Non-Believer Posted Sunday at 03:05 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:05 PM I think Alf is a case of, "When you're up to your neck in alligators it can be difficult to remember that your original objective was to drain the swamp". We still hear breaths from him about the things he laid out when he first came into office; but those breaths are very faint. The alligators are winning at present. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted Sunday at 03:09 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:09 PM 21 minutes ago, Last Ten said: Can someone tell me what Alf has positively achieved in his 3 years of so called leadership? Me and my family are all in his constituency and he is not interested in his constituents at all, he is too busy fighting fires in most government departments. He will not be getting any of my families votes if he is brazen enough to stand again at the next general election! The Cannan's are all bastards, they have bled us 'till we're white, they've taken everything we've got as if it was their right, and we've got nothing in return though they make so much fuss, what have the Cannan's ever done for us? What have the Cannan's, what have the Cannan's, what have the Cannan's ever done for us? Aquaducts? Nope. Wine an Fermentation? Nope. Medicine? Nope. Cheese? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted Sunday at 03:11 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 03:11 PM By whom ? Not by anyone in Tynwald I don’t think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted Sunday at 03:12 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 03:12 PM Albert is your verse set to My Old Man’s a Dustman it fits perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted Sunday at 03:18 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 03:18 PM If there is to be a referendum then there should be more than one question asked while the opportunity is out there. Such as Are you in favour of all Island Voting or Do you think the Legistrative Council should be voted in by the public or anything else that is of interest to the general public. Either of those would make some people twitch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted Sunday at 03:42 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:42 PM Interesting that Cannan isn’t quite so bothered about a referendum to have a directly elected Chief Minister. It’s almost as though he knows that nobody would vote for his brand of pub tribute act Tory bollocks if the Chief was directly elected. You look at the MHKs who backed him in the election, not one of them has a functioning brain cell between them. Julie Edge and David Ashford were his biggest cheerleaders ffs. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted Sunday at 03:45 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:45 PM 32 minutes ago, Fred the shred said: Albert is your verse set to My Old Man’s a Dustman it fits perfectly. Monty Python...the Romans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestedman Posted Sunday at 06:04 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:04 PM (edited) I love all the MHKs on this forum slagging each other off 😂 every time something remotely controversial happens - it’s so obvious who they all are as well 😂 Edited Sunday at 06:04 PM by interestedman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted Sunday at 08:26 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 08:26 PM Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted Sunday at 11:07 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:07 PM On 6/28/2024 at 10:25 PM, Fred the shred said: Why now ? why make impassioned speeches, which judging by the photo on the media most of the MHKs looked very underwhelmed, and ask for a referendum now ? Surely if our great leader thought there should be a referendum on the Dignity in dying bill he could have brought this thought up before the Bill had reached this stage. Perhaps he thought it would have been thrown out straightaway but as it gathered pace still no mention of a referendum now at the last gasp, no pun intended, he is getting desperate. I really hope on Monday this suggestion gets dismissed. He is no leader he just likes getting his own way. The sooner the next election comes around the better. You may well ask. Right now, at this late stage, out of the blue. I think it has the whiff of London interference about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted 21 hours ago Author Share Posted 21 hours ago It is comforting that most of CoMin voted against the referendum and didn’t duck out of their duty to stand for what they believed in unlike the yellow bellied back benchers who wanted other people to make the decision for them. It doesn’t say much for Alf when his chosen ministers do not support him perhaps they are getting as disillusioned with his leadership as the public are. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Or know which way the wind will blow in the next election, ie you agreed with Alfie boy a lot didn't you. On your bike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted 3 hours ago Author Share Posted 3 hours ago Most of those who voted for the referendum are members of the pity party enjoyed by members who think they have had a raw deal somewhere along the line in the last couple of years and are trying to catch Alfred’s eye for another chance. There is slim chance and no chance as the saying goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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