For several years now the Railway Forum has been near invisible.
However, the Forum's Director General, Paul Martin, today put his 'cohones on the line' by posting a public message of support for Tom Harris on the former Minister's blog.
It reads:
"So sorry to hear this. I’ve greatly enjoyed working with you and genuinely feel that the rail industry has lost a great champion and friend. The whole industry has seen you as the most effective Rail Minister in memory and we feel that your achievements richly deserve promotion in government rather than what has happened."
The Fact Compiler applauds the Railway Forum's Director General for coming "to bury Caesar, not praise him".
But was this wise? Such off message comments do not play well in every quarter.
The temperature at the first meeting between Gende Homo and the Railway Forum may be somewhat cool.
