tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post647104363416483288..comments2023-04-02T15:53:46.924+01:00Comments on Senator Sam Mézec: Young Guns That Aren't For Hire - The Patronising B-TeamSenator Sam Mézechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-64646444774717030302013-04-01T20:33:36.792+01:002013-04-01T20:33:36.792+01:00I believe the biggest problem with Option B is bei...I believe the biggest problem with Option B is being overlooked and those in the A Team are not capitalizing on it.<br />As Option B stands, the elected members of St Helier (10 Deputies + 1 Constable) will each represent 2,442 electors. In district 5 ( 5 Deputies + 4 Constables), the elected members will only represent 1,233 electors.<br />A staggering inequality and must surely be morally unjust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-40275255003751911442013-03-21T12:42:05.530+00:002013-03-21T12:42:05.530+00:00Anonymous, you must not live in her Parish then, s...Anonymous, you must not live in her Parish then, she has done great things for it, better than Hanning IMO. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-25505534292118154942013-03-20T18:38:53.790+00:002013-03-20T18:38:53.790+00:00She may well be a good Mother of the Parish
She i...<i>She may well be a good Mother of the Parish</i><br /><br />She is no better a FOTP than she is a parliamentarian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-14283151726428856532013-03-20T11:48:05.934+00:002013-03-20T11:48:05.934+00:00Agreed.
Nothing against Sadie personally, I'm...Agreed.<br /><br />Nothing against Sadie personally, I'm sure she's lovely, but she is evidently not up to the job of being a Parliamentarian. She rarely contributes to States debates and when she does, she has to be told off and reminded several times the rules on how to speak in the States (and not to insult other members). She has only ever brought through one proposition and it wasn't even debated because it was against standing orders to do so (something she should have known before lodging it).<br /><br />She may well be a good Mother of the Parish, but she is not a good Parliamentarian. She does not have the experience and capabilities to scrutinise complex legislation and things like the Medium Term Financial Plan and is not contributing to good government as Le Main seems to think.<br /><br />Okay, whether incompetent people are elected or not is down to the electorate, that's democracy, but we need a much tougher and more rigorous election process, which only Option A provides. And we must be electing people to ONLY be Parliamentarians, not a combination of jobs which are not necessarily interlinked.Senator Sam Mézechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-48728584851522698522013-03-20T10:33:19.158+00:002013-03-20T10:33:19.158+00:00I like how from the off your title criticises the ...I like how from the off your title criticises the 'patronising' nature of the oppositions argument yet you take a very patronising tone throughout the entire article...bravo. I knew to expect this from you back when you actually posted an article telling people who and who not to vote for!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-63645134373205905582013-03-19T22:01:35.155+00:002013-03-19T22:01:35.155+00:00Over the last ten years we have seen a deteriorati...<i>Over the last ten years we have seen a deterioration in the behaviour and ideologies of some newer Members of the Assembly and I can assure your readers had we not had the Constables as they currently exist in the States Assembly then we could have been in serious trouble financially and socially</i><br /><br />Two word answer to this ill-informed twaddle. Sadie. Rennard. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-64853366545817303752013-03-19T16:00:50.828+00:002013-03-19T16:00:50.828+00:00Yeah it does bug me that the BBC often doesn't...Yeah it does bug me that the BBC often doesn't have a very clear timetable, so if you miss something you have no idea that it was ever on.<br /><br />The Politics Hours is normally on 11am on a Sunday morning I think. They do a newspaper review the hour before.Senator Sam Mézechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-51537056919959720202013-03-19T10:22:42.521+00:002013-03-19T10:22:42.521+00:00I head on Radio Bean this morning a trail for thei...I head on Radio Bean this morning a trail for their "Politics Hour" (a whole hour a week!!) but for some reason they couldn't be bothered to actually include the time it will be on!<br /><br />Do they assume we're listening to their drivel all day long anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-5816267021886663212013-03-19T08:57:48.685+00:002013-03-19T08:57:48.685+00:00Sam,
Perhaps you could dissect intellectually the...Sam,<br /><br />Perhaps you could dissect intellectually the comments made by former Senator Ben Shenton on BBC Radio Jersey when launching the Option B campaign. He appears not to have digested the Electoral Commission Report in detail, relying on emotion rather than rational argument.<br /><br />Spending time on the illiterate and unpunctuated rantings of former Deputy Le Main advance little our understanding, other than as you say, reinforcing the case for Option B. Such an outpouring of vitriol and prejudice display the type of mentality that has retarded Jersey's democracy for several generations. <br /><br />Defending the Constable's automatic right to sit ex officio in the States Assembly has it seems become an article of faith for some of the most reactionary. Those that wish to see their Parish flourish as important hubs for community activity and local services need to seek persuasive spokespersons of merit.Nick Le Cornuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983215673635966459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-56655926641071002142013-03-19T07:56:48.749+00:002013-03-19T07:56:48.749+00:00What is Ben Shenton getting involved for, he is no...What is Ben Shenton getting involved for, he is not a politician so should mind his own business, I am sick of ex politicians ramming their opinions down my throat. Ben you have had your day no leave it to people who are elected.<br /><br />Sound familiar but with a different name????<br /><br />I would have kept quiet about your counter arguments as you are giving him the opportunity to make something up over time rather than putting him on the spot. Assuming that is there will be a public oppotrunity to ask questions and that he will of course answer them...being a former politicain of establishment caliber he will be very adept at not answering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com