Carrot and stick
21 May 2012
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The Invisible Man disappears
Ah, finally the Great Cabinet Reshuffle hits our humble sector. I was starting to feel that civil society organisations were not important enough to warrant a stop in the ministerial musical chairs.
But at last, validation. Kevin Brennan, the minister who even the most network-y of the sector would likely walk past at a champagne reception, is out as minister for the third sector. Angela Smith is in.
Angela Smith, you ask? Nay. How could it be that Ms Smith has escaped your radar?
Fear not, however, because the role of minister for the third sector has now not only been shuffled on, but shuffled up. You have now got a minister of state level representative, don’t you feel special?
But for how long, you ask? The point is almost beyond speculation. But at least with a name like Smith, the new minister will be much easier to remember than outgoing whats-his-face.
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Gordon Palmer
8 Jun 2009
"Labour rules mean that challenging a sitting leader is extremely difficult, requiring both the signatures of 71 MPs backing a single challenger and the endorsement of delegates at a party conference. " From the Telegraph about a week ago. Usually apparently senior cabinet members, "the men in grey suits", will often tell the PM that he/she has lost the confidence of the party and suggests an honorable exit - but depends how much backbone they've got - The cabal-at-the-time was renamed "the men in brown trousers" in Thatcher's closing years for not fulfilling their traditional role. Whichever way, I doubt we're getting quality leadership decisions, or appointments, whilst this mess continues.
Celina Ribeiro is the editor of Fundraising magazine and daily contributor to CivilSociety.co.uk.
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Alice
8 Jun 2009
I thought Brennan could have been a good minister. This reshuffle is ridiculous. There is barely any cabinet at all. What does it take for a no confidence vote in parliament?
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