From the Lanes of Melbourne to the Busy Streets of Dakar, page-12

Hi All,
I raised the idea yesterday that maybe FAR and CNE are cooperating more constructively than people on this forum expect.
I have a couple of questions that could shed more light:
Does anyone know the source of the general assumption that FAR and CNE 'don't get along' or have a 'strained relationship' or whatever. Are we talking body language, vibes, rolling of the eyes or some such, or is there anything substantive? I raise this because sometimes a small misperceptions early on becomes a 'fact' that can skew people's thinking from there on. Also, it occurs to me in hindsight that CNEs info-dry, conservative style (loathed by us FARites) was masterful in shaking out the weak hand of COP.
Another question is whether anyone knows any of the travel schedules of our supremos? Has CN or any of the other heavies been in the UK lately, or are they bunkered up in Melbourne?
Cheers