Comments on: Tell the Assembly what they need to do… http://sluggerotoole.com/2008/11/14/tell-the-assembly-what-they-need-to-do/ Conversation, politics and stray insights Sun, 27 May 2012 00:18:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mick Fealty http://sluggerotoole.com/2008/11/14/tell-the-assembly-what-they-need-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-275866 Mick Fealty Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:04:24 +0000 #comment-275866 Okay, update: - Get back to work now: 61 - Replace current Minister for Education: 41 - Reduce public transport costs on all services: 32 - That the proposed "White Elephant" Stadium is binned: 28 - Sack the Minister of the Environment: 20 - Slim down government departments: 16 - Build the new national stadium at the Maze: 15 - Go for shared sovereignty; merge Strands 2 & 3: 6 - Scrap the whole idea and work for a socialist republic: 4 Okay, update:

- Get back to work now: 61

- Replace current Minister for Education: 41

- Reduce public transport costs on all services: 32

- That the proposed “White Elephant” Stadium is binned: 28

- Sack the Minister of the Environment: 20

- Slim down government departments: 16

- Build the new national stadium at the Maze: 15

- Go for shared sovereignty; merge Strands 2 & 3: 6

- Scrap the whole idea and work for a socialist republic: 4

]]> By: wild turkey http://sluggerotoole.com/2008/11/14/tell-the-assembly-what-they-need-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-275815 wild turkey Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:42:27 +0000 #comment-275815 'The Executive may not be meeting but legislation is still being dealt with and implemented through OFMDFM. The work IS ongoing!!! ' RC, yes...and strategies are 'ongoing' and reviews are 'ongoing' and implementation of existing policies, by definition, is 'ongoing'. But that hardly satisfies and merits the necessary, and occassionally noble, definition of governance. There is a world of difference between administration and governing...and to be generous, I think you know that. ‘The Executive may not be meeting but legislation is still being dealt with and implemented through OFMDFM. The work IS ongoing!!! ‘

RC, yes…and strategies are ‘ongoing’ and reviews are ‘ongoing’ and implementation of existing policies, by definition, is ‘ongoing’. But that hardly satisfies and merits the necessary, and occassionally noble, definition of governance.

There is a world of difference between administration and governing…and to be generous, I think you know that.

]]> By: ggn http://sluggerotoole.com/2008/11/14/tell-the-assembly-what-they-need-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-275814 ggn Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:42:00 +0000 #comment-275814 Perhaps the future will facilitate more direct democracy and we will have no-one to blame but oorsells. Perhaps the future will facilitate more direct democracy and we will have no-one to blame but oorsells.

]]> By: Mick http://sluggerotoole.com/2008/11/14/tell-the-assembly-what-they-need-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-275813 Mick Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:39:15 +0000 #comment-275813 Thought that must have been you. You know you can use up to three votes for one proposition. Which must be why the vote totals keep changing. Thought that must have been you. You know you can use up to three votes for one proposition. Which must be why the vote totals keep changing.

]]> By: Mark McGregor http://sluggerotoole.com/2008/11/14/tell-the-assembly-what-they-need-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-275806 Mark McGregor Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:07:13 +0000 #comment-275806 Nice site. There wasn't anything I'd have voted for (much like Stormont), there is now. Nice site. There wasn’t anything I’d have voted for (much like Stormont), there is now.

]]> By: Mick Fealty http://sluggerotoole.com/2008/11/14/tell-the-assembly-what-they-need-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-275797 Mick Fealty Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:52:10 +0000 #comment-275797 RC, Point taken. But you should make that point on the site too... Questions can be wrapped up periodically, and new ones begun... RC,

Point taken. But you should make that point on the site too… Questions can be wrapped up periodically, and new ones begun…

]]> By: RealityCheck http://sluggerotoole.com/2008/11/14/tell-the-assembly-what-they-need-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-275791 RealityCheck Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:34:31 +0000 #comment-275791 I think the media and others are getting carried away with the 'back to work' line. The Assembly is meeting, the Committees are doing their job and the MLAs are still working in their constituencies. The Executive may not be meeting but legislation is still being dealt with and implemented through OFMDFM. The work IS ongoing!!! I think the media and others are getting carried away with the ‘back to work’ line. The Assembly is meeting, the Committees are doing their job and the MLAs are still working in their constituencies.
The Executive may not be meeting but legislation is still being dealt with and implemented through OFMDFM. The work IS ongoing!!!

]]> By: Mick Fealty http://sluggerotoole.com/2008/11/14/tell-the-assembly-what-they-need-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-275780 Mick Fealty Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:09:24 +0000 #comment-275780 Get back to work is now 20. Should add, you can add your own requests, and comment on others. Nice comment about not being able to buy a return on the Derry line, if you're not coming back the same day. Get back to work is now 20. Should add, you can add your own requests, and comment on others. Nice comment about not being able to buy a return on the Derry line, if you’re not coming back the same day.

]]> By: darrylxxx http://sluggerotoole.com/2008/11/14/tell-the-assembly-what-they-need-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-275774 darrylxxx Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:30:11 +0000 #comment-275774 Thanks Mick! :-) Thanks Mick! :-)

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