code99 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/15/2021 at 5:16 PM, Shake me up Judy said: The role is just like that of the woman in full evening dress who used to come on at the end of the Morecambe and Wise show. My personal preference for our ‘El Presidente’ would be Frankie Boyle, also a Scotsman like the current one, but much funnier. For a country with a population of 85,000 people we seem to be absurdly over-governed; i.e., the Lieutenant Governor, the President, the Speaker, the Chief Minister, and yet somehow there is a general feeling that we have a democratic void. Perhaps we should have fewer ceremonial roles and more hands-on peoples’ electives that are in real terms accountable to people of this country, and who achieve something other than perpetually ‘learning lessons?’ 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Achieving a Leader of the Opposition would be good with me 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 An illusion of choice? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Declan said: Do we know who the twenty are? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: An illusion of choice? A bit like the 2016 GE in Peel & Glenfaba. A choice between a rock and... two other rocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham_N_Eggs Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 32 minutes ago, SleepyJoe said: Achieving a Leader of the Opposition would be good with me A majority of decent MHK's would be good for me. 12 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: Guessing Moorhouse is the spoiled ballot as I can't see his name on either list. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ham_N_Eggs said: Guessing Moorhouse is the spoiled ballot as I can't see his name on either list. Hedging his bets..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Just now, Apple said: Hedging his bets..? Or he's just a dumb f*** and couldnt work out what to do . 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 20 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: Or he's just a dumb f*** and couldnt work out what to do . You coul be right. From iomtoday.co.im: There was a slight delay in the result after one member, before the vote was counted, admitted pressing the wrong button on the electronic voting system in the chamber. 🤡🤡🤡 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebean Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Well, its a bull shit role so I gues the obvious candidate is a bullshitter. The only problem is that we are paying for all this bull shit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 According to Gef the CM is taking over as the new Minister for Enterprise. Double-dip or what? Apologies if someone else mentioned this and I missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebean Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, Zarley said: According to Gef the CM is taking over as the new Minister for Enterprise. Double-dip or what? Apologies if someone else mentioned this and I missed it. Just when you thought you had lost all faith, you find you had a little more to lose. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buncha wankas Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, joebean said: Just when you thought you had lost all faith, you find you had a little more to lose. Nominal, as CM is exiting stage in a few months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 23 minutes ago, Zarley said: According to Gef the CM is taking over as the new Minister for Enterprise. Double-dip or what? He won't get paid any more for it, but expect a rash of new grants for holiday cottages. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) Given - I'm told by a member of the house that was canvassing on my doorstep - that Mr Skelly has just recently been accused of breaching Tynwald Member Standards, which is also being reviewed as a breach of CoMin Code by Cabinet/ChiefMin... I'm a little surprised by his appointment. Should be an interesting few months ahead for him. Shortest term Presidente ever? Edited July 20, 2021 by NoTailT 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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