Howard Jones (quoting me)

Fortunate? Or could it be a consequence of our policy?

Well it could be. Who knows, but "fortunate" for something like 23 years seems to be stretching it a bit. Our policy doesn't start and end with "give everyone a chance".

you certainly seem to have implied it ... My impression ... You also appear to suggest that ... I have always taken that to mean ...

Sorry but I can't do anything with any of that. If you want to take issue with things I've actually said, please feel free.

From my post a few hours ago (did you read it?) -

Maybe I don't entirely understand it myself but a civilised dicussion and an atmosphere of enquiry might be more useful than the present situation where I feel I'm being constantly asked to justify myself.

Especially when I seem to be being asked to justify what you think I said not what I actually said.