observer Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 An ex-Postman as shadow Chancellor - do politicians need to be "qualified" in their portfolios? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry hayes Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Common sense says appointed ministers should know a great deal about the job they are given. There again if we are to believe what we are told, civil servants run the departments anyway. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugtifino Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Qualified how? There is no such thing as a required professional qualification to become a politician. If there were, I think it might be regarded as a "creative" subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 A minister is just the front man.... the real work is done by the people in the background who have studied all the various departmental stuff for years.... they just tell the minister what to say Otherwise, how could someone like Jackie Smith become home secretary for gods sake???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Yes Minister! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Why not look at who is George Osborne Baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 A millionaire with an heriditary title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Look at the job he does and his qualifications to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 you tell us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Look for yourself, it will be an education Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 and your point is what Kije? Ministers are merely front men for the real people who run the country. Thankfully I am just glad we got rid of the corrupt Labour lot who are all now falling over each other to write million selling books to earn the millions they so desperately crave, whilst all the time slagging off people who have money The whole lot of them are just a bunch of hypocrites. We have had them on here with Geoff and Paul, the local councillors who are now not allowe don here because they must tow the party line and do as they are told; despite all the nonsense they may have spouted about being truly independant of the whip and all that crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Baz I was just replying to your post about Labour Ministers, you do not have to look far in this administration to find Ministers in posts, they are not suited to do, interesting though you choose a labour ex minister for your point As to your other point, I did wonder where they had gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 So we can conclude, that Civil Servants run the ship, but politicians tell them to which Port we're sailing?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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