Amadeus Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 47 minutes ago, Declan said: Then there’s his submission to the elections committee on transparency on funding etc. https://michaeljosem.com/submission-to-isle-of-man-election-review/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Please tell me that’s satire. This can’t be real. Nobody is that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 39 minutes ago, Declan said: Then there’s his submission to the elections committee on transparency on funding etc. https://michaeljosem.com/submission-to-isle-of-man-election-review/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook That's quite the little gem isn't it? I liked this especially: It is absurd that to my knowledge, of the 65 candidates for the general election, I was the only candidate in the nation to transparently publish the relevant interests and make such a declaration publicly accessible online. This is reflective of a poor culture of secrecy and unprofessionalism of other election candidates on the Isle of Man, and should be fixed. Wording he liked so much he used it all over again in the donations section. Incidentally can anyone find these declarations he made? I find his website a bit confusing, but I suppose it's on there somewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Well he had a go at me when I mentioned interests during the election run up, demanding to see my register of interests as a councillor. I referred him to town hall and invited him to request it through official channels. Last time I checked he never got in contact with them. Has he ever answered any of the questions people asked about his funding? Can’t recall that he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Blonde Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Has he ever answered any of the questions people asked about his funding? What questions were those? 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josem Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Well he had a go at me when I mentioned interests during the election run up, demanding to see my register of interests as a councillor. I referred him to town hall and invited him to request it through official channels. Last time I checked he never got in contact with them. The claim in the last sentence here is, unsurprisingly, misleading. I contacted Douglas Council on 23 August (soon after we discussed the issue on Twitter) to request a copy of the declarations of interest for all sitting councils. Douglas Borough Council failed to provide the information at that time. I then followed up on 17 September, and Douglas Borough Council failed to provide the information at that time. I then followed up on 22 September, and Douglas Borough Council provided me with the information on 23 September. The Manx TaxPayers' Alliance then published this online here: https://taxpayersalliance.im/douglas-borough-council-members-declarations-of-interest/ It is, of course, weird that it requires a third-party interest group to disclose such information which should be obviously published directly by the Council itself. Edited December 2, 2021 by Josem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Josem said: The Manx TaxPayers' Alliance then published this online here: https://taxpayersalliance.im/douglas-borough-council-members-declarations-of-interest/ It is, of course, weird that it requires a third-party interest group to disclose such information which should be obviously published directly by the Council itself. Some of that information is a bit out of date now. I'd ask them for an updated version if I was you. While we're here, and since you've mentioned it, what is the "interest" of whoever is funding the "third-party interest group"? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Sheldon said: Some of that information is a bit out of date now. I'd ask them for an updated version if I was you. While we're here, and since you've mentioned it, what is the "interest" of whoever is funding the "third-party interest group"? It’s not the public interest is it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 24 minutes ago, Josem said: The claim in the last sentence here is, unsurprisingly, misleading. I contacted Douglas Council on 23 August (soon after we discussed the issue on Twitter) to request a copy of the declarations of interest for all sitting councils. Douglas Borough Council failed to provide the information at that time. I then followed up on 17 September, and Douglas Borough Council failed to provide the information at that time. I then followed up on 22 September, and Douglas Borough Council provided me with the information on 23 September. The Manx TaxPayers' Alliance then published this online here: https://taxpayersalliance.im/douglas-borough-council-members-declarations-of-interest/ It is, of course, weird that it requires a third-party interest group to disclose such information which should be obviously published directly by the Council itself. Explain what is “unsurprising” about my post as I don’t appreciate your tone. When I asked shortly after you asked about my interests (an action that to me felt like you only did to be awkward and to distract from your own failure to answer legitimate questions about your election campaign) I was told you had not been in touch yet. The fact you put this much effort into this while still refusing to answer the questions you know we all really wanted the answers to also speaks volumes. Anyone can walk into town hall and ask. You just want to create drama again to make yourself look important. If you had a genuine interest in the way the town is run and in council procedures, you would probably already know that we declare interests during council meetings when a subject comes up for discussion that a member has an interest in. After declaring such, he or she leaves the chamber while the matter is discussed and then returns after. This is such a secret and well hidden procedure that anyone can read up on it in the council minutes that are published on the DBC website. No need for a white knight to ride up to the counter and ask, so kindly remove your high horse from the lobby now. Thank you. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 As I understand it, the requirement on living wage is given a points weighting in any contract letting process. I think it is a good step in a world where ESG transparency is being increasingly sought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 46 minutes ago, Gladys said: As I understand it, the requirement on living wage is given a points weighting in any contract letting process. I think it is a good step in a world where ESG transparency is being increasingly sought. Er, Gladys, how does any of that contribute to the slagging of Michael Josem? Please stop going off-topic. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josem Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Sheldon said: Some of that information is a bit out of date now. I'd ask them for an updated version if I was you. Perhaps Douglas Borough Council could just publish the information on a website which it could, you know, update from time to time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorik Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, Josem said: Perhaps Douglas Borough Council could just publish the information on a website which it could, you know, update from time to time? Maybe MTA could do the same? You know, in the interests of transparency 2 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, yorik said: Maybe MTA could do the same? You know, in the interests of transparency I think he’ll have to ask The Team first. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Blonde Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 He called the police because of a couple of anonymous online accounts? Nark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramseyboi Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 Having started this thread and for the purpose of total transparency. Can I just say I think DTC are a shower of shits who run a bloated mini empire and waste ratepayers money at every possible opportunity? Thanks. You can all carry on now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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