IPad Data Minister scandal
- Thread starter danny la rouge
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I’m not defending him but if it’s a work iPad you wouldn’t actually claim money for it as it’s already paid. The problem is the level of bill that needed paying. And it’s very easy to fall into that trap. The actual issue is that it shouldn’t have been used as a hotspot for his kids ANYWHERE. Which is what he’s been caught out for.
Misuse of company property. You’d be up for a disciplinary.
And I’d also expect that whoever investigated it would follow whatever the policy was to decide how to admonish me rather than allow me to wriggle and squirm my way out of it.
But we are talking about elected politicians, one of whom - the previous MP for Honiton and Tiverton openly watched porn during a parliamentary debate
steeplejack
trapped lbw for a duck
It's the Scottish parliament's most tedious scandal, since Tory leader David McLetchie was forced out of office for some questionable paperwork over taxi expenses, in 2005.
That was a world, a mere eighteen years ago, where politicians actually resigned rather than doubling down and attempting to cling on.
It's also very small beer compared with £37bn of track & trace theft, Michelle Mone, and being governed by people quite happy to let hundreds of thousands die because it was nature's way, it was too complicated to understand, frineds in business were losing money.
Michael Mathiseon is a stupid, lazy wanker who should have been ousted by now- it's a sign of Yousaf's weakness and a toxic political culture of impunity at the top of the SNP that he hasn't.
That was a world, a mere eighteen years ago, where politicians actually resigned rather than doubling down and attempting to cling on.
It's also very small beer compared with £37bn of track & trace theft, Michelle Mone, and being governed by people quite happy to let hundreds of thousands die because it was nature's way, it was too complicated to understand, frineds in business were losing money.
Michael Mathiseon is a stupid, lazy wanker who should have been ousted by now- it's a sign of Yousaf's weakness and a toxic political culture of impunity at the top of the SNP that he hasn't.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
We used to block a lot of media apps but that was more for data-capacity reasons. Now we have the network capacity to support them, nobody really cares that much, unless it is utterly inappropriate content being streamed, which is covered by other aspects of blocking and in the T&Cs that are reasonably tolerant/flexible if you act responsibly.
It also made life a lot easier when it came to meetings etc that involved media content - constantly ringing-up/emailing someone to get somebody's device unblocked on a temporary basis was a PITA and only one of the major UK streaming providers has ever taken an issue with our accessing their content in the course of business and blocked us - we have to use a third party if we want to use them but it isn't that often.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Just out of interest- what’s the issues with allowing/not allowing cookies?
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
Michael Matheson: Scottish health secretary quits over £11k iPad bill
The bill was charged to Mr Matheson's parliamentary device following a family holiday to Morocco.
www.bbc.co.uk
Scotland's health secretary Michael Matheson, who racked up an £11,000 bill on his parliamentary iPad while on holiday, has resigned.
Mr Matheson said he was standing down because he did not want the row over the bill to become a distraction.
You'll spoil your dinner.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
not because he feels any sort of remorse thenMichael Matheson: Scottish health secretary quits over £11k iPad bill
The bill was charged to Mr Matheson's parliamentary device following a family holiday to Morocco.www.bbc.co.uk
Scotland's health secretary Michael Matheson, who racked up an £11,000 bill on his parliamentary iPad while on holiday, has resigned.
Mr Matheson said he was standing down because he did not want the row over the bill to become a distraction.
steeplejack
trapped lbw for a duck
Michael Matheson: Scottish health secretary quits over £11k iPad bill
The bill was charged to Mr Matheson's parliamentary device following a family holiday to Morocco.www.bbc.co.uk
Scotland's health secretary Michael Matheson, who racked up an £11,000 bill on his parliamentary iPad while on holiday, has resigned.
Mr Matheson said he was standing down because he did not want the row over the bill to become a distraction.
Fine for him to let it be ‘a distraction’ for about 6 months until now.
Glad this tedious penny dreadful of a story has been launched into the bin along with its main protagonist.
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
Nah, the report into the whole farce is due out soon, looks like he knew it wasn't going to cover him in glory. Also worthy of note is this little gem
"Ministers are entitled to three months of their final ministerial salary as a severance payment 90 days after leaving their post.
Mr Matheson's final ministerial salary was £50,849, meaning he could be handed a £12,712 severance payment.
Cabinet secretaries, who have declined to accept their full salary entitlement since 2009, are entitled to an overall pay packet of £118,511 but receive £96,999."
