Owen Paterson: Anger as Tory MP avoids suspension in rule shake-up

Originally Posted by Paul

The Danish Football Association ? How weird.

Kinnock Jr. is married to the former prime minister of Denmark.

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Chris

Kinnock Jr. is married to the former prime minister of Denmark.

So not a million miles away!

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Chris

Most likely because in general, Tory MPs are likely to have had private sector careers before entering the Commons whereas Labourites are more likely to have worked for a trade union or a role connected with the political process in some way. Consultancy type jobs are easier to keep going part time. Certain professional qualifications require continuing practice for the professional accreditation to continue.

Or to put it another way, Conservative politicians tend to be more employable.

It’s just the way it is!

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Originally Posted by Damien

This would go off topic but whilst it is a bit simplistic it's not totally unreachable.

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I wouldn’t worry too much about that, Damien - this thread went off topic a way back now!

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Or to put it another way, Conservative politicians tend to be more employable.

It’s just the way it is!

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I wouldn’t worry too much about that, Damien - this thread went off topic a way back now!

Usually by family/old school/ University chums, or family of old school/University chums…

From Wiki about Johnson

In late 1987, through family connections, he began work as a graduate trainee at The Times.[81] Scandal erupted when Johnson wrote an article on the archaeological discovery of King Edward II's palace for the newspaper, having invented a quote for the article which he falsely attributed to the historian Colin Lucas, his godfather. After the editor Charles Wilson learnt of the matter, he dismissed Johnson.[82]

Johnson secured employment on the leader-writing desk of The Daily Telegraph, having met its editor, Max Hastings, during his Oxford University Union presidency.

And as for the person whom the thread’s about (before you moan about "off topic" again).

He joined his family business, British Leather Company, in 1979, becoming Sales Director in 1983 and managing director from 1993 to 1999.

Joins the company at 23, Sales Director by 27 - no nepotism there, I’m sure…

If we are going off topic I've been wondering where Boris was today because he didn't seem to appear at any Remembrance service.

Also I suspect that we are going to hear far more about other MPs poor choices around jobs and finances for some time to come.

Originally Posted by Chris

Kinnock Jr. is married to the former prime minister of Denmark.

Oh, right, so an actual connection then. Makes more sense now.

Originally Posted by Maggy

If we are going off topic I've been wondering where Boris was today because he didn't seem to appear at any Remembrance service.

Also I suspect that we are going to hear far more about other MPs poor choices around jobs and finances for some time to come.

Looks like he was at Downing Street, according the 10 Downing Street Twitter account.



The Cenotaph is a two minute walk from Downing Street.

[Sephiroth]

Boris doesn't care about anything other than himself.

Originally Posted by Hugh

Looks like he was at Downing Street, according the 10 Downing Street Twitter account.



The Cenotaph is a two minute walk from Downing Street.

I checked his Twitter account but never saw that entry.Perhaps I wasn’t the only one asking the question

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Boris doesn't care about anything other than himself.

H’mm. Still anti-Boris nonsense and still off-topic. And where are the mods?

I still want to know what CF members have got against giving MPs facing disciplinary action a right of appeal, as in just about any other walk of life.

I guess dredging up all this irrelevant stuff really does show this dramatic outrage for what it is - nothing but bumfluff.

Interestingly, MPs on both sides have been muttering about the inadequacies of the present system for some time, and now the Opposition is happily discussing with the government ways of dealing with this problem, including the right of appeal!

Still, they’ve claimed a Tory scalp and made the government squirm, so who cares, eh?

That’s politics for you!

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

H’mm. Still anti-Boris nonsense and still off-topic. And where are the mods?

I still want to know what CF members have got against giving MPs facing disciplinary action a right of appeal, as in just about any other walk of life.

I guess dredging up all this irrelevant stuff really does show this dramatic outrage for what it is - nothing but bumfluff.

Interestingly, MPs on both sides have been muttering about the inadequacies of the present system for some time, and now the Opposition is happily discussing with the government ways of dealing with this problem, including the right of appeal!

Still, they’ve claimed a Tory scalp and made the government squirm, so who cares, eh?

That’s politics for you!

OB, when you put it like that, then sure - a good idea to have a fair disciplinary system.

But if you want to keep a Tory government, and if you don't want it tainted by sleaze accusations, you don't go and score an own goal like they did last week.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

And where are the mods?

Watching people make fools of themselves

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Looks like he was at Downing Street, according the 10 Downing Street Twitter account.



The Cenotaph is a two minute walk from Downing Street.

He’ll be there on Sunday - don’t panic

[Russ]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Or to put it another way, Conservative politicians tend to be more corruptible.

It’s just the way it is!

Fixed that for you.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Maggy

I checked his Twitter account but never saw that entry.Perhaps I wasn’t the only one asking the question

Perhaps he figured that if he turned up on this occasion, all the media attention would be on him instead of the fallen.