Derek Flint Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 11 hours ago, SleepyJoe said: No it was never set up to help existing private business per se, the intention was to develop the economy & developing the economy is still necessary - DfE couldn't do it [tho' DigitalOM has shown some considerable promise], but Treasury didn't know how to do it so it has outsourced the issue to KPMG who are coming back saying Treasury doesn't have much useful data Putting in a very left wing doctor with no commercial experience other than being a partner in a medical practice is a bizarre move, perhaps to keep a political opponent busy Has Digital really shown promise? Info I have is a lot of snake oil sales but not much actually happening 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Login Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 12 hours ago, SleepyJoe said: No it was never set up to help existing private business per se, the intention was to develop the economy & developing the economy is still necessary - DfE couldn't do it [tho' DigitalOM has shown some considerable promise], but Treasury didn't know how to do it so it has outsourced the issue to KPMG who are coming back saying Treasury doesn't have much useful data Putting in a very left wing doctor with no commercial experience other than being a partner in a medical practice is a bizarre move, perhaps to keep a political opponent busy If I remember correctly it was set up after the reduction in the VAT share. It was a classic Allan Bell manoeuvre who was Treasury Minister at the time in that by splitting and becoming the Minister for Enterprise he avoided as Treasury Minister he avoided having to make any tough decisions re the VAT cut or be the face of bad news. Rather as Minister for Enterprise he would basically only have goods news to offer. I posted in the Chief Minister thread how poorly resourced and staffed IoM Finance is compared to their Jersey counterparts so expecting great results when our competitors are blowing us out of the water in terms of the resources they are putting into it is, in my view unrealistic. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Can IOM Finance compete with Jersey at scale? Green digital infrastructure has to be our USP, along with the professional framework to support the areas where the island is most successful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 8:32 PM, Roxanne said: I don’t think so. I think he was chosen to sort out the mess that is hemp growing, CBD regulation, medicinal cannabis and decriminalisation of cannabis. All of which are worth a fortune to the Island. Something tells me we're all going to be very disappointed about this fortune. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Regardless of whether you think "left wing" is a good thing, a bad thing, or just a thing, anyone who thinks Dr A is "far left" really needs to leave the island a bit more. He makes Tony Blair look like Trotsky. I imagine he's at Enterprise to show there's no hard feelings while keeping him well away from the proper toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 It was Dr A's own statement that he is 'very left wing' It is he that thinks it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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