tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post114883606754791979..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: DEFRA Bureaucracy is Out of ControlIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148902024388217692006-05-29T12:27:00.000+01:002006-05-29T12:27:00.000+01:00Have you heard about the farmer who was paid £21. ...Have you heard about the farmer who was paid £21. million by Defra - he only wanted £35,000!Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148895781436114282006-05-29T10:43:00.000+01:002006-05-29T10:43:00.000+01:00Ellee, The government doesn't believe that DEFRA i...Ellee, The government doesn't believe that DEFRA is important -- the country is their enemy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148890854563069912006-05-29T09:20:00.000+01:002006-05-29T09:20:00.000+01:00Hectare? Is that one of those daft Eurothingies?Wh...Hectare? Is that one of those daft Eurothingies?<BR/><BR/>What can't anyone speak in English any more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148889748556004202006-05-29T09:02:00.000+01:002006-05-29T09:02:00.000+01:00I was told told by a Shadow Minister that Defra ha...I was told told by a Shadow Minister that Defra had all the dregs working in their department, that they had tried and failed to get jobs in other offices, then ended up in Defra as their last choice, hence the calibre of staff and these cock ups.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure why that is, their remit is to important.Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148888416613250662006-05-29T08:40:00.000+01:002006-05-29T08:40:00.000+01:00I'd just like to point out that the anonymous post...I'd just like to point out that the anonymous poster at the top of the page who signs himself RM is not The Remittance Man, a member of the Clan Remittance or an employee of Remittance Holdings or any of its subsidiaries.<BR/><BR/>Being the egomaniacal loon that he is The Remittance Man would never post anonymously.<BR/><BR/>I trust this clarifies any confusion.<BR/><BR/>RMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148853455722843142006-05-28T22:57:00.000+01:002006-05-28T22:57:00.000+01:00I wonder if our friends the management consultants...I wonder if our friends the management consultants are involved deeply in DEFRA ? Busy reading "Plundering the public sector" by David Craig right now, and I <I>almost</I> feel sorry for the civil service. And of course some what upset about where my taxes have gone.Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148846840512565432006-05-28T21:07:00.000+01:002006-05-28T21:07:00.000+01:00The SFP has been a total disaster, like everything...The SFP has been a total disaster, like everything involving the EU and Labour. The paperwork I hear is outrageous, and most payments are late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148843306076551152006-05-28T20:08:00.000+01:002006-05-28T20:08:00.000+01:00Err, so with approx. 7000 Civil Servants in Defra,...Err, so with approx. 7000 Civil Servants in Defra, you imply that there are less than 7000 farms in country... is that correct?The Gorse Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953397087108631778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148842977276243162006-05-28T20:02:00.000+01:002006-05-28T20:02:00.000+01:00Perhaps she's digesting my comments about her in t...Perhaps she's digesting my comments about her in the little red book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148838837416954142006-05-28T18:53:00.000+01:002006-05-28T18:53:00.000+01:00There's more than one per farm? Isn't that somethi...There's more than one per farm? Isn't that something we should be shouting from the roof tops? Statistics can be made to lie, but that sort of pure numbers fact is worth shouting about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148837331500211562006-05-28T18:28:00.000+01:002006-05-28T18:28:00.000+01:00"which needs to be curbed"I suppose that's a start..."which needs to be curbed"<BR/><BR/>I suppose that's a start, Mr Dale, but can't you just come right out with it and state clearly that DEFRA - like at least half of the Departments of State - needs simply to be closed down, with all the tax-eaters that they contain being issued with P45's.<BR/><BR/>Then we could make a start on cutting taxes at last.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148837133456711252006-05-28T18:25:00.000+01:002006-05-28T18:25:00.000+01:00So, Iain, do you think farmers should be getting t...So, Iain, do you think farmers should be getting these payments at all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148836991309561232006-05-28T18:23:00.000+01:002006-05-28T18:23:00.000+01:00I seem to remeber it being said that there are mor...I seem to remeber it being said that there are more NHS bureaucrats than beds in the NHS - though quite what was meant by 'NHS bureaucrat' is unbeknown to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1148836840327420842006-05-28T18:20:00.000+01:002006-05-28T18:20:00.000+01:00A friend of mine works for another off-shoot Agenc...A friend of mine works for another off-shoot Agency of Defra - the Environment Agency. Last week they went on a "Circus-training" course! Officially something to do with helping the left and right hemispheres of the brain to communicate better...<BR/><BR/>Personally I think it was to enhance their clowning skills so as to improve communication with their political masters. <BR/><BR/>RMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com