tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post4396289749934495966..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Why Does Hilary Benn Ignore the Parliamentary Ombudsman?Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74760029187382480602009-12-20T17:20:54.480+00:002009-12-20T17:20:54.480+00:00Why?
Because he can.Why?<br /><br />Because he can.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46203470135457786072009-12-20T10:24:53.212+00:002009-12-20T10:24:53.212+00:00Its not just Veggie Benn (his appointment being a ...Its not just Veggie Benn (his appointment being a calculated insult to rural England) but the originator of the scheme Mrs Trougher Beckett. She adopted the over complex plan, against advice, and proceeded to force this gold-plated English-style execution of Brussels dictat with enthusiasm. She would not have known of course that large government IT schemes have never been known to work. <br /><br />She should be called to account. I would suggest a motion to reduce her salary by £1,000 which upon being carried would disallow her from standing again and she should retire on 50% pension (that still would be perhaps twice the average national earned salary)Glyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756226316614600769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39454306162804107962009-12-20T10:21:23.242+00:002009-12-20T10:21:23.242+00:00I hope the harrying will start long before the ele...I hope the harrying will start long before the election.<br /><br />DEFRA is not fit for purpose - to ignore an ombudsman basically pointing this out makes the minister unfit for service too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-38015053513486454842009-12-20T09:15:44.930+00:002009-12-20T09:15:44.930+00:00Sorry, not OS, Land Registry, on whose maps we all...Sorry, not OS, Land Registry, on whose maps we all rely for legal ownership plans etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18262384906116349802009-12-20T09:15:05.380+00:002009-12-20T09:15:05.380+00:00When I worked at London Docklands and we were, qui...When I worked at London Docklands and we were, quite literally, re-drawing the map with new roads, buildings etc, we had a seconded team from the Ordinance Survey working with us. <br /><br />Why don't DEFRA let the OS do the mapping for them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11075298294153983252009-12-19T23:07:10.615+00:002009-12-19T23:07:10.615+00:00But Iain, this is absolutely nothing new for this ...But Iain, this is absolutely nothing new for this government. They have been ignoring the ombudsman on her decision on Equitable Life for ages despite judicial reviews and the Public Administration Select Committee support for Ann Abraham.<br /><br />It is unprecedentedWestminster watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333232196816413217noreply@blogger.com