tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post67570992348542412..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Ming Loses Out in Select Committee AllocationIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67695432996332474832010-05-27T15:13:22.813+01:002010-05-27T15:13:22.813+01:00Good.
Having fouled his future with his astonishi...Good.<br /><br />Having fouled his future with his astonishing and disgraceful performance on the expenses QT he really ought to put up and shut up.<br /><br />The man's a busted flush.<br /><br />Wasn't much of a flush to start with.Stepneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515448384288265355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-71064129052177356852010-05-26T20:10:10.312+01:002010-05-26T20:10:10.312+01:00I believe the Chairman of the Public Accounts Comm...I believe the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is always a member of the Opposition.Paul Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773823407778121041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-5877580445595820902010-05-26T18:31:16.035+01:002010-05-26T18:31:16.035+01:00Doh. Cancel my last comment.Doh. Cancel my last comment.Hamishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401451754373118599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-17710214088024847162010-05-26T18:28:06.486+01:002010-05-26T18:28:06.486+01:00Did the tories get any?Did the tories get any?Hamishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401451754373118599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-45244496989588545522010-05-26T17:12:52.162+01:002010-05-26T17:12:52.162+01:00I don't get this -- if they're electing co...I don't get this -- if they're electing committee chairmen, what's ruled Ming out?Dingdongalistichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848569458025671647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-20125245590415490802010-05-26T12:38:29.675+01:002010-05-26T12:38:29.675+01:00Let the old dodderer put his feet up.
His own par...Let the old dodderer put his feet up.<br /><br />His own party saw fit to throw him out - why should he be fit for a committee chairmanship?<br /><br />If 'James Arbuthnot has been an excellent Chairman of the Defence Select Committee' why did we have to rely on Ann Winterton in the chamber to campaign for better mine protected vehicles?<br /><br />PAC ?? I confess to having no idea, but it occurs to me this may be traditionally given to the opposition. Would be logical anyway to have the opposition in charge of that. But I am happy to stand corrected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75155421909777181732010-05-26T10:36:24.399+01:002010-05-26T10:36:24.399+01:00Labour will have the PAC? Good Grief! Have they ...Labour will have the PAC? Good Grief! Have they not done enough lying cheating and general smoothing over of the state of the accounts already? Any chance of real insight and scrutiny?Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7960041622087495002010-05-26T10:25:16.157+01:002010-05-26T10:25:16.157+01:00Iain I was surprised to see Ming remaining in the ...Iain I was surprised to see Ming remaining in the commons yesterday instead of going into the Lords to witness the Queens speech.<br /><br />Can we draw form this that he is upset? that he disagrees with the coalition? or has he stayed in the commons before?<br /><br />To me he looks an angry manThe Purplelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824474829595685623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82995634468895754562010-05-26T10:13:35.109+01:002010-05-26T10:13:35.109+01:00James Arbuthnot has been an excellent Chairman of ...James Arbuthnot has been an excellent Chairman of the Defence Select Committee. I do hope he retains it.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234085314662011091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-71244654948688146732010-05-26T10:07:39.408+01:002010-05-26T10:07:39.408+01:00I'm not sure that allowing all MPs to choose t...I'm not sure that allowing all MPs to choose the select committee chairs is a good idea - would Labour MPs have elected Edward Leigh to the PAC for example. Isn't it in the Tories interest to elect the most useless Labour MPs to select committee chairs?Andy DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762009221456303236noreply@blogger.com