Ashford: Should he stay or should he go?

[asitis]

7 minutes ago, littlebushy said:

You have. It's almost as though he doesn't entirely tell the truth...

I did think either he or Mr Cannan may be a little confused as to who said what when !

[Two-lane]

Maybe he is so Mitty-like that he offered his resignation only as a negotiating tactic - that he thought he was so necessary that they would offer him Chief Minister role to ensure he stayed on-board.

You may think that unrealistic, but note that he still considers he has done nothing wrong.

The more I find out about the IoM gov., the more fantasy (or horror) and reality become indistinguishable.

[Gladys]

Alf praised him for leading DHSC during Covid.  That is the dysfunctional DHSC, by the way. 

[Newsdesk]

You have to laugh at Paul Moultons sense of humour (the title) 

[Wavey Davey]

42 minutes ago, asitis said:

So having resigned on Monday he said thereafter he has no intention of resigning ? Have I got this right ?

Yes the official version of events is:

He allegedly resigned privately on Monday

Cannan did the briefing on the Tuesday making no mention of his resignation 

The President suppressed any questions asking if he was resigning or being sacked 

Ashford told the press that he wouldn’t be resigning

Later on that week another press story ran that said he wouldn’t be resigning

On Thursday he presumably writes a long waffly letter resigning 

On Friday lunchtime and he admits that he resigned on Monday and presents long waffle letter referring back to Monday. 

He really does think that everyone else is as gullible as him!

[SleepyJoe]

3 hours ago, Manx17 said:

The chief minister is doing it, for now.

Will DfE be abolished, as Mrs Caine has suggested?

[Ham_N_Eggs]

13 minutes ago, SleepyJoe said:

Will DfE be abolished, as Mrs Caine has suggested?

No, CoMin need the votes. That is unless they rebrand it again.

[asitis]

20 minutes ago, Wavey Davey said:

Yes the official version of events is:

He allegedly resigned privately on Monday

Cannan did the briefing on the Tuesday making no mention of his resignation 

The President suppressed any questions asking if he was resigning or being sacked 

Ashford told the press that he wouldn’t be resigning

Later on that week another press story ran that said he wouldn’t be resigning

On Thursday he presumably writes a long waffly letter resigning 

On Friday lunchtime and he admits that he resigned on Monday and presents long waffle letter referring back to Monday. 

He really does think that everyone else is as gullible as him!

So Mr Cannan has made him an offer he can't refuse perhaps.

[buncha wankas]

5 hours ago, Kopek said:

Ewart has a contract, more difficult to get rid of?

Not really, she broke public trust and confidence. 

[Kopek]

They've just had one, ( the latest ), wrongful dismissal case, do you think they want to risk another? What could Henri reveal of behind the scenes shenanigans???

They'll start with moving her desk out onto Finch Rd................

Edited May 20, 2022 by Kopek

[Wavey Davey]

1 minute ago, Manx17 said:

also where is Hetty now? Is she suspended until further notice or still working. Can she be trusted?

She’s taking care of the evidence 

[Kopek]

Regarding where is she now, wherever it is she will be acting she will be acting on her best behaviour while considering her next move?

Edited May 20, 2022 by Kopek

[Gladys]

1 minute ago, Manx17 said:

I don’t think she can act or try to hoover anything up. As she said she didn’t respond to phone calls or messages as they were at 9pm at night . But in briefings said she worked near to midnight. So she was avoiding the Dr or she was maybe getting paid over time for work she wasn’t doing. 

I doubt she was paid overtime. 

[Kopek]

49 minutes ago, Wavey Davey said:

On Friday lunchtime and he admits that he resigned on Monday and presents long waffle letter referring back to Monday. 

In his latest blathering Alfie seems to say that he asked Ashford to stay on while Alfie sorted out a replacement.

...and presumably had someone write a nice farewell  speech?

[Kopek]

5 minutes ago, Manx17 said:

don’t think she can act or try to hoover anything up.

She doesn't need to. She knows she is on the way out but still employed, so she just has to sit it out while a settlement is arranged. If she were employed by anyone other than the Govt, we would probably say that is the way to handle the matter???