Rob Callister

[Andy Onchan]

40 minutes ago, Whatnonsence said:

The bottom line is that controversy has followed  Mr Callister throughout his political career no surprise then that he is in the Ministerial wilderness.

 

Mostly of his own making though.

[747-400]

50 minutes ago, SleepyJoe said:

Certainly Ms Edge is now - was she before she voted for Cannan and joined his government?

I haven’t personally seen anything to suggest she was pro Cannan, other than voting for him as CM.

 

I really thought she would have been behind someone not in the last CoMan.

ETA: now seen Ham n Eggs informed response. 

Edited October 19, 2021 by 747-400

[Gladys]

1 hour ago, english zloty said:

let the squad games commence 

It's squad game! 😁

[Holte End]

1 hour ago, Ham_N_Eggs said:

I am reliably informed she was. 

You are Rob Callister and I claim my £5.

You have more excuses than Deontay Wilder.

The wig I wore getting into the ring was to heavy, will be next.

 

 

Edited October 19, 2021 by Holte End

[Andy Onchan]

Courtesy of IOM Examiner:
 

[quilp]

I wonder which appointments raise questions, and why RC thinks so. 

[747-400]

6 minutes ago, quilp said:

I wonder which appointments raise questions, and why RC thinks so. 

Allison and Hooper who voted for Allison? ie supported a different vision to Alf.

[Andy Onchan]

I'm amazed that RC thought that just because the DOI & DfE featured strongly in his manifesto that he would be a shoo-in. How incredibly naive and arrogant in equal measure to even think or believe that.

[ian rush]

Bring LH and JE in now so when the inevitable real politik decisions have to be taken they either a) get grubby with CoMin or b) flounce and forever be perceived as the sniping bitter backbencher. Same happened with PK and KB and it pretty much finished both if them politically.

RC doesnt seem to get that and/or the sensible idea that CoMin ought not to be a group think confirmatory place if all voices the same.

[Non-Believer]

23 minutes ago, Roxanne said:

And, hasn’t he just been in DOI for the last two years? What exactly was his contribution whilst there? 

Keeping his head down to avoid being painted with the sort of association that cost Baker (and forerunners) his job?

[Chef Raekwon]

It's not a great advert for your own character when you highlight that in your world you'd look to punish people who didn't vote for you, rather than engage with them.

I mean it's probably as expected with Rob, but to actually publicly say those things without the self-awareness of how it comes across is incredible.

[Roger Mexico]

18 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said:

Equally amazing is someone fighting to be put in charge of the DOI. It’s like wanting to win a raffle where the first prize is standing in a dog turd. 

But Rob thinks that everything at the DoI is pretty much fine according to his now notorious Facebook post:

Despite the public perception at times, the DOI is a great department and it keeps the island running in many ways, especially during extreme weather periods. In my final DOI meeting last week, I mentioned that the department has some great officers, and it just needs to deliver the basics well and to listen to the public more when going out to consultation.

So everything would be fine if they were only slightly better at PR.  Of course the problem with the DoI isn't just that it's not 'delivering the basics' well (though it's not and wouldn't anyone reasonable think that a fairly big flaw?) but that it has engaged in an endless stream of expensive, badly-managed, over-priced and usually unnecessary projects for no better reasons than the ego of various senior officials and the joy of spending money.

Obviously Rob would be the the perfect DoI Minister - for the DoI.  He would nod along to every bullshit explanation and then repeat it in public.  He would sign every contract without query and authorise every payment.  He would support every ridiculous project to the hilt and ignore the dereliction caused by the lack of maintenance.  And say what a great bunch of lads they all were.

You can't help wondering if Cannan had actually intended to give him the DoI and after hearing his views on the topic on Thursday afternoon realised just how embarrassing it would turn out to be.

[WTF]

38 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said:

Equally amazing is someone fighting to be put in charge of the DOI. It’s like wanting to win a raffle where the first prize is standing in a dog turd. 

standing in  a dog turd is probably  preferable to being up to your neck in shit of your own making at a guess.

[hissingsid]

He spoke well in Tynwald today in the great Gas debate.

[Gladys]

2 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said:

But Rob thinks that everything at the DoI is pretty much fine according to his now notorious Facebook post:

Despite the public perception at times, the DOI is a great department and it keeps the island running in many ways, especially during extreme weather periods. In my final DOI meeting last week, I mentioned that the department has some great officers, and it just needs to deliver the basics well and to listen to the public more when going out to consultation.

So everything would be fine if they were only slightly better at PR.  Of course the problem with the DoI isn't just that it's not 'delivering the basics' well (though it's not and wouldn't anyone reasonable think that a fairly big flaw?) but that it has engaged in an endless stream of expensive, badly-managed, over-priced and usually unnecessary projects for no better reasons than the ego of various senior officials and the joy of spending money.

Obviously Rob would be the the perfect DoI Minister - for the DoI.  He would nod along to every bullshit explanation and then repeat it in public.  He would sign every contract without query and authorise every payment.  He would support every ridiculous project to the hilt and ignore the dereliction caused by the lack of maintenance.  And say what a great bunch of lads they all were.

You can't help wondering if Cannan had actually intended to give him the DoI and after hearing his views on the topic on Thursday afternoon realised just how embarrassing it would turn out to be.

It's almost as though he hasn't read the Beaman's report!