Gladys Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 There was quite a mauling by Peter Karran of Phil Gawne (or was it the other way round?). PK also reserved his decision on whether to stand this year (or was it PG?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Yes, Phil was getting a taste of the 'cut and thrust' (/sarcasm) of Manx Politics and getting firmly wedged up his own backside, and started having a go at Peter Karran ona couple of occasions. He just made himself look a bit of a knacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 PG chose a budget debate programme to make a personal attack on PK. Another example of PG huffing and puffing to score a point like an oul Manx politician from days gone by. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) I saw a photo from the MR thing - Gawne, Brown, PK, Josem, Scales - was that it or were there more? Any women? Or even life? Cos that's a pretty awful line up (no offence to Jayman) Edited February 16, 2021 by TheTeapot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Well one of them said something like " it's all very well criticising govt [for whatever] but you were there for 40 years and didn't change it". It was a good duel, I just didn't know who was who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: I saw a photo from the MR thing - Gawne, Brown, PK, Josem, Scales - was that it or were there more? Any women? Or even life? Cos that's a pretty awful line up (no offence to Jayman) I mean why is Josem even there? He's just a random guy off the street surely? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, slinkydevil said: I mean why is Josem even there? He's just a random guy off the street surely? I'd have said comedy value, except he doesn't have a sense of humour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsmeee Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, slinkydevil said: I mean why is Josem even there? He's just a random guy off the street surely? And yet no women. Not even a random one off the street. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Gladys said: Well one of them said something like " it's all very well criticising govt [for whatever] but you were there for 40 years and didn't change it". It was a good duel, I just didn't know who was who. It was Gawne, chiding Peter Karran. Peter Karran for all his years in House of Keys was only part of the Government (capital 'G', as in Council of Ministers) as Education MInister for a few months (good for highest salary pension btw) so was never really on the inside. Not like Gawne though, who as a Minister and darling of the Tynwald big boys because they had managed to (easily) bring him on message, brought in lots of grant money for landowners and was heard berating the public for criticizing the forthcoming Promenade scheme in a moment when the Tynwald microphones were left on during a recess (In the same broadcast incidentally, a gang of the Legislative Council led by the bIshop were heard taking the piss out of Peter Karran). Edited February 16, 2021 by Barlow 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, slinkydevil said: I mean why is Josem even there? This seems to me basically an existential question. 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 8 hours ago, Barlow said: Budget Special on just now Phil Gawne was asked about housing. Ironic or what? Well it’s fair enough; he’s hot stuff on residential matters. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 19 minutes ago, slinkydevil said: He's just a random guy off the street surely? I've met the man in the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 17 minutes ago, slinkydevil said: I mean why is Josem even there? He's just a random guy off the street surely? Absolutely, he’s now eff all to do with (comedy, useless right-wing political duffers) LibVan, so what’s his ticket to this (admittedly dire) line up. Josem is a pub bore a la Farage with more opinions than brain cells. But not quite yet with the same election failure record. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holte End Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, slinkydevil said: I mean why is Josem even there? He's just a random guy off the street surely? He probably was only there to put the chairs out. and put one out for himself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 So Phil Gawne, Manx Radio presenter and commissioner's clerk or whatever, gets on the Manx Radio News for expressing his opinion about Isle of Man Government not putting money into repairing Laxey Wheel. Who needs elected politicians to run things when you have squawking Gawne on the airwaves? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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