Borris Given Front Bench Job

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EC4N replied

10 December 2005, 17:43
Interesting to note Boris is part Turkish, his grandad served in the offices of the last Ottoman empire!
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threaded replied

10 December 2005, 09:45
Should that not be the "shadow minister for the higher educated"?

or "shadow minister for them wot can understand long words"?

or "shadow minister for them that didn't vote for the new lie"?
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stackpole replied

10 December 2005, 00:43
What is a "shadow minister for higher education"? We've never had one of those before, have we?

I'm trying to imagine whether Boris would be a good one.
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thunderlizard replied

9 December 2005, 21:11
Fair enough. If it hadn't been for the support of BJ's Spectator, DC wouldn't have done half as well with the membership.
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Fungus replied

9 December 2005, 20:23
Originally posted by OwlHoot

There's nothing wrong with MPs moonlighting. In fact, IMHO, every MP _should_ have a proper job, actively pursued, as well as being an MP, as this might curtail their neurotic compulsion to be seen as "doing something" all the time, and constantly fecking up everything in the process.

Maybe we should pay them to stay away from the Commons.

But I don't agree. They also have a massive pension entitlement which they recently voted to increase.

Fungus.
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OwlHoot replied

9 December 2005, 19:59
Originally posted by Fungus

I wish I could do two jobs in the time allocated for one and receive two salaries. Nice. How do they get away with it ...

Fungus.

There's nothing wrong with MPs moonlighting. In fact, IMHO, every MP _should_ have a proper job, actively pursued, as well as being an MP, as this might curtail their neurotic compulsion to be seen as "doing something" all the time, and constantly fecking up everything in the process.
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Fungus replied

9 December 2005, 19:07
I wish I could do two jobs in the time allocated for one and receive two salaries. Nice. How do they get away with it ...

Fungus.
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MrsGoof started a topic Borris Given Front Bench Job

9 December 2005, 17:48
Borris Given Front Bench Job

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4514866.stm

Boris Johnson has been made shadow minister for higher education by new Conservative leader David Cameron.
The MP had suggested he would be willing to give up his job as editor of The Spectator magazine so he could return to the Tory frontbench.

Mr Johnson previously served as shadow arts minister but was sacked by former leader Michael Howard.

The colourful Old Etonian MP for Henley is well-known for his performances on BBC Two's Have I Got News For You.
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