Barlow Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Just reading the Isle of Man Examiner. So somehow Daphne is in the picture. Oh, come on folks, will you please stop this nonsense. Yes, she's a nice person and has done an ok job as MHK this past term, but Chief Minister. You gotta be kidding. Get real and all that. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 As a professional journalist Mrs Caine is the best political communicator in Tynwald Court, and as such a very worthy alternative to the grey, grey men of the thankfully departed Quayle CoMin as First Minister Likewise Mr Thomas as a finance professional, is a very worthy candidate for the role of Economic Development supremo & the right person to take us through an immensely challenging time for our economy, including the 'greening' of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 4 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: I doubt even Rob could manage Quayle's unbeatable combination of being patronising and wrong at the same time. you'd lose money on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 54 minutes ago, WTF said: you'd lose money on it. Nah. Rob hasn't got the public school self-assurance for that. He does indignant and wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham_N_Eggs Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 This all has a really depressing air of inevitability about it: JPW won't want to become Chief Minister (even though she would be best the candidate); it's going to be Cannan (another conservative ex King Bill's pubic school boy take from the poor give to the rich character); and nothing will change except the gap between rich and poor will keep on increasing. The likes of Rob Callister, Tim Crookall and maybe some of the new Members will be persuaded to vote for him with promises of Ministerships. It's almost time for the Keys to adopt a version of the ABC approach that worked so well in Arbory, Malew and Castletown: Anyone But Cannan. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Has Alf made any progress on his February 2021 Budget edict about ripping up the credit card for Govt Depts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Has Alf made any progress on his February 2021 Budget edict about ripping up the credit card for Govt Depts? +500 headcount in Government since 2016 suggests he's provided them with an increased credit limit. Especially for DFE. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747-400 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 (edited) Can someone please explain to me why there is such a crowd behind JPW for CM? It’s an honest question. I don’t know the woman. She has a big fan base and I wonder why? Surely it must be for more than being in the scrutiny house of Tynwald or being an Oxbridge graduate (Harmer and Baker are also!) Edited September 28, 2021 by 747-400 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 12 hours ago, offshoremanxman said: There isn’t from what I can see. Just the usual people in Twitter making up scenarios to present to others like they are fact. JPW being painted as the Messiah, the answer to every Manx problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 39 minutes ago, 2112 said: JPW being painted as the Messiah, the answer to every Manx problem. If she knows how to say hyperbole & Pfizer then that's good enough for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 It's mad, the lady - now matter how talented - has yet to spend a full day in the House of Keys chamber The drooling over Cannan and Poole-Wilson is quasi-authoritarian obsessionism 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham_N_Eggs Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 2 hours ago, 2112 said: JPW being painted as the Messiah, the answer to every Manx problem. I can tell you who isn't the solution to any problem: Alf Cannan. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 & I can tell you that you are correct 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 when do we find out who head clown is ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, WTF said: when do we find out who head clown is ? Nominations on 5 October, manifestos made public on the 7th, election on the 12th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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