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“What goes around, comes around.”


BA’s former chairman Bob Ayling as he officially unveiled the Millennium Eye, having already heard he was out of a job – 24hrs later the rest of the world was told of the news, much to the delight of agents up and down the country.


HERO


Lord Marshall on ousting the above. Some say he should have acted months ago.


VILLAIN


Thomson:


For turfing seven people out of their jobs at Sibbald Travel head office in Edinburgh, including Dennis Hart, a Sibbald stalwart of 34 years. Backchat thinks this won’t be the last time Thomson appears in this particular category.


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Yorkshire Tourist Board:


This offering taken at the London Dungeon launched the Yorkshire Conference and Venue Guide. Full marks for having the nerve to send a pic which had absolutely no relevance to the subject.

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