Why are you disgusted that Keith Wilson and the PFA have put their side of
the story.
There is a premise in this country, that a person is innocent until proven
guilty. Despite all the bad feeling and the fact that people have lost a lot
of money there is no proof that it is Keiths fault. Is there any evidence
that he funded a lavish lifestyle at the companys/ customers expense? The
worst you can accuse him is of bad management and even that would be
difficult to prove. Its a sad fact of life but aircraft manufacturers seem
to get into financial trouble all the time. The list of companies that have
gone out of business is endless.
Companies go to the wall every day and people lose large sums as a result of
it. Quite often the directors involved lose large sums too and sometimes
their homes. I know this because I nearly lost my home and 300,000 in
exactly the same way. At the end of the day I still lost a large sum of
money and I am still repaying the debt, 5 years after the event. Keith
Wilson has personally lost similar sums of money. The idea that he has
walked away scott free is total rubbish.
When a company gets into financial trouble there is a fine dividing line
between going on when the company is losing money and pulling the plug
before it is too late. The demise of the Rover group is a prime example. If
managers/ directors pulled the plug at the first sign of financial
difficulty there wouldnt be many companies left in business.
Whatever Keith is alleged to have done, he is entitled to defend himself and
to earn a living for himself and his family.
I understand that people have had their dreams shattered and lost
considerable amounts of money but all these things can be rebuilt with time.
What has happened does not give anyone the right to conduct a personal
vendetta against Keith or to insist that the PFA dosen't use his work. The
fact that he is offered to make the recompense should be applauded and it is
time this episode in the Europa's history was brought to a close and Keith
was allowed to get on with his life.
Carl Pattinson
G-LABS
PS: Just in case people want to accuse me of being biased I will tell you of
my connection with Keith. Before he took the reins at EML I did business
with him in his capacity of Aviation Photographer and I never had reason to
question his personal integrity. I have had no dealings with him since the
closure of EML nor is there any prospect of doing so as my company has
closed. I have spoken to him once since that time to hear his side of the
story, which in my opinion is only fair. I have also spoken to Graham Newby
of the PFA.
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From: <peter.rees05@ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: RE: (Without Prejudice)
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> I was pretty disgusted with the bit that Brian Hope had written on the end
> of KWs atricle that went on about what a decent bloke KW was and how he
> was honest and reliable! I think that Brian has oversteped the lines of
> his remit by writing that and should print some articles by the poor
> unfortunates that parted with their hard earned and got nothing.
>
> We need to establish a way of making collective representation to the PFA
> and Brian Hope (without anoying everyone else outside the UK who are not
> in the PFA) - Any suggestions?
>
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