Kerry Sharpe MLC has been appointed Isle of Man Children's Champion! (who is she)?

[SleepyJoe]

Ms Sharpe doesn't really communicate with the paying public so it's a job to know what is going on

[Last Ten]

2 hours ago, SleepyJoe said:

Ms Sharpe doesn't really communicate with the paying public so it's a job to know what is going on

And gets paid a nice £63,776 per year for doing so!

Nice work if you can get it.

[Derek Flint]

14 hours ago, New Broom said:

Would that be the same Dudley Butt who was brought over from his special branch days in N Ireland? Yeah, he was always going to 'rattle those cages' wasn't he?

A bit like that Rottweiler editor son of his - the old guard must quake in their boots..

A bloody good man

[finlo]

11 minutes ago, Derek Flint said:

A bloody good man

Fruit looped over Covid though!

[Numbnuts]

11 minutes ago, Derek Flint said:

A bloody good man

Totally agree , if you can get him of the subject of Covid and masks 😂

[SleepyJoe]

He's pretty good on most topics

[SleepyJoe]

But don't let him show you photos of his feet after he completed the parish walk

[Numbnuts]

7 hours ago, SleepyJoe said:

But don't let him show you photos of his feet after he completed the parish walk

He says he's going to have another go this year...Mmmmm not a wise man ! 

[thommo2010]

What does the children champion do? I've worked in safeguarding for 5 years now reached out to a couple of the champions in that time to talk about issues affecting kids and got no reply.

[Mr. Sausages]

On 4/8/2022 at 5:51 AM, New Broom said:

Would that be the same Dudley Butt who was brought over from his special branch days in N Ireland? Yeah, he was always going to 'rattle those cages' wasn't he?

A bit like that Rottweiler editor son of his - the old guard must quake in their boots..

You must be thinking of a different Dudley Butt. It’s a very common name so easy mistake.

[Shake me up Judy]

The whole notion of a 'Children's Champion' smacks of bullshit anyway. Political virtue signalling and little more than a policy emoji. Get out the crayons... 

[Boo Gay'n]

1 hour ago, Shake me up Judy said:

The whole notion of a 'Children's Champion' smacks of bullshit anyway. Political virtue signalling and little more than a policy emoji. Get out the crayons... 

It depends whether the job description has changed over the years.  I think that when it started, the champion was to be a voice and advocate for the kids who were in the care of the state - 'looked afer children' as the social workers call them.  Around the world, children in that situation tend to get a fairly grim deal, so having someone who listens to them and is in the parliament is important IMHO.  Dudley's Butt took the job seriously and was well-regarded.

If the champion now tries to speak for all children, I tend to agree with you.

[Numbnuts]

27 minutes ago, Boo Gay'n said:

It depends whether the job description has changed over the years.  I think that when it started, the champion was to be a voice and advocate for the kids who were in the care of the state - 'looked afer children' as the social workers call them.  Around the world, children in that situation tend to get a fairly grim deal, so having someone who listens to them and is in the parliament is important IMHO.  Dudley's Butt took the job seriously and was well-regarded.

If the champion now tries to speak for all children, I tend to agree with you.

Indeed Dudley did and think he would have loved to carry on doing it but didnt suit the powers that be sadly.