tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post844023538767155150..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Uncovered: Another £5k of Taypayers' Money to the SithIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46361060806247294432007-03-20T19:09:00.000+00:002007-03-20T19:09:00.000+00:005 grand? maybe they needed a shipment of light sa...5 grand? <BR/><BR/>maybe they needed a shipment of light sabres?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-17201221042370023642007-03-20T18:06:00.000+00:002007-03-20T18:06:00.000+00:00Thats a scandalous admission from Fast Eddie. Is h...Thats a scandalous admission from Fast Eddie. Is he trying to take the heat off Brown or to stuff him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-48034219324500607602007-03-20T17:59:00.000+00:002007-03-20T17:59:00.000+00:002001 General Election expenses for channelling bac...2001 General Election expenses for channelling back to the Labour party?Arthurian Legendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938610415894666049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8171121232708772002007-03-20T17:45:00.000+00:002007-03-20T17:45:00.000+00:00"So can anyone shed any light on why the DfEE woul..."So can anyone shed any light on why the DfEE would pay the Smith Institute £5,000 in 2000/2001?"<BR/><BR/>Not as such, but the figures themselves are interesting.<BR/><BR/>The small sums ending :95p in the other four years have the flavour of journal subscriptions or similar. In other words the result of an invoice. The five thou, nice round number, seems much more an agreed amount but raises a question. Why not £5029:95? What was the DfES paying for in the other four years that it didn't in 00/01 and why not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23487501685697859682007-03-20T17:28:00.000+00:002007-03-20T17:28:00.000+00:00Have you seen today's jaw-dropping admission from ...Have you seen today's jaw-dropping admission from former BofE guv Eddie George yet Iain.<BR/><BR/>Has Brown had a hand in getting him to admit this?<BR/><BR/>http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-1256664,00.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-33513794746943064022007-03-20T16:55:00.000+00:002007-03-20T16:55:00.000+00:00How much have DFID paid Adam Smith?How much have DFID paid Adam Smith?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1251181052964007212007-03-20T16:31:00.000+00:002007-03-20T16:31:00.000+00:00My guess is that this would have been some form of...My guess is that this would have been some form of "training grant" or IT grant, of the sort that Brown is so convinced that industry loves to help fight off the Chinese.<BR/><BR/>Such schemes are normally ended after 18 months when its discovered that the only people applying for such training are fraudsters who by definition are the only people who can be arsed to find out how to qualify.The Military Wing Of The BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811519612440901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-72399327310437918192007-03-20T16:19:00.000+00:002007-03-20T16:19:00.000+00:00Do the DFEE have anything to do with cosmetic dent...Do the DFEE have anything to do with cosmetic dentistry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-16947663652610257082007-03-20T16:17:00.000+00:002007-03-20T16:17:00.000+00:00Probably protection money.Probably protection money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-20207535098034831832007-03-20T16:08:00.000+00:002007-03-20T16:08:00.000+00:00Its not the amount but the fact its taken a writte...Its not the amount but the fact its taken a written question to extract this info in teh first place. If they have records of small amounts how come their is nothing else. <BR/>This is the sec of state for edu not treasury..... <BR/><BR/><BR/>it takes 6 weeks to get incomplete info, still its better than no answer which you get from oral questions.<BR/><BR/>Prescott stumbling through slave trade debate. he cant even pronounce the names of those involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47640598571732588902007-03-20T15:46:00.000+00:002007-03-20T15:46:00.000+00:00This really is scraping the barrel a bit, Iain. Si...This really is scraping the barrel a bit, Iain. Six years ago a govt department paid a sympathetic think tank for something, probably related to, er, the sort of work they both do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82831067477704861722007-03-20T15:29:00.000+00:002007-03-20T15:29:00.000+00:00Er, who cares? To run a conference or produce a bo...Er, who cares? To run a conference or produce a book? Anyway. See name and link. So far so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-2925877745635464212007-03-20T15:04:00.000+00:002007-03-20T15:04:00.000+00:00Iain, £5 is the typical cost of sponsoring a fring...Iain, £5 is the typical cost of sponsoring a fringe event at conference or similar think tank lunch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56018470775410487622007-03-20T14:59:00.000+00:002007-03-20T14:59:00.000+00:00How interesting, so how did the Sith help the elec...How interesting, so how did the Sith help the election campaign? The sleaze goes back further than I thought!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21307976212117200152007-03-20T14:46:00.000+00:002007-03-20T14:46:00.000+00:00Err... Iain,Don't you mean pay £5000 in 2000-01?Err... Iain,<BR/><BR/>Don't you mean pay £5000 in 2000-01?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-87228299559438141562007-03-20T14:44:00.000+00:002007-03-20T14:44:00.000+00:00I'm not saying it is but isn't there plenty of evi...I'm not saying it is but isn't there plenty of evidence that Departments often pay thinktanks to do work for them- studies, surveys that kind of thing. Consultancy is one of the ways that thinktanks can earn money- without further evidence can we be sure that this is neccessarily evidence of something wrong going on.Gracchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344262838391424797noreply@blogger.com