Much like 'the war' in the Fawlty Towers episode 'The Germans', it seems that we are not allowed to mention the phrase "City Transport" (oops, sorry for mentioning it) in any context whatsoever. So what better place not to talk about Cit...(nearly mentioned it again), erm, "Them" than in this thread here....

I guess there are certain things you are definitely not allowed to mention, aside from the name of the company.

For example, and as stated elsewhere on the forum, the ongoing dispute between former drivers of the company not to be named, Nexus, and Go North East should probably not be talked about, nor should links be posted like this one here.

I'm also guessing, because the judge incorrectly ruled against the director of the company who shall not be named in an employment tribunal, then we probably shouldn't link to the case either. 

There are probably other things we shouldn't mention, like the oddly named companies registered at Companies House by a certain director of a certain company either, especially as this information isn't easily accessible or in the public domain and is hidden behind a shrove of secrecy like some sort of super secret society or something. 

These are just some guidelines of how this thread should operate. If the rest of the forum know of any things about the company that definitely should not be mentioned, then please list them here so people don't get into trouble.

This actually made me chuckle

As we’re currently private due to, er, server issues (need cloudfare to help with some of that) I shall stick with the era and say, ooh, you are awful.

(Yesterday, 6:17 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Much like 'the war' in the Fawlty Towers episode 'The Germans', it seems that we are not allowed to mention the phrase "City Transport" (oops, sorry for mentioning it) in any context whatsoever. So what better place not to talk about Cit...(nearly mentioned it again), erm, "Them" than in this thread here....

I guess there are certain things you are definitely not allowed to mention, aside from the name of the company.

For example, and as stated elsewhere on the forum, the ongoing dispute between former drivers of the company not to be named, Nexus, and Go North East should probably not be talked about, nor should links be posted like this one here.

I'm also guessing, because the judge incorrectly ruled against the director of the company who shall not be named in an employment tribunal, then we probably shouldn't link to the case either. 

There are probably other things we shouldn't mention, like the oddly named companies registered at Companies House by a certain director of a certain company either, especially as this information isn't easily accessible or in the public domain and is hidden behind a shrove of secrecy like some sort of super secret society or something. 

These are just some guidelines of how this thread should operate. If the rest of the forum know of any things about the company that definitely should not be mentioned, then please list them here so people don't get into trouble.

I think we need a code word for Ci... I mean, that one bus company who's skint but refused to admit their skint.

(5 hours ago)SN69 ZRC wrote I think we need a code word for Ci... I mean, that one bus company who's skint but refused to admit their skint.

I bet there are a few four-letter words being used, in code, to describe the director of the company that shall not be named.

But, seriously, there are other places on the internet discussing the predicament of the former drivers and how and when TUPE may apply:

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/sun...te.302297/

So while he may be able to restrict debate here, his, and his company's reputation, already precede him elsewhere

I think most have been around for long enough to know that moderating decisions have always been taken collectively here, so I'm not going to get in to responding to them publicly. I am however going to take the moderator badge off for a moment.

Let me be clear from the outset. I absolutely share people's frustration here. A point made previously was that this is all honest opinion, relating to material that is well within the public domain, and that there's no confidentiality being broken. I share that opinion too.

We've always strived on this forum to allow a robust debate on all matters, and whether we agree or disagree with the matter in hand, we've been allowed to express our opinions.

The irony of the whole situation, is that if such a fuss wasn't being made, the thread would have likely died down a day later. We saw this with the Go North East strike thread, for example, where there was a flurry of activity after each press release or news article, then nothing.

Perhaps there's a lesson here too. If you don't like negative comments, then be a better person and treat others with the respect and dignity they deserve.

(2 hours ago)Adrian wrote I think most have been around for long enough to know that moderating decisions have always been taken collectively here, so I'm not going to get in to responding to them publicly. I am however going to take the moderator badge off for a moment.

Let me be clear from the outset. I absolutely share people's frustration here. A point made previously was that this is all honest opinion, relating to material that is well within the public domain, and that there's no confidentiality being broken. I share that opinion too.

We've always strived on this forum to allow a robust debate on all matters, and whether we agree or disagree with the matter in hand, we've been allowed to express our opinions.

The irony of the whole situation, is that if such a fuss wasn't being made, the thread would have likely died down a day later. We saw this with the Go North East strike thread, for example, where there was a flurry of activity after each press release or news article, then nothing.

Perhaps there's a lesson here too. If you don't like negative comments, then be a better person and treat others with the respect and dignity they deserve.

There was nothing defamatory or libellous in any of the posts I read, just some harsh truths and some animated opinions around publicly accessible information. Certainly nothing deserving of censorship nor even meriting the suggestion of libel.

With the fullness of time, this operator will be little more than a footnote in history. 

Now whether that will be through further self-implosion into insolvency (accounts are overdue by three weeks on Companies House), or the long arm of the law, remains to be seen.