He's determined to disagree with me so wouldn't read too much into that. And in fairness quite a few auditors were very quick to say their work is a total waste of time and nobody should ever rely on an audit for anything! Also completely missing the point I am making about the audits.Not convinced he's a chartered accountant. Seemed to totally misunderstand your point about the auditors.
Suspect he's a fantasist (like Harris), but I could be wrong.