Comments on: Evan Harris’s blog on #nuttsacking http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terry Gilbert http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101745 Terry Gilbert Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:13:31 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101745 Why is every Labour Home Secretary a power-grabbing megalomaniac? Thanbt's a bit unfair - I'm old enough to remember Roy Jenkins was quite a liberal Labour Home Secretary! Though its true that was a while ago.... Why is every Labour Home Secretary a power-grabbing megalomaniac?

Thanbt’s a bit unfair – I’m old enough to remember Roy Jenkins was quite a liberal Labour Home Secretary! Though its true that was a while ago….

]]> By: Simon Jerram http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101726 Simon Jerram Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:09 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101726 Is Johnson lying? Or just very very confused as to what constitutes campaigning? Is Johnson lying? Or just very very confused as to what constitutes campaigning?

]]> By: Hywel http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101721 Hywel Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:22:49 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101721 Every time I see this headline I think (in a rather juvenile, Finbarr Sanders type way) "sounds a rather unwholesome practice" :-) Every time I see this headline I think (in a rather juvenile, Finbarr Sanders type way) “sounds a rather unwholesome practice” :-)

]]> By: Dave Page http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101716 Dave Page Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:21:11 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101716 KL, I think that given the party's criticism of the Tories hiring Gen. Dannatt as a defence adviser, it might seem hypocritical for us to hire David Nutt as a drugs adviser... KL, I think that given the party’s criticism of the Tories hiring Gen. Dannatt as a defence adviser, it might seem hypocritical for us to hire David Nutt as a drugs adviser…

]]> By: David Heigham http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101713 David Heigham Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:36 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101713 Mark Easton of the BBC has the next installment of the story; the note of Johnson's meeting with the ACMD members. I think that note translates as: "The ACMD mebers told Johnson that if he did anything like the way he sacked Nutt again, he could expect to be without advisors; and if they did not get his promise to behave in writing, it would be 'Goodbye' immediately. Next, he must sign up to whatever guidelines Beddington and Rees come up with. Further, they would not accept a new Chairman unless they sat in on the selection. The Home Secretary agreed." Mark Easton of the BBC has the next installment of the story; the note of Johnson’s meeting with the ACMD members.
I think that note translates as:

“The ACMD mebers told Johnson that if he did anything like the way he sacked Nutt again, he could expect to be without advisors; and if they did not get his promise to behave in writing, it would be ‘Goodbye’ immediately. Next, he must sign up to whatever guidelines Beddington and Rees come up with. Further, they would not accept a new Chairman unless they sat in on the selection.

The Home Secretary agreed.”

]]> By: ColinW http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101706 ColinW Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:39:34 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101706 KL - yes he said the LibDems were the only grown-up party on drugs & he'd be happy to work with them. C'mon Chris Huhne. KL – yes he said the LibDems were the only grown-up party on drugs & he’d be happy to work with them.

C’mon Chris Huhne.

]]> By: Niklas Smith http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101703 Niklas Smith Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:59:35 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101703 What a <a href="http://drevanharrismp.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/nutt-sacking-johnson-responds-and-is-still-wrong/" title="Nutt Sacking: Johnson responds and is still wrong" rel="nofollow">fantastic fisking</a>! I especially loved this quote: "On this basis the Home Secretary would consider any academic lecture or paper which disagreed with Government policy and was reported in the media to be a campaign against policy decisions and seeking to undermine the Government. This is paranoid control freakery." Well said Dr Harris! What a fantastic fisking! I especially loved this quote:

“On this basis the Home Secretary would consider any academic lecture or paper which disagreed with Government policy and was reported in the media to be a campaign against policy decisions and seeking to undermine the Government. This is paranoid control freakery.”

Well said Dr Harris!

]]> By: KL http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101697 KL Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:56:07 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101697 What's interesting is that the Home Office announced the three resignations before at least one of them had actually resigned. Dr Simon Campbell mentioned in an interview on Five Live this morning (about 7.45, for those who want to listen again on iPlayer) that the press release announcing the resignations was issued in the time it took him to travel home from London on the train (which I don't think was particularly far.) He had decided to resign by then, but hadn't actually sent the letter or formally informed the Home Office. I'm actually surprised that the press / news hasn't really picked this up in any strong way. Johnson has made some huge errors in his statements here, and is simply getting away with it. BTW, has anyone from the party approached David Nutt about becoming an adviser? The day after he resigned, he did more or less issue a "come and get me" invitation during another interview with Five Live (on Drive, I think, with Phil Williams.) What’s interesting is that the Home Office announced the three resignations before at least one of them had actually resigned.

Dr Simon Campbell mentioned in an interview on Five Live this morning (about 7.45, for those who want to listen again on iPlayer) that the press release announcing the resignations was issued in the time it took him to travel home from London on the train (which I don’t think was particularly far.) He had decided to resign by then, but hadn’t actually sent the letter or formally informed the Home Office.

I’m actually surprised that the press / news hasn’t really picked this up in any strong way. Johnson has made some huge errors in his statements here, and is simply getting away with it.

BTW, has anyone from the party approached David Nutt about becoming an adviser? The day after he resigned, he did more or less issue a “come and get me” invitation during another interview with Five Live (on Drive, I think, with Phil Williams.)

]]> By: ColinW http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101689 ColinW Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:09:36 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101689 And let's not forget the Tories were 100% backers of Johnson's position. Cameron ( the drug hypocrite) & Grayling fell over themselves to back David Nutt's sacking, as did David Davis,supposed right wing libertarian. Pathetic. Well done Chris Huhne & Evan Harris & the LibDems. And let’s not forget the Tories were 100% backers of Johnson’s position. Cameron ( the drug hypocrite) & Grayling fell over themselves to back David Nutt’s sacking, as did David Davis,supposed right wing libertarian.

Pathetic. Well done Chris Huhne & Evan Harris & the LibDems.

]]> By: Tommy http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101688 Tommy Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:58:03 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101688 Labour politicians spreading yet more untruths? Should we expect differently? Lest we forget: http://wp.me/pC12d-24 Labour politicians spreading yet more untruths? Should we expect differently?

Lest we forget: http://wp.me/pC12d-24

]]> By: Andrew Suffield http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101687 Andrew Suffield Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101687 My goodness. So in summary: Alan Johnson made the whole thing up. That's fairly damning. Why is every Labour Home Secretary a power-grabbing megalomaniac? My goodness. So in summary: Alan Johnson made the whole thing up. That’s fairly damning.

Why is every Labour Home Secretary a power-grabbing megalomaniac?

]]> By: Simon Jerram http://www.libdemvoice.org/evan-harriss-blog-on-nuttsacking-16780.html#comment-101686 Simon Jerram Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:09:12 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16780#comment-101686 Top bloke, Evan. Top bloke, Evan.

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