tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post6541217525460607453..comments2023-10-24T10:09:22.146+01:00Comments on The Yorkshire Ranter: 'Ello, Ello, Let's Be Having You!Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-49980092350854394882007-11-23T16:19:00.000+01:002007-11-23T16:19:00.000+01:00I was there for part of the MPA meeting yesterday ...I was there for part of the MPA meeting yesterday but had to leave before the vote. <BR/><BR/>However I think the abstainer was Herbert. In discussion he said that he would probably abstain to register a protest at party political intriguing on both sides but that if the motion looked like it might pass he would vote against it.<BR/><BR/>Whittaker indicated opposition to the motion. <BR/><BR/>Hockney pointed out the elephant in the room - namely that the majority view of the elected members would be overriden by the votes of the nomenclatura.<BR/><BR/>I'm almost certain that the voting went as follows:<BR/>Elected members 7 for, 5 against.<BR/>Unelected 0 for, 10 against, 1 abstention.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally there was a preliminary vote on whether to exclude Press and public. The Labour members voted to exclude us but everyone else did the decent thing. Len Duvall's comments in MPA Press Release 60/07 are therefore rather interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-91962237191991382802007-11-22T15:22:00.000+01:002007-11-22T15:22:00.000+01:00I think the abstainer is Whittaker; her e-mail is ...I think the abstainer is Whittaker; her e-mail is set to say she's away until tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>Which means Hockney ratted.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-11804775972370257592007-11-22T15:19:00.000+01:002007-11-22T15:19:00.000+01:00Err, bugger.15 for, 7 agin, 1 abstention.Err, <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7107631.stm" REL="nofollow">bugger.</A><BR/><BR/>15 for, 7 agin, 1 abstention.Surreptitious Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393411103584747731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-34107874634160859012007-11-19T18:46:00.000+01:002007-11-19T18:46:00.000+01:00This isn't an account of the GLA vote; this refers...This isn't an account of the GLA vote; this refers to the Metropolitan Police Authority, MPA, which is a separate organisation. However some of its members are GLA members.<BR/><BR/>The MPA vote takes place on Thursday.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-29587975042666065342007-11-19T18:40:00.000+01:002007-11-19T18:40:00.000+01:00I can't understand from your account of the GLA vo...I can't understand from your account of the GLA vote on Blair what really happened. Please explain it more simply, without sarcasm to complicate the issue and without assuming the reader knows the names of all the dramatis personae. Did all the Labour members vote that IB should not be sacked ? Did all the Liberals and all the Tories vote that he should be sacked ? Which wasy did Darren Johnson (Green) vote ?<BR/><BR/>thanks<BR/><BR/>AnneAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485739508722701337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-71880779071535306292007-11-19T18:36:00.000+01:002007-11-19T18:36:00.000+01:00From your account of the GLA's vote aboutIan Blair...From your account of the GLA's vote aboutIan Blair I can't undderstand what happened,because you assume too much about the reader's understanding of detail.Pleae can you expalin very simply, did all the Labour members vote NOT to sack Blair ? did all the Liverals and all the Tories vote that he should be sacked ? How did Darren Johnson (Green) vote ?<BR/><BR/>The GLA press office failed to respond to my e-mail asking more or less the same questions! So I should be very grateful for this information<BR/><BR/>AnneAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485739508722701337noreply@blogger.com