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Post by northwestman on Jan 27, 2024 11:48:32 GMT 1
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/63063/if-youre-not-upset-by-charlotte-owen-you-should-beBaroness Owen of Alderley Edge took her seat in July, and it is fair to say she has made little impact so far. Her parliamentary page is empty—no listed experience, no voting record, no questions, no speeches, no interests to register. There is, it seems, no way of contacting her. There is almost nothing to know about Charlotte Owen. She is a blank sheet of paper. She has done very little of note. She has no discernible views about anything. The sum total of her achievements would barely stretch to the full 280 characters of a tweet. Yet we can’t vote her out. And we will have to fork out £332 a day every time she steps foot inside the House of Lords, plus travel expenses and subsidised food. Boris Johnson's parting gift to the nation was to nominate a rum bunch of cronies, donors, time-servers and toadies to the Peerage. At least eight of them were deemed unappointable. But it was presumably difficult to argue against Charlotte, being such a blank sheet of paper. So we’re stuck with her for the rest of her life.
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Post by servernaside on Jan 27, 2024 13:46:09 GMT 1
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/63063/if-youre-not-upset-by-charlotte-owen-you-should-beBaroness Owen of Alderley Edge took her seat in July, and it is fair to say she has made little impact so far. Her parliamentary page is empty—no listed experience, no voting record, no questions, no speeches, no interests to register. There is, it seems, no way of contacting her. There is almost nothing to know about Charlotte Owen. She is a blank sheet of paper. She has done very little of note. She has no discernible views about anything. The sum total of her achievements would barely stretch to the full 280 characters of a tweet. Yet we can’t vote her out. And we will have to fork out £332 a day every time she steps foot inside the House of Lords, plus travel expenses and subsidised food. Boris Johnson's parting gift to the nation was to nominate a rum bunch of cronies, donors, time-servers and toadies to the Peerage. At least eight of them were deemed unappointable. But it was presumably difficult to argue against Charlotte, being such a blank sheet of paper. So we’re stuck with her for the rest of her life. You seem to forget "Tony's Cronies' elevated to the House of Lords after he left office, but then in your usual manner, you only seek to criticise Conservative appointments. Myself, I think that most members of the HoL are a complete waste of space regardless of political affiliation. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2024 7:32:02 GMT 1
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/63063/if-youre-not-upset-by-charlotte-owen-you-should-beBaroness Owen of Alderley Edge took her seat in July, and it is fair to say she has made little impact so far. Her parliamentary page is empty—no listed experience, no voting record, no questions, no speeches, no interests to register. There is, it seems, no way of contacting her. There is almost nothing to know about Charlotte Owen. She is a blank sheet of paper. She has done very little of note. She has no discernible views about anything. The sum total of her achievements would barely stretch to the full 280 characters of a tweet. Yet we can’t vote her out. And we will have to fork out £332 a day every time she steps foot inside the House of Lords, plus travel expenses and subsidised food. Boris Johnson's parting gift to the nation was to nominate a rum bunch of cronies, donors, time-servers and toadies to the Peerage. At least eight of them were deemed unappointable. But it was presumably difficult to argue against Charlotte, being such a blank sheet of paper. So we’re stuck with her for the rest of her life. You seem to forget "Tony's Cronies' elevated to the House of Lords after he left office, but then in your usual manner, you only seek to criticise Conservative appointments. Myself, I think that most members of the HoL are a complete waste of space regardless of political affiliation. Boris Johnson made 7 new life peers when he resigned, all of them Tories.
Liz Truss made 3, 2 of them having been leaders of the Leave campaign and the other her deputy chief of staff.
Go back a bit and Theresa May made 19 new life peers, 8 being Tories, 5 cross bench, 1 Green, 3 Labour and 2 non-affiliated.
Cameron made 16 of which 13 were Tories.
Say what you like about May, but at least she seemed to have some semblance of dignity at the end.
That's three for three of your recent posts over here on the politic board answered. Are you going come back and fight your corner or are just going to run off and sulk?
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Post by Worthingshrew on Feb 6, 2024 14:44:43 GMT 1
You do have to wonder what Charlotte Owen did for Boris to deserve a peerage.
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Post by northwestman on Sept 7, 2024 19:57:17 GMT 1
What on earth is going on here? www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/07/boris-johnson-faces-questions-uranium-business-charlotte-owen-aideBoris Johnson failed to disclose that he met a uranium lobbyist while prime minister before entering into a new business with a controversial Iranian-Canadian uranium entrepreneur, the Observer can reveal. Johnson’s new company Better Earth Limited also employs Charlotte Owen, a junior aide with just a few years work experience whom he elevated to the House of Lords last year at the age of 29, sparking intense controversy. The appointment also raises further question marks over Johnson’s relationship with Baroness Owen, a previously unknown junior political adviser who had worked for a matter of months with Johnson at Number 10. Her appointment to the Lords, where she took the title Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge in July last year, became the subject of intense speculation. With just a few years’ job experience under her belt, she now holds the position for life. In her maiden speech in November last year, she thanked Johnson for “putting a great deal of trust in me”. That trust has now been extended to a senior role in his new company, Better Earth, though her role has also not been widely publicised. She recently updated her House of Lords page to note that she has a paid position as “Vice President, Better Earth Limited (energy transition company)” though she does not appear on the company’s website, X feed or LinkedIn page. Owen mentioned climate only briefly in her maiden speech earlier this year, preferring to showcase her interest in technology, and has no previous employment experience in environmental, nuclear, or green issues. She declined to answer any of the Observer’s questions about her role. |
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Post by northwestman on Sept 7, 2024 20:28:10 GMT 1
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Post by zenfootball2 on Sept 9, 2024 17:22:21 GMT 1
We should scrap the house of lords and have a senate, at least then we could get rid of them
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