tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post270855294455635281..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: Sorry Iain, but you're wrong about MilibandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-55212729167352385922009-03-16T14:37:00.000+00:002009-03-16T14:37:00.000+00:00While you're at it, you should compile a list of g...While you're at it, you should compile a list of government ministers with friends and relatives who have ANTI-nuclear connections, members of Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and so on.<BR/><BR/>For surely there is also a conflict of interest between their positions and power over nuclear policy and their personal lives. No?<BR/><BR/>In any case, both groups should of course immediately stand down from office. Result!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-40652697084036858172009-03-15T15:00:00.000+00:002009-03-15T15:00:00.000+00:00*Sigh*. The point is, that as a Chartered Accounta...*Sigh*. The point is, that as a Chartered Accountant, this option is not available to me. Nor is it available to any professional person.<BR/><BR/>I cannot say, "There is a possibility of conflict of interest here, but I will not allow it to happen, therefore there is no conflict of interest". HMRC do not allow this either. They will treat you and your family as one person based on the fact that you are influenced by your spouse or parents.<BR/><BR/>So, for the umpteenth time, we have a situation where MPs and Ministers are not subject to the same laws as the people who appoint them.<BR/><BR/>This cannot be right and, in the end, the ruling elite will become the monarchy which they profess to despise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-85364735672727398092009-03-14T19:58:00.000+00:002009-03-14T19:58:00.000+00:00the problem with the story in the telegraph is the...the problem with the story in the telegraph is the allegation that he kept his gfs links to the nuclear industry a secret.<BR/><BR/>whether or not the telegraph knew of her links that doesn't mean he kept her a "secret". on that point ian dale is right.<BR/><BR/>but the points you and others have made about links between partners and industry i think is relavant and should be investigated.golden_ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002302454171212086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-64258149242862443002009-03-14T19:37:00.000+00:002009-03-14T19:37:00.000+00:00I don't understand the debate. There is a clear po...I don't understand the debate. There is a clear <I><B>potential</B></I> conflict of interest. Full stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-31211215240071363452009-03-14T16:03:00.000+00:002009-03-14T16:03:00.000+00:00Ed Miliband has a girlfriend? your kidding righ...Ed Miliband has a girlfriend? your kidding right?,real not inflatable?Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024073152949016734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-26000818429421747502009-03-14T12:24:00.000+00:002009-03-14T12:24:00.000+00:00"it cannot surely be right to have a situtation wh..."it cannot surely be right to have a situtation where so many within the Brownite clique are so heavily linked by close personal relationships to the nuclear industry.... can it?"<BR/><BR/>What solution are you suggesting? <BR/><BR/>That Ed Miliband chucks his girlfriend? <BR/><BR/>That Gordon Brown makes his brother get a job completely unrelated to any possible facet of government decision making? <BR/><BR/>That Yvette Cooper kills her father?<BR/><BR/>(By the way Cooper hasn't been Housing Minister for over a year and I'm not sure what nuclear power has to do the DCSF unless they're introducing Maths and Nuclear Fission Specialist Science Colleges).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-65745506033121869812009-03-14T12:12:00.000+00:002009-03-14T12:12:00.000+00:00You are right and I say that as someone who sees n...You are right and I say that as someone who sees nuclear power as an important part of the UK's energy generation future.Not a sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123293202225008273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-12469298787811292482009-03-14T12:06:00.000+00:002009-03-14T12:06:00.000+00:00This goat thinks you're both right.Dizzy, I agree ...This goat thinks you're both right.<BR/><BR/>Dizzy, I agree completely with your analysis of this web of vested interests on the nuclear front.<BR/><BR/>Iain, Rosa Prince is an embarrassment and most pleased to learn that this paper-thin story has been spiked. I had barely noticed her byline before her move to the Tgraph but now *roll-eyes* whenever I see one of her 'stories'.Platohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416276749202589235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-25846381170877420222009-03-14T11:50:00.000+00:002009-03-14T11:50:00.000+00:00I'm a Conservative, but I completely disagree. Ken...I'm a Conservative, but I completely disagree. Ken Clarke has links himself to BAT, having worked for them in the past. How far do you take this personal relationships stuff - can an MP who is in a relationship with a teacher not be involved in education? Can an MP with an uncle who is a union leader not be involved in minimum wage discussions? Does your argument also apply to the private sector. If a partner at BCG is married to a consultant at Bain, does that mean they must excuse themself from BCG's strategy decisions? Madness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-59175986894747086502009-03-14T09:44:00.000+00:002009-03-14T09:44:00.000+00:00Couldn't agree more Dizzy. Was going to say much t...Couldn't agree more Dizzy. Was going to say much the same over at Dales but don't post there anymore.<BR/><BR/>His argument I found the worst he has made in a long time. The price of being a public servant is that your private life can intrude on it and vice versa, and tough, get out of the kitchen otherwise.<BR/><BR/>I suspect Dale is pontificating in readiness for his becoming an MP; that is his style, he is a poodle to the Tory party while whining he isn't.Houdinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299827686189026014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-63113561720352833442009-03-14T09:38:00.000+00:002009-03-14T09:38:00.000+00:00What about the Two Eyed Son of The Manse???What about the Two Eyed Son of The Manse???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-12132733680912015362009-03-14T08:51:00.000+00:002009-03-14T08:51:00.000+00:00Ed Miliband has a girlfriend? German you say. A fo...Ed Miliband has a girlfriend? German you say. A former East German weightlifter probably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-61945799435161089022009-03-14T08:27:00.001+00:002009-03-14T08:27:00.001+00:00I entirely agree with you and I think Dale is bark...I entirely agree with you and I think Dale is barking up the wrong tree.These are deeply contentious issues and,more than most,there must be the perception of openess and fairness in the decision making.Indeed,for the sake of the nuclear power industry,it would not wish to be dogged by rumours of cronyism and backroom deals when looking for outside investment because the greens will certainly use all the ammunition available,whether or not justified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-11628339347223303282009-03-14T08:27:00.000+00:002009-03-14T08:27:00.000+00:00Very well put. You raise some good points. Althou...Very well put. You raise some good points. Although I doubt the Miliband story has much traction, the main thrust of what you say certainly does need addressing.Events dear boy, eventshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13027032420000802501noreply@blogger.com