GordonS Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, Dawson Park Boy said: The F M has the power to move her just like the PM with his Cabinet Secretary. Nope. It's convention that the FM can ask for a new Perm Sec but the Cabinet Secretary is not obliged to do so. I don't think any FM has asked so we don't know what would happen. The FM can only choose a new Perm Sec from candidates chosen for them by a selection panel. Attacks on Leslie Evans character have been fkn heinous and wildly misplaced. Nothing but the mud-slinging of know-nothing cretins trying to reel her in to their fantasies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 A Tory talking about trust in politics. People in glass houses are ill-advised to throw stones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Detournement said: You obviously know better than the political journalists. Yes, in this case I do. Or at least, I'm not describing how it works in a way designed to appeal to arseholes. I'm amazed you, of all people, would regard The Times as a credible source. Are you only edgy and cynical when it suits you? Edited March 23, 2021 by GordonS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, 101 said: Not seen DFM this angry before incredible. Likewise. Was quite impressive when he went off script. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Just now, GordonS said: Yes, in this case I do. Or at least, I'm not describing how it works in a way designed to appeal to arseholes. I'm amazed you, of all people, would regard The Times as a credible source. Are you only edgy and cynical when it suits you? It was reported this way in every paper. All permanent secretaries serve at the discretion of the minister. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Swinney screaming 'NO!' had me buckled. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 what did Rennie have to say about the leak? Tories, Labour and Green all happy for an investigation. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakedee Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Best line from Bailly yet." A majority of the enquiry were unanimous"FFS. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, jakedee said: Best line from Bailly yet. " A majority of the enquiry were unanimous" FFS. To go back to the boxing analogy that's a split decision. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Big smile on Nicola's face... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Ruthie's face looks torn...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 SLABSTAIN SLABSTAIN SLABSTAIN 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Detournement said: It was reported this way in every paper. All permanent secretaries serve at the discretion of the minister. That's bollocks and everyone who knows how this works knows it. And FWIW journalists know absolutely nothing about the civil service - and as a result, how 90% of the governing of the country happens. They don't know because they don't care. Very few civil servants speak to journalists and there are almost no well-known civil servants, so they can't bring them into their stories as dramatis personae. Imagine you trusting newspapers... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Lab and libs abstain...goves union unit isn't going well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I'm stuck on work stuff and really need the tech whizz types on here to pull together the highlights of Tory rinses. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, 101 said: what did Rennie have to say about the leak? Tories, Labour and Green all happy for an investigation. They all called out the leak you would think that the parties will be having a word to see if it was their representatives that leaked the confidential report. You have to imagine that it will eventually come out and be another scandal dropping them now and then not facing a by-election seems like a better situation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Are we to infer from this that the tories got a bleaching on their VONC? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry94 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, 101 said: They all called out the leak you would think that the parties will be having a word to see if it was their representatives that leaked the confidential report. You have to imagine that it will eventually come out and be another scandal dropping them now and then not facing a by-election seems like a better situation. Would be a good excuse for Sarwar to purge Baillie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 minute ago, HTG said: Are we to infer from this that the tories got a bleaching on their VONC? Every other party castigated the tories quite brutally about this being opportunism to try and punt Sturgeon given that they tabled the vote before the Hamilton report was even in, and had the cheek to plow on with it after the outcome cleared her. So in fact the only party who really lost out as a result of the debate and vote was actually the tories themselves. What a terrible shame for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, harry94 said: Would be a good excuse for Sarwar to purge Baillie. I think he likes her she's his deputy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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