PhotoMan Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 45 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: She’ll have resigned by Xmas. No need for sackings. I think it’s safe to say from the general feedback on the Mannin Line today that nobody likes Claire Wells or wants to see her stay in the role of council leader. Can't see her resigning any time soon. Far too arrogant and loves the control and power she believes she has! Nasty piece of work! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reportage Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) A great report from the BBC where a relative of the Chief Executive masquerades as a member of the public supporting the changes to the BBC. Just for those not convinced it wasn’t all a cynical fix. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-63957490 DBC structure chart http://www.douglas.gov.im/index.php/jobs/item/download/542_861bb29e498a750e25c038e4952ded0e Edited December 13, 2022 by Reportage 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, Reportage said: A great report from the BBC where a relative of the Chief Executive masquerades as a member of the public supporting the changes. Just for those not convinced it was all a complete fix. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-63957490 DBC structure chart http://www.douglas.gov.im/index.php/jobs/item/download/542_861bb29e498a750e25c038e4952ded0e That chart is at least five years old !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reportage Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Asthehills said: That chart is at least five years old !! The CEO hasn’t changed 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: FFS comedy gold. JUst tried clicking on the download link but it's failed..... has it been taken down? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: JUst tried clicking on the download link but it's failed..... has it been taken down? Works fine but as some have said out of date & not sure what that idiot reportage is going on about people masquerading as residents is as absolutely no mention in bbc article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentience Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) One of the utterances this hard sounding woman made in the Manx Radio news report this morning was something like "We (DBC) always like to respond to positive ideas that are for the benefit of the residents of Douglas" Made without any explanation of just how this IS beneficial. AND confirmed that they WILL NOT change their minds. Just who's best interests do they really work for. Certainly NOT Douglas ratepayers. What a bunch of absolute amateurs. Quick.....the seaweed's come back......unexpectedly. Don't ya just hate tides!! Edited December 13, 2022 by Sentience Irony 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyNoMates Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 16 hours ago, Reportage said: Diddy Devon pipes up. Anymore on the payroll wanting to come forward to try to pretend that it wasn’t a total farce where Claire Wells got her ass kicked round the room at least 6 times. wow dude you're well unhinged. have a biscuit or sex or soemthing. let the tension go. relax. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailless Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 hours ago, offshoremanxman said: Wells is getting an absolute hammering on the Mannin Line “aloof and dictatorial” Tbf, Mannin Line comprises the same small group who whinge here in the evening and who have sod all else to do during the day. 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailless Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, Sentience said: One of the utterances this hard sounding woman made in the Manx Radio news report this morning was something like "We (DBC) always like to respond to positive ideas that are for the benefit of the residents of Douglas" Made without any explanation of just how this IS beneficial. AND confirmed that they WILL NOT change their minds. Just who's best interests do they really work for. Certainly NOT Douglas ratepayers. What a bunch of absolute amateurs. Quick.....the seaweed's come back......unexpectedly. Don't ya just hate tides!! Actually, they are working in the interests of a significant majority of DBC ratepayers. I may not have a huge circle of friends in Douglas, but everyone I speak to is supportive - even those whose political persuasion would have led me to suspect otherwise. Suck it up buttercups, DBC is actually in tune with most of its residents. And realize that no matter what they do, haters gonna hate. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentience Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Tailless said: Actually, they are working in the interests of a significant majority of DBC ratepayers. I may not have a huge circle of friends in Douglas, but everyone I speak to is supportive - even those whose political persuasion would have led me to suspect otherwise. Suck it up buttercups, DBC is actually in tune with most of its residents. And realize that no matter what they do, haters gonna hate. I merely offered a personal opinion of a bunch of people who's only consistency is getting things badly wrong . Your response leads me to believe you need to sit down.....quietly. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 99.9% of people in Douglas really don't care about this issue. I couldn't even tell you what day my bin gets emptied 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 37 minutes ago, Tailless said: Tbf, Mannin Line comprises the same small group who whinge here in the evening and who have sod all else to do during the day. The Gammon Line 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailless Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: You sound just like Claire Wells in those videos. I've not played any of the videos and have no intention of wasting time doing so, but perhaps she's representative of most of the residents of Douglas. And no, I do not nor have ever worked for DBC or any government department. I, like most here, are also a retired geezer, but one who tries not to be a miserable git wherever possible. Life is too short and for all its troubles and foibles, there's nowhere else I'd rather be. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reportage Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) 43 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: It looked fairly clear to me. The bloke supporting the changes in the BBC interview and the CEO of the council have the same surname. Are they married or otherwise closely related? That would be quite embarrassing if so surely? Correct interpretation the only person who showed public support at the meeting and who then made a point of making supportive comments to the BBC on camera afterwards is related to the CEO of Douglas Corporation. A complete ringer dropped into the audience. He also kicked off massively at one person in the audience who dared to express dissatisfaction with the council leader and told them to pipe down. He was visibly furious that DBC was not getting its own way. Edited December 13, 2022 by Reportage 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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