tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post8193153875604910823..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Cabinet Minister of the Week AwardIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-57776982510190798412010-05-23T16:02:47.386+01:002010-05-23T16:02:47.386+01:00If nothing else well done for getting rid of the t...If nothing else well done for getting rid of the tax on house sales aka HIPS...My son bought a house a while back as a first time buyer. Conveyancing costs and time involved were just the same as before...(per Solicitor)<br /><br /> At least now I can market my house without a £350 fee to numpties with a clipboard!!<br /><br /> Well done EricMirtha Tidvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940977481295375071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85813771607709380792010-05-23T11:35:45.744+01:002010-05-23T11:35:45.744+01:00And don't forget the comprehensive area assess...And don't forget the comprehensive area assessment. At a stroke this enables councils to fire 50% of it's tick boxers.Hadrian's Head, vox populi vox deihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14998283314652456779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86181837890598908042010-05-23T11:09:57.205+01:002010-05-23T11:09:57.205+01:00I sort of nominated Pickles on my own blog, two we...I sort of nominated Pickles on my own blog, two weeks ago..<br /><br />"Pickles is quoted as Tweeting that he will "wipe out municipal socialism forever". It's about time. Like a former smoker, he is a former Trot and there is nothing worse than a former anything for having a savage agenda. Perhaps he will curb the excesses of the Loony Bristol City Council, who notoriously consulted Stonewall about the proposed clearing of foliage on the Bristol Downs in case it went against the human rights of Gay Cruisers."<br /><br />(The Council's "Rainbow Group" subsequently disassociated themselves from this) <br /><br />If Pickles can divest the local Gauleiters of all the community co-ordinators and equality consultants and one legged black lesbian help-line and wheelie bin enforcment officers, all the betterWrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-62753336807675075302010-05-23T10:48:44.884+01:002010-05-23T10:48:44.884+01:00@Future History... I do not know the story. But...@Future History... I do not know the story. But even then a single case cannot be the basis of recalling an MP. I have a son with a disability and years ago more often my MP a Labour and a socialist could not do anything for him. I did understand his problems and pressure<br />Even as a Tory voter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-29659245279652907152010-05-23T09:06:48.420+01:002010-05-23T09:06:48.420+01:00And the 'Yellow-bellied Coward of the week awa...And the 'Yellow-bellied Coward of the week award' is shared by Messrs Hague, Fox and Mitchell.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839800736373195356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85914843356623101272010-05-22T23:56:29.699+01:002010-05-22T23:56:29.699+01:00I am sure that the voters of Bracknell are revolti...I am sure that the voters of Bracknell are revolting. There is though the very serious matter of Heatherwood Hospital, and all of the mainline services that the last government tried to ignore.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277228128535247255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11268329660519583352010-05-22T22:50:05.477+01:002010-05-22T22:50:05.477+01:00Excellent work at increasing the unemployment numb...Excellent work at increasing the unemployment numbers there, Mr Pickles.<br /><br />But on a more serious note, lets take this apart.<br /><br />1) Hips Abolished - yep, except that the energy certificates remain. There will be a 'hip' of sorts, even if it's just one bit of paper<br /><br />2) GOL - Only announced the intention, a reannouncement of an exisiting intention by the Tories. This is the sort of thing that would get Tory bloggers all het up when Labour did it.<br /><br />3) Standards - another intention, re-announced, and almost certainly done by Osborne rather than Pickles.<br /><br />4) Norwich - another intention, which will need Primary legislation.<br /><br />Eric has achieved very little but good intentions. I'm not sure 'good intentions' was enough for praise for the old government on this blog, it's a shame it's enough now.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294998425820504518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46315058588455217872010-05-22T22:21:07.194+01:002010-05-22T22:21:07.194+01:00This must be the big change that you said was comi...This must be the big change that you said was coming up on the blog. Every week, you're going to give a prize to a cabinet minister to encourage them to do well in their jobs.<br /><br />Come to think of it Iain, you do have more than a hint of the Demon Headmaster in your eyes.The Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543130733645367498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-72086085724491624862010-05-22T22:13:39.701+01:002010-05-22T22:13:39.701+01:00McDonalds moment - I'm lovin' it.
This go...McDonalds moment - I'm lovin' it.<br /><br />This government seems to be about action. Only a couple of weeks in and things are moving in the right direction. There are numerous areas of pointless government that can be axed, cut and slashed, and I should know I work for one such department.<br /><br />As for a recall of Mr Lee, he's been MP officially for what 5, 6 days?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430615784443429947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40365546460435955142010-05-22T21:59:57.674+01:002010-05-22T21:59:57.674+01:00Brilliant. If EVERY minister abolished 4 such enti...Brilliant. If EVERY minister abolished 4 such entities per week the economy would be on the way up in no time at all.<br /><br />Even without tackling the EU.<br /><br />Is there an estimate of the cost savings achieved?<br /><br />£20m p.a. for the London Office springs to mind. Does anyone know the real figures.JohnofEnfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00956357754029961499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41572686281466115922010-05-22T19:43:17.459+01:002010-05-22T19:43:17.459+01:00Pickled Politics does work then?Pickled Politics does work then?Plentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205851616053056137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25258578780416795752010-05-22T19:09:04.563+01:002010-05-22T19:09:04.563+01:00We still have to have an energy certificate which ...We still have to have an energy certificate which was the main driver behind the HIPS. This is a EU requirement.<br /><br />Why didn't he abolish that?Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146467728776928724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31604133557500953152010-05-22T18:27:29.429+01:002010-05-22T18:27:29.429+01:00Lets have a competition to see which Cabinet minis...Lets have a competition to see which Cabinet minister abolishes the most quangos.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810788783886456639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1086430338092885392010-05-22T17:46:26.407+01:002010-05-22T17:46:26.407+01:00Interestingly, there was a piece about HIPS on Dai...Interestingly, there was a piece about HIPS on Daily Politics last week and they showed figures that HIPS had significantly reduced aborted deals and also speeded up sales considerably. Pickles flanneled that there were other causes. I used to be against HIPS but I'm not so sure now that the civil servants weren't right on this one. I expect a future administration will resurrect it, or else the current one will gradually add things back in.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955001532169324904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-13104476296901993102010-05-22T17:46:26.408+01:002010-05-22T17:46:26.408+01:00Full marks to Pickles on the Norwich thing. If you...Full marks to Pickles on the Norwich thing. If you don't know people who work for Norfolk County Council, you have no idea how fiddly the whole business would have been. Education alone would have been a nightmare.<br /><br />A number of people have had the HiPs system people take money from their accounts early this week, mind... Could be interesting.Hiraethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745527476050999805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8250101044171361392010-05-22T16:39:44.495+01:002010-05-22T16:39:44.495+01:00"This week's Cabinet Minister of the Week..."This week's Cabinet Minister of the Week award goes to Eric Pickles."<br /><br />Not to forget about his important remit over fire and resilience and local fire and rescue authorities. !?<br /><br />More next week please.gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852087594641044352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23936984775128322072010-05-22T16:23:18.245+01:002010-05-22T16:23:18.245+01:00Shame though he couldn't have done a proper jo...Shame though he couldn't have done a proper job and simply abolished Norwich.<br /><br />Typical coalition politics. Compromise and fudge.HampsteadOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10579484010636107402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-3878342678361790792010-05-22T15:18:38.477+01:002010-05-22T15:18:38.477+01:00Abolished ... Yeah.
and created?????
Any fuckwi...Abolished ... Yeah. <br /><br />and <b>created</b>?????<br /><br />Any fuckwit can destroy things. <br /><br />Look at Adolph!Paddy Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847108655078927970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-83411705438161856772010-05-22T15:18:38.478+01:002010-05-22T15:18:38.478+01:00Exeter as well as Norwich got out of the Unitary p...Exeter as well as Norwich got out of the Unitary proposal that Labour sought to force through (and silly little BBC Bradshaw managed hold his seat as staunch Tory Topsham was kindly gifted to staunch Tory East Devon by the boundary commission - seemingly another Quango with partisan views if you judge them by their actions and results rather than their pretty words).Glyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756226316614600769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-24102353485910192772010-05-22T15:10:03.517+01:002010-05-22T15:10:03.517+01:00Don't forget: Exeter unitary also abolished.Don't forget: Exeter unitary also abolished.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08134396613108314557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44315436921153944462010-05-22T15:05:11.178+01:002010-05-22T15:05:11.178+01:00Well done, Eric! Award yourself a biscuit.Well done, Eric! Award yourself a biscuit.Sally Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992827580297765832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-17326849403658280722010-05-22T14:56:48.204+01:002010-05-22T14:56:48.204+01:00First campain to remove an MP about to be started ...First campain to remove an MP about to be started in Bracknell, lets test the Tory pledge.<br />Phillip Lee MP, Bracknell - Can not be bothered with the mother of a disable child. I think we need to test Dave and his recall MPs. http://biggerdaisy.blogspot.com/2010/04/every-disabled-child-doesnt-always.html<br />As of today, Still no response!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223569254835124953noreply@blogger.com