Sinn Fein? They have gone away, you know.

[RedHand88]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68282329

"Its unfair we have to provide a plan to raise 113m ourselves in order for the British to write off the 550m we owe."

What is her background in finance?

What are any of their backgrounds in what they do? They will pay a consultancy firm an absolute fortune using taxpayers money to tell them what to do.
This is the way.

[Saffron_sam20]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68282329

"Its unfair we have to provide a plan to raise 113m ourselves in order for the British to write off the 550m we owe."

What is her background in finance?

What are any of their backgrounds in what they do? They will pay a consultancy firm an absolute fortune using taxpayers money to tell them what to do.
This is the way.

Thats my point, she hasn't really got a clue what she's talking about, no wonder people have such distain for politics here.

[johnnycool]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68282329

"Its unfair we have to provide a plan to raise 113m ourselves in order for the British to write off the 550m we owe."

What is her background in finance?

What are any of their backgrounds in what they do? They will pay a consultancy firm an absolute fortune using taxpayers money to tell them what to do.
This is the way.

Thats my point, she hasn't really got a clue what she's talking about, no wonder people have such distain for politics here.

Hardly surprising, she wasn't expecting to be in this role three weeks ago.

DUP threw the Shinners a curve ball on the Finance portfolio and it's well and good Michelle coming out and saying there'll be no water charges but there will need to be something.

The Domestic rates cap seems to be the most obvious thing to go and will impact the more affluent areas most as it's based on house valuations.

Not sure how much that'll generate though.

[Rossfan]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68285797

Top Civil Servant in DoF to appear before a 'scrutiny committee' of MLAs.

Something not right here, the latter and the rest of their cohorts have been sitting on their backside doing sweet FA for two years and now they are bringing your man in no doubt to drag him over the coals telling him how to do his job.

TB not far wrong re gimme, gimme, gimme.

When (not if) there is a UI wait to you see what was the RoI economy take a hit when it has to take the cheque book out to prop up this place.

Ye could get off yer lazy arses, do some work and try to cash in on yer access to the GB and EU markets.....

[trailer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68282329

"Its unfair we have to provide a plan to raise 113m ourselves in order for the British to write off the 550m we owe."

What is her background in finance?

What are any of their backgrounds in what they do? They will pay a consultancy firm an absolute fortune using taxpayers money to tell them what to do.
This is the way.

Thats my point, she hasn't really got a clue what she's talking about, no wonder people have such distain for politics here.

Archibald has a Phd and worked in business so she should have some sort of idea of what she's at.

[5times5times]

What the hell did shooter mcguinness know about education? Or that eejit ni chuilin know about sports?

it's all jobs for the boys.

[armaghniac]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68282329

"Its unfair we have to provide a plan to raise 113m ourselves in order for the British to write off the 550m we owe."

What is her background in finance?

What are any of their backgrounds in what they do? They will pay a consultancy firm an absolute fortune using taxpayers money to tell them what to do.
This is the way.

Thats my point, she hasn't really got a clue what she's talking about, no wonder people have such distain for politics here.

Hardly surprising, she wasn't expecting to be in this role three weeks ago.

DUP threw the Shinners a curve ball on the Finance portfolio and it's well and good Michelle coming out and saying there'll be no water charges but there will need to be something.

The Domestic rates cap seems to be the most obvious thing to go and will impact the more affluent areas most as it's based on house valuations.

Not sure how much that'll generate though.

There is a cap on the valuations though, is there not? So a mega house does not necessarily pay much more than a nice one.

[johnnycool]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68282329

"Its unfair we have to provide a plan to raise 113m ourselves in order for the British to write off the 550m we owe."

What is her background in finance?

What are any of their backgrounds in what they do? They will pay a consultancy firm an absolute fortune using taxpayers money to tell them what to do.
This is the way.

Thats my point, she hasn't really got a clue what she's talking about, no wonder people have such distain for politics here.

Hardly surprising, she wasn't expecting to be in this role three weeks ago.

DUP threw the Shinners a curve ball on the Finance portfolio and it's well and good Michelle coming out and saying there'll be no water charges but there will need to be something.

The Domestic rates cap seems to be the most obvious thing to go and will impact the more affluent areas most as it's based on house valuations.

Not sure how much that'll generate though.

There is a cap on the valuations though, is there not? So a mega house does not necessarily pay much more than a nice one.

Currently there is, but that's up for review to be removed to raise more funds.

Ards and North Down as well as South Belfast going to be the most impacted according to John Campbell Biz on the BBC.

[trailer]

What the hell did shooter mcguinness know about education? Or that eejit ni chuilin know about sports?

it's all jobs for the boys.

There's absolutely an element of that. Jim Wells in Health was another fantastic example.

[trailer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68282329

"Its unfair we have to provide a plan to raise 113m ourselves in order for the British to write off the 550m we owe."

What is her background in finance?

What are any of their backgrounds in what they do? They will pay a consultancy firm an absolute fortune using taxpayers money to tell them what to do.
This is the way.

Thats my point, she hasn't really got a clue what she's talking about, no wonder people have such distain for politics here.

Hardly surprising, she wasn't expecting to be in this role three weeks ago.

DUP threw the Shinners a curve ball on the Finance portfolio and it's well and good Michelle coming out and saying there'll be no water charges but there will need to be something.

The Domestic rates cap seems to be the most obvious thing to go and will impact the more affluent areas most as it's based on house valuations.

Not sure how much that'll generate though.

There is a cap on the valuations though, is there not? So a mega house does not necessarily pay much more than a nice one.

Currently there is, but that's up for review to be removed to raise more funds.

Ards and North Down as well as South Belfast going to be the most impacted according to John Campbell Biz on the BBC.

Houses in towns that get more services should pay more as opposed to houses in the country. That is what would actually be fair.

[johnnycool]

What the hell did shooter mcguinness know about education? Or that eejit ni chuilin know about sports?

it's all jobs for the boys.

There's absolutely an element of that. Jim Wells in Health was another fantastic example.

When has it been any different?

Sure what does Jeremy Hunt know about economics? He's an English teacher with a load of failed businesses behind him.

[imtommygunn]

That's politics really.

[trailer]

What the hell did shooter mcguinness know about education? Or that eejit ni chuilin know about sports?

it's all jobs for the boys.

There's absolutely an element of that. Jim Wells in Health was another fantastic example.

When has it been any different?

Sure what does Jeremy Hunt know about economics? He's an English teacher with a load of failed businesses behind him.

I'd argue a fair bit having been in business and you actually learn lots from failures. Especially in business. So much so that he sold his last business for millions. He's not completely dense to be honest.
But yes I do agree that there a fair few chancers in fairly high roles.

[imtommygunn]

Hunt is an operator tbh. Very devious etc and more than capable but it's just he uses it for his own gain rather than the betterment of anyone else.

In general it's how politics works - though finance would tend to be the one role you'd think some would know about. I think Poots was near as bad as Wells as health minister. 

[bennydorano]

What the hell did shooter mcguinness know about education? Or that eejit ni chuilin know about sports?

it's all jobs for the boys.

There's absolutely an element of that. Jim Wells in Health was another fantastic example.

When has it been any different?

Sure what does Jeremy Hunt know about economics? He's an English teacher with a load of failed businesses behind him.

I'd argue a fair bit having been in business and you actually learn lots from failures. Especially in business. So much so that he sold his last business for millions. He's not completely dense to be honest.
But yes I do agree that there a fair few chancers in fairly high roles.

Hunt is also a multi millionaire so not the best example to illustrate the point.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-hunt-chancellor-net-worth-b2452218.html