Ashford: Should he stay or should he go?

[AOR]

Manx Radio blog on the proceedings:

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/ranson-tribunal-cannan-statement/

[SleepyJoe]

IOMToday have Cannan speech in full - presumably released in advance & embargoed until this morning's Tynwald session

https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/politics/the-chief-ministers-statement-to-tynwald-about-dr-ransons-employment-tribunal-547492

[SleepyJoe]

14 minutes ago, AOR said:

Manx Radio blog on the proceedings:

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/ranson-tribunal-cannan-statement/

"Ms Faragher asks a question about the freedom of the press, asking why senior civil servants leant on at least one media outlet to silence the story but President Laurence Skelly says he won't allow the question."

[Declan]

Skelly, as a member of the previous COMIN, has ridden to his former colleagues aid by putting the widest possible interpretation on sub judice 

 

(Grammitical aside - should I have "written colleagues' aid" in the above. I feel I should it should, but the aid belongs to Skelly not Cannon and Ashdown)

[ManxTaxPayer]

2 minutes ago, Declan said:

but the aid belongs to Skelly not Cannon and Ashdown)

No, the aid belongs to the latter two. 

[Newsdesk]

3 minutes ago, SleepyJoe said:

"Ms Faragher asks a question about the freedom of the press, asking why senior civil servants leant on at least one media outlet to silence the story but President Laurence Skelly says he won't allow the question."

What we have just listened to is an exchange documenting the worst day for IOM democracy in the last 40 years. Skelly sitting there on £80K a year like a bargain-bucket Bercow basically stopping MHKs fulfilling their jobs and being accountable to the electorate who voted them in. It was like listening to the Russian Duma. As for Ashford he has no credibility left. His psyche and personality is clearly now so monstrous that he thinks he can just stick two fingers up at everyone. Unsurprisingly he’s one of the few goat-shaggers in Keys. 

[Declan]

1 minute ago, ManxTaxPayer said:

No, the aid belongs to the latter two. 

Because it's something one gives like a present?

[ManxTaxPayer]

4 minutes ago, Declan said:

Because it's something one gives like a present?

If you like. But more like a service really. He might have billed them for it for all you know. *

 

*Eta, this is a joke. I'm not suggesting he actually did that. 

Edited May 17, 2022 by ManxTaxPayer

[Mr Helmut Fromage]

Unquestionably the lowest and darkest day in Manx politics in recent times.

A proven incapable fantasist not being held to account by a spineless CM and The President silencing those that rightfully question this.

Whilst the sycophants sit back with their heads down dreaming of their next Social Media diatribe of horse shit.

It’s a Banana Republic

INSERT BENT AS FUCK EMOJI

[Declan]

1 minute ago, ManxTaxPayer said:

If you like. But more like a service really. He might have billed them for it for all you know. 

I think the arrangement is more quid pro quo.

[The Phantom]

I see Ashie in passing a couple of times a week at lunchtime. 

I've always managed to restrain myself, but has anyone got any suggested insults I loudly growl at him now?

 

[WTF]

50 minutes ago, snowman said:

What has Stu Peters said?

will someone change me please.

[Newsdesk]

10 minutes ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said:

Unquestionably the lowest and darkest day in Manx politics in recent times.

As a voter I’m angry. Christian is my MHK. I spoke to her and I know others have too regarding to issue of Ashford. To throw her question out is basically insulting. What form of democracy do we have when your MHK is stopped from asking a question put to the CM on behalf of her constituents? Same with Faragher. Even the few who had the guts to ask questions got silenced. I’d agree with the comment further up this thread. They’re actually frightened. Once you start lifting the lid on the sewer all sorts of **** is going to float out. 

Edited May 17, 2022 by Newsdesk
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[AOR]

9 minutes ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said:

Unquestionably the lowest and darkest day in Manx politics in recent times.

A proven incapable fantasist not being held to account by a spineless CM and The President silencing those that rightfully question this.

Whatever happened to the principle of Parliamentary Privilege, or does that not apply. (Genuine question)

[Ham_N_Eggs]

3 minutes ago, Newsdesk said:

As a voter I’m angry. Christian is my MHK. I spoke to her and I know others have too regarding to issue of Ashford. To throw her question out is basically insulting. What form of democracy do we have when your MHK is stopped from asking a question put to the CM on behalf of her constituents? Same with Faragher. Even the few who had the guts to ask questions got silenced. I’d agree with the comment further up this thread. They’re actually frightened. Once you start lifting the lid on the sewer all sorts of **** is going to float out. 

Why do you think they put Skelly in the President's position?