bluemonday Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 THERE has been 'little gratitude' for the money the Department of Health and Social Security has given to Hospice, a political member of the department has said. The astonishing comment, from Rushen MHK Juan Watterson, comes as the war of words between the DHSS and Alyson and Heath Craig over Health Minister Eddie Teare's refusal to grant £80,000 per year to the running of Rebecca House rumbles on. Full story Clicky Wonder if the Daily Wail will pick that one up. Hardly falls with the definition of tact as I understand it viz:- Acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others, including the ability to speak or act without offending. ( http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tact ) There may well not be the money available although having just watched 4 men doing very little under the guise of painting yellow lines and remembering the forthcoming plastic sh*tehawk, I suspect that the money could be pared from other places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Just think of the money that could have been saved if they properly project-managed the new hospital and included the hospice as part of the build. So much money effectively gets pissed away on this island - public or charity money - and IMO many other charities ended up losing out when they were raising all this money for the hospice when everything could have been coordinated and resulted in significant savings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Watterson's a fool. A more diplomatic comment would have acknowledged a shorftfall in funding and the problems, whilst stressing (Like Teare did) that funds are finite. By being so naive as to expect "gratitude" for how resources are allocated (and indeed to express this in public), which is one of the fundamental duties of Government and not some benevolent habit of it, he sounds like his position has gone to his head and made him forget he is a public servant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Teare did at least put it tactfully as possible given the circumstances. (Editted to correct) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather of Manx House Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I think "twat"may be the word you're looking for here. He's far too young to have a fucking clue about anything. And showing thus admirably, it appears... ...GOMH*... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Watterson's a fool. A more diplomatic comment would have acknowledged a shorftfall in funding and the problems, whilst stressing (Like Teare did) that funds are finite. By being so naive as to expect "gratitude" for how resources are allocated (and indeed to express this in public), which is one of the fundamental duties of Government and not some benevolent habit of it, he sounds like his position has gone to his head and made him forget he is a public servant. What else would you expect from a schoolboy? He should be out chasing birds and getting drunk and getting a little life experience. "It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool. " Harold MacMillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 A fine example of having opened his mouth before engaging brain. He should apologise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 What else would you expect from a schoolboy? True enough, although it's a shame as I'd hoped a younger politician would be doing their absolute best to prove themselves before the electorate, knowing that they're at something of a disadvantage compared with older, more experienced peers. Even so, a politician would have to be incredibly stupid, regardless of age, to think they can engage a hospice in a public war of words and not come out of it a loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 after he got onto Legco you mean MHK for Rushen ??????? that's not LegCo (real people vote them into the Keys !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<> Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Juan W is a political member of the DHSS IoMToday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Juan W is a political member of the DHSS IoMToday that may very well be so, but still doesn't make him a MLC ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Yep sorry Tempus, you're right. Have editted previous post. Got my Juans mixed up, its the other one on legco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<> Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Juan has some pretty good allies in the political world, helped by his career in accountancy and being an established freemason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Wow! Can he eat three shredded wheat for breakfast as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanxfella Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Tact and diplomacy is something that clearly comes with age and experience. He has a point though because I think that they expect to be the only charity on this Island and to get special treatment over everything. Having said that when your building hospital at £120m how difficult would it have been for the department to have demonstrated some forward thinking and got the hospice build going at the same time and rolled the cost into the main budget. Its not hard to absorb £2m in a £120m project. Also - if the charity was not there his department would be footing the bill for building, staffing, and running the hospice just like many NHS funded hospices in the UK where the cost is picked up by the local health authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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