[quote="davidscott"]I can only talk about Sussex but the thread did start with praise about group increases so it does seem to be a group based topic.[/quote]
David, you've just taken one part of the subject and ignored the rest of it. Yes it is a group based topic and your questions regarding other groups are ligitmate but should probably be addressed in another thread as they are not about growth in a certain part of the year to date.
Mario was congratualting groups on their increase, they are not all big groups and indeed at east one of them is in an area that has suffered severe losses post NERC and has hardly any lanes left to use. Keeping the subject short and sweet in recognising these achievements is a good thing.
Maybe it isn't a topic for discussion and it could well have been closed and posted as a statement. Maybe there is a use for the "Like" button after all