Derek Flint

What is to be done, and how it is to be done should be separate. It's the demarcation between policy, strategy and ultimately tactics. I know my position and ultimately we all have the best for the town at heart. Keep being better is where its at for me. I don't like waste or poor value. Thanks for your Good wishes.

I hope it hasn't come across as that. I've just tried to impress that it shouldn't be the CS running the place and telling the politicians what to do. There's clearly a degree of advice and counsel but it's important that at all levels that the elected are able to exercise their mandate on behalf of those that elected them. Thanks for your good wishes though. It really is appreciated

I've a lot of catching up to do. But it's important to be clear on my role. The view taken will be that of the Commissioners. The job of the Clerk is to action their direction

Hall Caine is nearer to town It is what you make it. Knowing you haven't got all the answers is part of the gig. There's counsel for the most complex stuff but my old job experiences helped me develop reasonably good investigative and research skills. Hence I'm fairly adept at the legal groundwork. Much of the rest is the ability to turn policy and decisions into strategy and creating the best environment you can for your people to do the best job they can for the public. I'm looking forward to it.

What do you think that plane on the Manx Radio pic of me is for?

Hang on I've not even started yet! Someone has to run the organisation. That means there's always going to be someone at the head of a LA under the extant set up. I'll continue to question. It's regrettable you take the perspective you do on me. I'll do the very best I can for Ramsey, and the wider public. I'm content to be judged on that.

Well that's one way of looking at it. I researched the construct of Psychological Safety in teams. How to make them better places to work in. The British Army amongst others seem to think its a good idea. I might write another book in due course.

I refer the honourable gentleperson to the post I made some moments ago with regard to my UK tenure. I also made the differential between political office and public service Office, of which mine is the latter and comes with a salary set by a process. Have as much of a pop at that all you like, but please do read what I said with regard to the former. They deserve better support, or challenge at the ballot box.

It's also downright unpleasant. Anyone who puts themselves forward for political office deserves support. The vast majority do it because they really, really care. They are all very different and communicate with varying degrees of success. It takes some longer than others to get into their stride. Some ideas might at first blush be a bit off the wall, or radical, but they all deserve a hearing. The non runners can be put to one side whilst a collective effort with new observations might get the workable ones over the line. Have a conversation with them for the greater good, rather than having a pop from behind a handle. We will all be better off for it in the long run. And local elections aren't far off. There's a great opportunity to bring New perspectives at a time when the island really needs them.

Taught for nearly 4 years at university, achieved Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and completed a Masters in Elite Performance, so pretty much flat on my face, yeah. Thanks for the big welcome. Means a lot.

In fairness it did sort of go off-topic a bit. Probably 8 pages if edited

This is a very valid point. It's as if it was foretold in the scriptures.... They did - it was their media release.

Yeah we looked at that but the plans for Jurby reopening was kiboshed so the Jet will be staying at Blackpool. We are moving back. UK House is sold. Whilst I can see how some of the roles in Central government might work as a hybrid, a TC job would be difficult and not something I'd have considered. It's an interesting comparison. Where I live now is presently.'unparished' although soon will be, so will then have a parish council. On top of that will be a Borough council.and a county council. All do different things in different places. So a bit apples and oranges. I don't. It'll be Town Clerk on the Stationery. I get why its titled that way, but its getting the job done that's important.

That's Morse and Columbo level

Somebody has to run the place. Hey, there's a lot to look at. But making sure that the Commissioners bidding is done as cost effectively as possible is really the key. Let's see where it takes things, keeping an open mind. It won't have been an easy few months since the previous incumbent left for the elected representatives or the staff.