Quoting Frank from 15:43, 25th Jun 2007Quoting Laura from 11:39, 25th Jun 2007
'On his watch'- by that statement you are arguing that every thing that has happened since he became Principal should be attributed to him- CEOs and figure heads don't make direct decisions on what should be charged for things like that.
Not to jump in on either side of this debate, but either you or I (or both?) have a very wrong understanding of what the phrase "On his watch" implies.
To me, if you're on watch you're a guard or shift supervisor or something. Not a proactive team leader. The original use of the phrase in this thread is "It was I believe on his watch that the Halls of Residence were brought into line with the price of most London apartments."
That isn't at all suggesting what you (Laura) are arguing against in your post. Rather different: that Brian Lang didn't stop it happening. It happening on his watch makes him responsible for it going through, but that isn't to say it was him who engineered it all.
Frankly, I haven't a clue with the strictness of who's to blame or what Brain Lang's involvement was, but I sincerely think that the phrase "on his watch" doesn't mean what you took it to mean.
Regarding Lang himself, I'm sure he's perfectly wonderful, but that picture...
Maybe it's just me.
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Well, decisions like that go through court, not over the Principal's desk for rubber stamping.
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