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Originally Posted by Hugh
So the D-Notice was only happening during the dispute?
That point wasn't clear.
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Sorry if I didn't make that clear. But that was the whole point of what I was saying.
They don't put a D-Notice on making us look good most of the time, because as the fire service is part of the public sector it makes them look good to say to the public 'look what a great fire service we have created'. In fact just before the dispute in 2003, they were just about to release a report saying that the fire service was the most efficient of all public services. But they soon put a stop to that being released.
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Originally Posted by nomadking
Well this one made it past any 'censor'.
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And that's because they want stories like that released because it puts the unions in a bad light.
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Originally Posted by martyh
so this has gone from the government "blocking" stories to a request .Have you considered that the local press may have considered the story not newsworthy ,i mean a headline that reads "mother and son saved firemen do their job" isn't that news worthy is it ,it happens all the time ,every day in fact
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You really need to know your subject before you comment.
Local newspapers will report on wheelie bin fires, and ducklings being rescued. On lighter news days a 2 year old and his mother being rescued from a house fire would actually make national news.
And no it doesn't happen on a daily basis...thankfully. The same as firefighters being killed on duty (doing their job for the safety of others), doesn't happen on a regular basis either...but it does happen far too often. And it happens more often now than at any time since the second world war.
As I said, a request using a D-Notice is as good as a block, if you look into other possible implications if they don't comply.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
There a couple like this and this from the time of the strike, but I am sure there will be a reason why they got past the D-Notice....  |
The first one was more of a comedy story, rather than making people believe that firefighters were deserving of the pay rise they were after.
The second on was from earlier this month. There is no D-Notice in place at the moment.