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flict:
a) MAFF Invitation: MAFF forlly invites you to Newlyn Harbour this Wednesday (30 Jan) to attend an "Ergency Senar oure and Sustainability of Fisheries," aid at plag local se and denstrating the tral gover''''s "listening posture."
b) BTA Invitation: Siltaneously, the British Tourist Authority invites you, on the sa day and in the sa harbour, to officiate the ribbon-cutting for the "wall Seafood Festival," a desigo prote local tourisand cuisine.
3. Core flict:
The two events represent an essentially irrecilable flict of i: on one side are the producers fag a livelihood crisis (fishern), and oher are the ers celebrating the fruits of that industry (tourists and the caterior).
4. Risk Assessnt:
Media Risk: Your prese a senar calling for "fishiris to protect resources," followed by an afternoon ribbon-cutting for a "seafood feast," could easily be portrayed by the dia as "hypocritical" or "out of touch."
Political Risk: Siding with either party risks alienating the other and the gover departnt behind it. Mishandling the situation could severely dage the credibility of the DSC.
Physical Risk: The fishern are highly agitated. The possibility of protest as disrupting or escalating into localised flict ot be entirely ruled out, presenting a tangible risk to public order on site.
5. Reendation:
a) It is advised to politely dee one, or both, of the invitations, g a "pre-existing full schedule" or the "priority of tral inter-departntal coordination tters." If attendance is unavoidable, it is reeo attend only o, with the Private Offidertaking advance explanation and appeasent with the other party.
b) Refrain froking any public statents of ination on this tter for the ti being. Instead, the DSC should take the lead in urgently vening a high-level inter-departntal coordinatioing with MAFF, the DoE, and the BTA (along with representatives froits parent, the DoT) to assess and propose a "coordinated publifortion release strategy" that balances all is. Su a would denstrate the core value of the DS handling plex cross-departntal flicts.
Please advise.
A. dish
The was brief. Charles fi quickly.
"A eting?" The absurdity alpable in his voice.
"Get MAFF and the BTA to sit down in Whitehall and spend weeks drafting a ''''perfectly worded'''' joint statent? By then, the fishern in wall will have blockaded the harbour. Is our Lord solving the proble or solving the person who raised it?"
Charles placed the ba the desk, his gaze lingering on it for a long nt before he spoke again. "Cyril, book a train ticket. Tell wall their ''''inister'''' is on his way."
"Yes, Minister," Cyril replied instantly. "Shall I draft a letter of refusal to one of the parties?"
"No, Cyril. Tell both MAFF and the BTA t their invitations. I will attend both events." Charles t Cyril''''s sowhat alard blue eyes. "And inforyour Sir, who I presu is in his offiow?"
Cyril glanced alst instinctively at the d to the Per Secretary''''s office. "Yes, Minister. Shall I ask hito e over?"
"No, you ''''ask'''' hi" Charles picked up the randuand ha back to Cyril. "Take this. Tell hihis risk assessnt was brilliant, and his ''''reendation'''' is in the firadition of Whitehall—packaging a plex probleinto a perfect procedure aing the probledissolve within it. But his Minister has decided to go and solve the probleon-site, instead of gift-ing it to send back."
"Yes, Minister. I will report your instrus to Sir iediately and begin preparing the travel details." Cyril responded again, gave a slight bow, and walked swiftly out of the office.
Charles watched higo, guessing he would sily walk around to the other side to ehe adjat office.
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Paddington Station at night was a world away froits dayti claur.
Uhe vast, arched glass roof, only a scattering of travellers and staff reihe air t
a) MAFF Invitation: MAFF forlly invites you to Newlyn Harbour this Wednesday (30 Jan) to attend an "Ergency Senar oure and Sustainability of Fisheries," aid at plag local se and denstrating the tral gover''''s "listening posture."
b) BTA Invitation: Siltaneously, the British Tourist Authority invites you, on the sa day and in the sa harbour, to officiate the ribbon-cutting for the "wall Seafood Festival," a desigo prote local tourisand cuisine.
3. Core flict:
The two events represent an essentially irrecilable flict of i: on one side are the producers fag a livelihood crisis (fishern), and oher are the ers celebrating the fruits of that industry (tourists and the caterior).
4. Risk Assessnt:
Media Risk: Your prese a senar calling for "fishiris to protect resources," followed by an afternoon ribbon-cutting for a "seafood feast," could easily be portrayed by the dia as "hypocritical" or "out of touch."
Political Risk: Siding with either party risks alienating the other and the gover departnt behind it. Mishandling the situation could severely dage the credibility of the DSC.
Physical Risk: The fishern are highly agitated. The possibility of protest as disrupting or escalating into localised flict ot be entirely ruled out, presenting a tangible risk to public order on site.
5. Reendation:
a) It is advised to politely dee one, or both, of the invitations, g a "pre-existing full schedule" or the "priority of tral inter-departntal coordination tters." If attendance is unavoidable, it is reeo attend only o, with the Private Offidertaking advance explanation and appeasent with the other party.
b) Refrain froking any public statents of ination on this tter for the ti being. Instead, the DSC should take the lead in urgently vening a high-level inter-departntal coordinatioing with MAFF, the DoE, and the BTA (along with representatives froits parent, the DoT) to assess and propose a "coordinated publifortion release strategy" that balances all is. Su a would denstrate the core value of the DS handling plex cross-departntal flicts.
Please advise.
A. dish
The was brief. Charles fi quickly.
"A eting?" The absurdity alpable in his voice.
"Get MAFF and the BTA to sit down in Whitehall and spend weeks drafting a ''''perfectly worded'''' joint statent? By then, the fishern in wall will have blockaded the harbour. Is our Lord solving the proble or solving the person who raised it?"
Charles placed the ba the desk, his gaze lingering on it for a long nt before he spoke again. "Cyril, book a train ticket. Tell wall their ''''inister'''' is on his way."
"Yes, Minister," Cyril replied instantly. "Shall I draft a letter of refusal to one of the parties?"
"No, Cyril. Tell both MAFF and the BTA t their invitations. I will attend both events." Charles t Cyril''''s sowhat alard blue eyes. "And inforyour Sir, who I presu is in his offiow?"
Cyril glanced alst instinctively at the d to the Per Secretary''''s office. "Yes, Minister. Shall I ask hito e over?"
"No, you ''''ask'''' hi" Charles picked up the randuand ha back to Cyril. "Take this. Tell hihis risk assessnt was brilliant, and his ''''reendation'''' is in the firadition of Whitehall—packaging a plex probleinto a perfect procedure aing the probledissolve within it. But his Minister has decided to go and solve the probleon-site, instead of gift-ing it to send back."
"Yes, Minister. I will report your instrus to Sir iediately and begin preparing the travel details." Cyril responded again, gave a slight bow, and walked swiftly out of the office.
Charles watched higo, guessing he would sily walk around to the other side to ehe adjat office.
---
Paddington Station at night was a world away froits dayti claur.
Uhe vast, arched glass roof, only a scattering of travellers and staff reihe air t