Manx Herald Isle of Man

Is Mike Proffitt the best Chief Secretary the IOM never had?

Mon, 11 May 2009 07:49:00 -0400

It seems pretty bizarre that the Chief Secretary would be sounding out someone who was effectively being accused, by Treasury, of ignoring the law, to see if they would consider applying for the top job in the Civil Service.

Dim and Slow

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:30:31 -0400

I know I'm a bit slow.. but while reading this I wasn't really sure what the MH was intending to relate. Any chance of a diagram or an extra summary, or just confirmation that what I'm writing below has the jist of it?

1. Proffitt was born and educated on the Isle of Man, then left for a while.
2. Proffitt returned to the Isle of Man and declared he was interested in positions on Statutory boards etc.
3. Proffitt was appointed Chief Executive of the MEA.
4. Proffitt was accused of ignoring the law by some section of the IOMG.
5. Proffitt was simultaneously being considered for a soon to be open and important post by another section of the IOMG.
6. Proffitt declined to apply for the position because he thought 4,000 government employees would take a disliking to him.
7. Proffitt is not bothered about other people taking a disliking to him as long as they are on the Isle of Man and don't affect his off island ventures.
8. Proffitt is currently involved in a private enterprise that has a focus on renewable energy.
9. The MH considers it a matter of note that the IOMG is not making efforts to support Proffitt's company.

Dim and Slow

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:38:10 -0400

Oh yes.. how does the article headline relate to anything in my nine points of summary or the actual article?

Nige

Mon, 11 May 2009 16:58:35 -0400

Goat shagging??

Not Albert Einstein

Tue, 12 May 2009 07:12:08 -0400

Critical Path Analysis (CPA)

Even the most sophisticated flow charts will not explore or account for the intrigues of Isle of Man politics. Is the scheming carefully contrived or merely the product of ineptitude?

Perhaps those hill-Billy side boards hide a sophisticated intellect and that £250K salary is there to justify a joke.

Whether harmlessly deranged or super cunning they all become richer by the day.

At the expense of the naive.