Spat between Chief Minister and Dr Glover

[All Right 50]

38 minutes ago, TheTeapot said:

There is an Honours Forfeiture Committee

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/having-honours-taken-away-forfeiture

He’s hardly Jimmy Saville. 

[Roger Mexico 9,754]

1 hour ago, John Wright said:

I don’t think they’ll make any money at £50 a shot. That figure was always said to be cost, reagent, sample kits, running the machinery, staff costs of 111, sampler, path lab staff, etc.

I suspect they would actually be making quite a big profit.  Because the government is running a testing schedule in any case, any extra tests added on will only be at marginal cost - swabs, small extra amounts of reagents, tubes and so on.  A little bit of admin for the certificate.  The big costs of machinery, staff and so on will spent in any case.

If we were near capacity in testing and they needed to employ more staff or whatever, then that would need to be taken into account, but that's not the case at the moment.

[Roger Mexico 9,754]

48 minutes ago, Lxxx said:

This MBE bloke is looking worse by the day. Is it possible to retract an honour like this once they realise they might have made a grave mistake?

To be honest when you look at the assorted crooks and cronies Boris gave titles and gongs to on that list, most people would have been trying to find a way not to be associated with it.

[finlo 4,876]

19 minutes ago, Scotty said:

Surely the letter did not go through official channels as in to his official address, so in my view that is a private letter. It was read out as a private letter with consent I’d the author, which in my view does not make it official. The fact the author was respectful enough to address DA as “Minister”, does not alter things.

 

[Scotty 495]

Just now, finlo said:

 

Furry tongue ? Where have you been and does the missus know ?

 

[Barlow 912]

48 minutes ago, Scotty said:

Surely the letter did not go through official channels as in to his official address, so in my view that is a private letter. It was read out as a private letter with consent I’d the author, which in my view does not make it official. The fact the author was respectful enough to address DA as “Minister”, does not alter things.

There used to be a bloke called dilligaf on this forum who couldn't stop himself from giving out references and defending the indefensible.

Edited November 26, 2020 by Barlow

[Scotty 495]

1 minute ago, Barlow said:

There used to be a bloke called dilligaf on this forum who couldn't stop himself from giving out references and defending the indefensible.

When was that ? 

[slinkydevil 4,821]

2 hours ago, Scotty said:

Did you meant to say “ knock one out for £50 looks cheap” ?

I'll knock one out for £30. Fast too.

[Scotty 495]

Sometimes people need to say what they think and support those who have to make decisions we would not want to or be capable of. It is so easy to sit in the armchair with a tin of Stella and preach about how the isle should be run. Good luck to you changing things from home. 

[Scotty 495]

2 minutes ago, slinkydevil said:

I'll knock one out for £30. Fast too.

I am broke, so I say £27:50

[manxman34 323]

3 hours ago, Itsmeee said:

I am abiding by the regulations. And I know they are for the common good. I’m just saying it’s hard. And I’m a bit sick of the vaguely racist attitude displayed by a minority towards ‘come overs’

 

I was not getting at 'come overs', and I apologize if I gave that impression.

[Barlow 912]

42 minutes ago, Scotty said:

When was that ? 

It were just a few month ago.

He hasn't been around for a while. He must be in prison/hospital/the pub or discovered Facebook/Twitter 

[Gladys 7,272]

3 hours ago, Scotty said:

Surely the letter did not go through official channels as in to his official address, so in my view that is a private letter. It was read out as a private letter with consent I’d the author, which in my view does not make it official. The fact the author was respectful enough to address DA as “Minister”, does not alter things.

It was sent to him as "Minister", so hard to argue it was not sent to him in his "official" capacity. 

[All Right 50]

6 hours ago, Gladys said:

It was sent to him as "Minister", so hard to argue it was not sent to him in his "official" capacity. 

Yes I think most people think that way to be honest. It was sent by an employee to someone who regarded him as their superior in a work setting. It wasn’t a personal letter at all. 

[joebean 831]

10 hours ago, All Right said:

He’s hardly Jimmy Saville. 

True. He is merely a run-of-the-mill liar.