Uhtred 9,887 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I see that Sir Miles Walker was 80 two days ago. Still the best Chief Minister we’ve had. Lifted the Island out a social policy quagmire, fought hard to do so and was vilified by nasty bastards for doing it. And a gentleman too. I hope he had a happy birthday and has many more. 13 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoTail 1,954 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Hear Hear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Numbnuts 1,101 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Good call , agree Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worlds-greatest-manxman 20 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Three cheers for the farmers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roxanne 1,274 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Three cheers for his glass milk bottles! 2 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2112 2,067 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 He was a decent person and better Chief Minister, hence the knighthood. Unfortunately the last few CMs including the current will be lucky to get beyond a CBE (which Allan Bell received). Even El Presidente received a OBE but he isn’t in the same league. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Mexico 9,289 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 15 hours ago, Uhtred said: I see that Sir Miles Walker was 80 two days ago. Still the best Chief Minister we’ve had. Lifted the Island out a social policy quagmire, fought hard to do so and was vilified by nasty bastards for doing it. And a gentleman too. I hope he had a happy birthday and has many more. A class act, which is more than you could say for any of his successors. Also the only one to serve two full terms - though Gelling got dragged back to rescue the situation after Corkill's 'problems' and did a few extra years. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyWolf 398 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 A humble gentleman who was a very good chief minister. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barlow 671 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: ... Gelling got dragged back to rescue the situation after Corkill's 'problems' and did a few extra years. Gelling spoke of preferring to deal with the problems of success rather than the problems of failure. When the government of a country of 85,000 people are getting an extra £1million each working day in (miscalculated?) VAT receipts for a few years, he wasn't far wrong. Fuck, where do you stash all that cash? What do you do with it? (rhetorical question, we know what they do with much of it) Edited November 16, 2020 by Barlow 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uhtred 9,887 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 3 hours ago, 2112 said: He was a decent person and better Chief Minister, hence the knighthood. Unfortunately the last few CMs including the current will be lucky to get beyond a CBE (which Allan Bell received). Even El Presidente received a OBE but he isn’t in the same league. Rodan isn’t fit to lace Miles Walker’s boots. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barlow 671 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) ^^ There should be no confusion there, @The Dog's Dangly Bits It's how it was. And they'd do the Budget and Eddie Lowey would purrr away at the Chief MInister and Treasury Minister as to how it was "a gold-plated budget". He wasn't wrong. Edited November 16, 2020 by Barlow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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