piebaps Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 KLB - wowzah Never in the field of electoral conflict has so much positive been said on MF by so many about just one candidate. Is KLB the new Saint Rachel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Different character but there's similarly a bit of metal in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 6 hours ago, SleepyJoe said: Different character but there's similarly a bit of metal in there She has an artificial hip? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 10 hours ago, piebaps said: KLB - wowzah Never in the field of electoral conflict has so much positive been said on MF by so many about just one candidate. Is KLB the new Saint Rachel? I would suggest any adulation is due to the surprise of an MLC making a proper valid politician of themselves, with a public mandate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 17 hours ago, Augustus said: She has an artificial hip? Heart of gold, will of iron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptarmigan Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Will she resign as an MLC first though. Have the courage of her convictions....or keep a foot in both camps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 20 hours ago, SleepyJoe said: Heart of gold, will of iron ...easily led ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy123 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 4 hours ago, ptarmigan said: Will she resign as an MLC first though. Have the courage of her convictions....or keep a foot in both camps? She says not in her interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Fluffy123 said: She says not in her interview. My recollection is that Leonard Singer indicated that he wouldn’t stand down when he first announced he was standing again for the Keys, however in the run up to the election pressure mounted. Its inconceivable, but not impossible, that someone who fails to win a popular mandate at the ballot box could stay on as an unelected member in LC. May be more a case of not wanting to cause a vacancy to be filled by the retiring HK? The time for retiring will surely be contemporaneous with filing her nomination papers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmpton Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Got to admit to being more than a little surprised at the support for KLB on here. What is it based on? A manifesto? Prior political achievements? Prior business achievements and a proven ability to drive positive change? Or is it just because she is a current MLC? For the record I have met her, and Harmer, and Boot a number of times over many years. Given the choice I wouldn't vote for any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 She's pro boarder closures which is what's generated support. It's what everyone wants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestboy Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 minute ago, piebaps said: She's pro boarder closures which is what's generated support. It's what everyone wants. Not now it’s not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, trmpton said: Got to admit to being more than a little surprised at the support for KLB on here. What is it based on? A manifesto? Prior political achievements? Prior business achievements and a proven ability to drive positive change? Or is it just because she is a current MLC? I don't know her or her politics, but it's clear to me that she has over the last couple of years demonstrated her frustration with the way Tynwald and governance on the Isle of Man in general 'work'. If she feels that she would be able to get more done as a member of keys with a public mandate then good for her. Easier to sit back and take the MLC pay I'd have thought. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 10:35 PM, Rhumsaa said: before or after you buy another car? Likely before. I want an EV but prices for them are a bit off-putting, especially if I see the deals available elsewhere while we don't even get any government incentive. Quite the opposite now actually 😞 Anyway, we want that election sub forum right? Any special requests about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 hours ago, trmpton said: Got to admit to being more than a little surprised at the support for KLB on here. What is it based on? A manifesto? Prior political achievements? Prior business achievements and a proven ability to drive positive change? It is very difficult to assess the performance of an MLC. It doesn't appear all that stressful though. They only scrutinise work that has already been prepared and mostly done by others it seems. If you go by the behaviour in Tynwald then that is a different matter, but as an MLC then I can evaluate a persons political contribution on what is seen and heard. Having said that, I do not agree with some of the posts about the qualities or otherwise of those putting themselves forward. Some may benefit their own constituents to some degree, but representing them at a national level is a different ball game. Experience, gravitas and integrity count as important qualities for me alongside tenacity and stamina. The next administration has to hit the ground running and will not, I imagine, be for the faint hearted or the frivolous. For those reasons I could not vote for KLB, or one or two others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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