Mr kane I'm sure the workers you represent will be happy to know what you really think of them sitting on their backsides while you do all the work for them,your statement does not make sense, no wonder nothing ever moved forward it sounds like an excuse taken from woodburns book of excuses.

To be perfectly honest I do not mind constructive critism. But to read Arthur Millie bleating on ( the man who would be king ) if he had the bottle to put himself before an electorate.
And James o criticising me regarding making a career out of representing people, I have to respond to people who have done nothing other than complain, sit on their backsides and offer nothing constructive by stating put your names forward. We all have a choice in life you can pay your money then sit in stands and condemn

Unfortunately the militant union dinosaurs of the old era pop out of the woodwork now and again and assume the old gravy train days still abound at Sellafield. Wake up and smell the coffee comrades, the days of an endless pot of money are (thankfully) history and employees have to learn to live in the real world. Still the old boys negotiated some pretty handy pension deals eh ?

John kane has knew for years thorp was finished he has made a career out of fighting for a lost cause now he is justyfying all those years he worked their making out it is just as a suprise to him as anyone else,perhaps if you fought for the future of the workers after thorp that would be more worthwhile.

Mr John Kane, pls note quote from Whitehaven News 11 June 2012 headline - Thorp plant to close in 2018 -
"Thorp reprocessing was due to finish in 2010 but the serious liquor leak in 2005 has extended closure until 2018." Why then, as both Thorp and MOX have been publicly admitted as both operational and financial failures, are you moaning when you already have had an extension of 8 years? With the 600 MOX workers already being 'absorbed' into Sellafield's workforce (at taxpayers' expense) I am sure that the 800 of the Thorp workforce will be similarly 'absorbed' (at taxpayers' expense) in 2018 so aren't your comments just a case of "Have no fear the union is here" (at taxpayers' expense) self-promotion in this case?