tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post2926205166823545381..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Mandy Gets Another TitleIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-38155582038592779642009-11-29T17:46:54.720+00:002009-11-29T17:46:54.720+00:00Do try to keep up. He has been an ex-officio Comm...Do try to keep up. He has been an ex-officio Commissioner for several months and this was was reported in the FT in June.<br /><br />Mandelson is a declared atheist, and so is Bercow, who is also a Church Commisioner as is the (are we allowed to say this?) overtly gay Ben Bradshaw.The Radical Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943703909827835505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54324085599216917722009-11-29T13:12:21.722+00:002009-11-29T13:12:21.722+00:00The difference between Peter Mandelson and God? Go...The difference between Peter Mandelson and God? God doesn't believe he's Peter Mandelson. Eek.Coldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509695287654343035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7640822826315939352009-11-28T18:56:33.106+00:002009-11-28T18:56:33.106+00:00This brings to mind the brilliant sketch by Rowan ...This brings to mind the brilliant sketch by Rowan Williams in his NTNoCN days where he's an atheist CofE vicar, talking about how he expects to see a Satanist vicar soon.<br />Of course, I should note in the spirit of religious tolerance that I'm not comparing the Dark Lord to a Satanist.<br />I've met several Satanists and Luciferians over the years and they're not *that* bad...Math Campbell-Sturgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160117071844262713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-37977213422405846872009-11-28T14:12:30.843+00:002009-11-28T14:12:30.843+00:00Didn't that other nice chap Idi Amin quite lik...Didn't that other nice chap Idi Amin quite like every title under the sun?jailhouselawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795278184797990706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-65036585351594660022009-11-27T23:50:35.480+00:002009-11-27T23:50:35.480+00:00Phil, I wrote about this extensively earlier this ...Phil, I wrote about this extensively earlier this week.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44473413712481254582009-11-27T23:27:14.963+00:002009-11-27T23:27:14.963+00:00That's it then. If THIS slimy scumbag can achi...That's it then. If THIS slimy scumbag can achieve status in the Church then it's time for me to leave. I share NO standards with the "chump"<br />The Church clearly no longer has standards. I already told the other scumbag - Rowan Williams - to leave to resign but he hasn'tbewickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808667730361613052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-51020712263678541922009-11-27T23:21:32.082+00:002009-11-27T23:21:32.082+00:00Even odder is the fact that Speaker John Bercow, w...Even odder is the fact that Speaker John Bercow, who is a Jew, is also an ex-officio Church Commissioner.Newmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313165998730705169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-2583816540405855012009-11-27T21:50:42.531+00:002009-11-27T21:50:42.531+00:00You're always coming to the party late! You ce...You're always coming to the party late! You certainly don't seem to feel the need to come to the party regarding the shite-storm that is the UEA-CRU exposure. Then again, Devil's Kitchen, you ain't (More like Nigel Dempster of the DM, now i think about it).Snotrockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365372497381385121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86494157205688018742009-11-27T21:36:57.947+00:002009-11-27T21:36:57.947+00:00You're always coming to the party late! You ce...You're always coming to the party late! You certainly don't seem to feel the need to come to the party regarding the shite-storm that is the UEA-CRU exposure. Then again, Devil's Kitchen, you ain't (More like Nigel Dempster of the DM, now i think about it).Snotrockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365372497381385121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-12375911858258652522009-11-27T20:43:04.466+00:002009-11-27T20:43:04.466+00:00L'lander 6:41
Damn you, I've just spilt m...L'lander 6:41<br /><br />Damn you, I've just spilt my Friday tipple on my keyboard.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-2104114240526009862009-11-27T20:19:56.903+00:002009-11-27T20:19:56.903+00:00'Mandy gets another title'. Ah yes, a fur...'Mandy gets another title'. Ah yes, a further debasement of the currency.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-29963857972958212672009-11-27T18:52:23.028+00:002009-11-27T18:52:23.028+00:00He probably thinks that he gets first dibs at the ...He probably thinks that he gets first dibs at the choirboysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-30827372824913287652009-11-27T18:51:11.798+00:002009-11-27T18:51:11.798+00:00William Hague got there first. An absolute classic...William Hague got there first. An absolute classic:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geWERiWP7aA&feature=relatedDr Evadnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106629519215495848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54255565645385876742009-11-27T18:43:54.352+00:002009-11-27T18:43:54.352+00:00Was he ever in the Boy Scouts? Did he not get all ...Was he ever in the Boy Scouts? Did he not get all his badges...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073019640077080501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-38177214850248699052009-11-27T18:41:32.543+00:002009-11-27T18:41:32.543+00:00Poor Mandy.
It can't be easy to serve as a Ch...Poor Mandy.<br /><br />It can't be easy to serve as a Church Commissioner when you already believe that you are God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21005305243347857922009-11-27T17:03:45.046+00:002009-11-27T17:03:45.046+00:00He's only ex officio. It comes with being Lord...He's only ex officio. It comes with being Lord President of the Council. Because the Anglican church is the state church the govt appoint several church commissioners. No need to worry! You can see the full list here: http://cofe.anglican.org/about/churchcommissioners/commissioners.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077464314655522664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4608651239463909622009-11-27T16:53:06.648+00:002009-11-27T16:53:06.648+00:00This is hardly news-he has been a church commissio...This is hardly news-he has been a church commissioner for quite a while as the Lord president of the Council is always a co-opted church commissioner.Simon Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068966306827862390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46444480307695283802009-11-27T15:58:29.769+00:002009-11-27T15:58:29.769+00:00... which means that the Church is for the chop. U...... which means that the Church is for the chop. Undermining institutions from the inside is Labour's modus operandus. <br /><br />Next stop, <a href="http://faustiesblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/archbishop-mandelson.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Archbishop Mandelson</a>.<br /><br />He is a very dangerous man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-87568975945225181042009-11-27T15:43:44.687+00:002009-11-27T15:43:44.687+00:00And I thought all the time he was going to be Pope...And I thought all the time he was going to be Pope.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39671137536171855832009-11-27T15:28:53.375+00:002009-11-27T15:28:53.375+00:00Communists in religion? Well, he'll be right a...Communists in religion? Well, he'll be right at home in the Church of England, won't he.john in cheshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179825507377423624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18137573684117001042009-11-27T15:26:18.229+00:002009-11-27T15:26:18.229+00:00So will it be the right or the left hand of God he...So will it be the right or the left hand of God he'll be sitting on?.................................https://www.blogger.com/profile/09387648864595329094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25916009878729661322009-11-27T15:20:47.263+00:002009-11-27T15:20:47.263+00:00SO, any news on when he's getting hold of '...SO, any news on when he's getting hold of 'Defender of The Faith' and/or 'Lord Protector'?<br /><br />DDungeekinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181585428709956991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-24761624794798867642009-11-27T15:14:55.520+00:002009-11-27T15:14:55.520+00:00Oh, come on - not that I feel inclined to jump to ...Oh, come on - not that I feel inclined to jump to his defence, but as lord President of the Council he's ex officio a Church Commissioner. Probably has dozens of other titles too if you care to look (which I don't). I think David Hunt should have taken a bit more care, too.Peter Groveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020506617934637856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85080177692310045152009-11-27T15:14:55.521+00:002009-11-27T15:14:55.521+00:00How appropriate for the greatest collector of offi...How appropriate for the greatest collector of offices of State since Cardinal WolseyJohn Chilverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696397620209436830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-33417602216397956992009-11-27T15:10:27.458+00:002009-11-27T15:10:27.458+00:00I think that the Lord President is an ex-officio C...I think that the Lord President is an ex-officio Church Commissioner?Ariehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991928718989343757noreply@blogger.com