for being a dedicated advocate, as skipper of the Ark Royal, of Tony Blair’s warmongering ways than any reflection of his own merit.
