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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
I think Boris was a one-off. If the next PM screws up in this regard, the press will have no mercy. She's throwing herself on their mercy.
I just hope that this is a sincere start to the eradication of diversity officers/structures on the public payroll.
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More like virtue signallers, Papa.
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I’d rather be a "virtue signaller" than a "vice supporter"…
Anyhoo, not sure it’s virtue signalling to point out that your bestest buddy supports the abolition of an important checks and balances role that tries to ensure that Ministers follow the rules…
https://assets.publishing.service.go...April_2021.pdf
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Ministers’ interests
Under the Ministerial Code (7.2), “it is the personal responsibility of each Minister to decide whether and what action is needed to avoid a conflict or the perception of a conflict, taking account of advice received from their Permanent Secretary and the independent adviser on Ministers’ interests”.
Ministers are required, upon appointment to each new office, to provide a full list of interests which might be thought to give rise to a conflict (7.3). The independent adviser scrutinises all declarations and provides advice on the handling of interests (7.4). He is also able to provide advice on the handling of interests on an ad hoc basis.
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So if this goes ahead, the person checking if newly-appointed Ministers have conflicts of interest will be the person who appointed them, so no conflict of interest there, then…
What’s next - she’’ll be signing off her own expenses?
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?