Non-Believer Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Asthehills said: I would have thought someone who had studied law would be just the sort of person we wanted to be honest, you know, to understand and set laws and stuff. The issue is that we have had just such people stand and been rejected by "the system". If you take for instance, the former High Bailiff Michael Moyle who stood for LegCo, what finer qualification for that post with his qualification and experience in law could there have been? Far too dangerous, he might have shown up any number of flaws in the existing set up and its incumbents. Rejected in favour of another unqualified nobody. Tynwald and the CS doesn't want 'em too bright. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 15 minutes ago, BriT said: Ok so it’s safe to say this has been going on for at least 6 to 9 months with still no resolution of announcement at all. While Wells is in the papers every other week about a duff email that’s pissed her off. Bingoooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FANDL Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 14 hours ago, NoTailT said: Thanks for clarifying. I went back and looked and I see there’s specific addresses mentioned in the screenshots that were posted too. It can’t be too hard for DBC to verify some of this, surely? Yes a specific address was referred to in the texts published so really it can’t be hard for any of this to be properly investigated. The funniest part of it all that wasn’t mentioned above is that the DBC councilor who Scales says he approached apparently told him Wells had been looking into it and that she was apparently a hard hitting lawyer used to this sort of stuff. He was somewhat surprised to be informed of the below and to understand that she actually works in a fairly low level IT job at IFGL. If that is true then it perhaps suggests that absolutely nothing was investigated at all and yet more bullshit was applied to simply try to make him go away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, FANDL said: Yes a specific address was referred to in the texts published so really it can’t be hard for any of this to be properly investigated. The funniest part of it all that wasn’t mentioned above is that the DBC councilor who Scales says he approached apparently told him Wells had been looking into it and that she was apparently a hard hitting lawyer used to this sort of stuff. He was somewhat surprised to be informed of the below and to understand that she actually works in a fairly low level IT job at IFGL. If that is true then it perhaps suggests that absolutely nothing was investigated at all and yet more bullshit was applied to simply try to make him go away. That's quite funny if true. Much like the legal guidance issued to users of this forum. Edited February 5, 2023 by NoTailT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestboy Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 hours ago, BriT said: Oh God hopefully not even more self publicizing drivel. As has been said already the audience figures for your tedious roundabout centric nonsense are awful. I would have credited Ged with more sense to not get involved with the nonsense. Stick to his golf ⛳️ tours business. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 1 hour ago, FANDL said: Yes a specific address was referred to in the texts published so really it can’t be hard for any of this to be properly investigated. The funniest part of it all that wasn’t mentioned above is that the DBC councilor who Scales says he approached apparently told him Wells had been looking into it and that she was apparently a hard hitting lawyer used to this sort of stuff. He was somewhat surprised to be informed of the below and to understand that she actually works in a fairly low level IT job at IFGL. If that is true then it perhaps suggests that absolutely nothing was investigated at all and yet more bullshit was applied to simply try to make him go away. that about sums here up, hocus pocus of the lowest order. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Asthehills said: I would be happy to see the average of someone’s last three tax years, plus 30 percent. Hopefully a decent motivation for anyone who really wants to do it, and take away the non achievers looking for a pay bump. I am aware there are likely to be lots who would disagree, but to me it’s the fairest way to get people who are there for the right reasons and not ruling anyone out. That’s a stupid suggestion, so someone earning £100k pa gets in & you pay them £130k , someone on £30k gets £39k , hardly fair that someone doing same job gets €90k pa less plus less pension 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriT Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 1 hour ago, WTF said: that about sums here up, hocus pocus of the lowest order. Yes likely just more fake legal advice from legal ‘experts’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 It's almost as if someone doesn't know what representative democracy is supposed to mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 14 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: It's almost as if someone doesn't know what representative democracy is supposed to mean. Have you got a solution? Because at the moment all the people I know who would actually be any use, don’t want to take a pay cut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: That’s nonsense even if your hypothesis held any water (which is doesn’t) as there’s plenty of retired and semi retired people out there who would be happy to get involved and not expect anywhere near £100K. And there is the problem! Who wants a load of old duffers who are stuck in their ways and know nothing growing a modern and foreword thinking society. We need successful people in their thirties and forties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Common complaint - politicians are arrogant and out of touch Asthehills - the only people worth voting for are super successful and rich QED 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 51 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: That’s nonsense even if your hypothesis held any water (which is doesn’t) as there’s plenty of retired and semi retired people out there who would be happy to get involved and not expect anywhere near £100K. Where are they come election time then?? Absolute bollocks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: Common complaint - politicians are arrogant and out of touch Asthehills - the only people worth voting for are super successful and rich QED Again. Nobody has said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 18 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: Bill Shimmins, Adrian Earnshaw, John Wannenburgh, Andrew Smith, Stu Peters and Alf Cannan even fits the semi retired or semi retired business owner mould. I rest my case. With the exception of Shimmins I wouldn’t vote for any of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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