"And after this set of May election results is fully in, we can already be sure we're going to get an extremely anguished debate about whether we should get another new pilot. These days, many across the whole political spectrum feel excessively tribal about stanning for their preferred pilot, but both within Labour and without, I must say I don't love any of the choices on offer. Several of them are having some kind of medical emergency of their own."
A Swiss flight from Seoul to Zurich experienced a medical emergency involving the pilot. Three doctors on board provided assistance, and another pilot took over the controls. The aircraft landed without harm to life. The incident is used to challenge a political metaphor that claims pilots should never be changed during a flight. The text notes that auto-pilot involves changing control during flight and that long-haul operations often rotate among multiple pilots. It connects frequent pilot changes to political instability, referencing multiple pilots in a decade and anticipating debate about whether to appoint another new pilot. It also mentions tribal support for preferred political leaders and compares the metaphor to earlier warnings about not swapping horses.
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