George Osborne

Seems like the Blairs, Kinnocks, Osborne are making vast amounts of money from their so called service to the people.

Wow, Justagodmother, 86,000 already. I wonder if there is a similar one on the parliament epetitons asking him to step down because of conflict of interests.

DD if your Daughter got a first from Oxford then she is indeed clever.Getting a 2.1 from Oxford is very very good.My own DD also got a 2.1 from Oxford in Modern History, and in her set nobody achieved a first ( why? Because they rarely hand them out.) You need to have shown extremely exceptional work.

durhamjen I am not 'sticking up for George' as you say, and I agree that he should not continue as an MP.

My other comments regarding wealth envy ( and other envy) on social media hold true,
There is far too much 'look at those rich bastards' mentality.

In my view it indicates how 'important' he views being an MP ie he doesn't see it as important - and it's obviously not keeping him busy.

I could take your comments more seriously rose about the wealth envy if you would address the issue relating the side stepping the democratic process. Simply screeching envy doesn't do it I'm afraid.

Screeching? I thought that I was commenting, the same as everybody else on here.
Side stepping the democratic process? presumably you mean that George did not go cap in hand and wait in an office with other applicants to be called into the editors room? I doubt it works like that.For any top job.

I agree with you too, ww and dj. Apparently, nobody applied. Osborne approached Lebedev and asked for the job.

If you've been following the shenanigans involving Steve Bannon and Mercer in America, it's frightening. It's completely undemocratic. Having read so much claptrap about global élites and 'taking back control', I can't believe that anybody could turn a blind eye to this.

A free and diverse press is one of the lynchpins of a functioning democracy.

The Evening Standard came out as strongly in favour of Remain. I wonder if that has anything to do with Osborne's wish to be editor.

rose do you understand what is happening with regard the wealthy and political power and the reason for Trump and Brexit? That is what I am talking about, and what prompted your" politics of envy" accusation.

Like in the US, do they want to be sure to get in their number of years of MP service to get their final salary percentage pensions?

Personally l think it all boils down to one factor ....greed
He should resign as an MP ...l would be furious if l was one of his constituents.

I doubt if Osborne is too worried about his pension. He is already a very wealthy man, even without being a politician. I suspect this is more about power and influence.

This has not done a lot for those MPs who are working hard for their constituents and it is why so many people have so little time for politics. disgraceful, very greedy with no idea of how ordinary people live. but hey ho he is ok so why should he care

whitewave I have already said, at least four times, that Osborne should not continue as an MP and be the editor of a daily paper.My comments about wealth envy have nothing to do with your posts but there are many others both here and on other social media that are entirely envious of wealth.
Now, others posters are available for your constant ire.

Brilliant comments on here by proper journalists.

politicalscrapbook.net/2017/03/actual-journalists-respond-to-george-osbornes-appointment-as-standard-editor/

Can you name anyone who is entirely envious of wealth on GN, roses?
That's just another of your rosisms, isn't it?

George Osborne has realised that these days the media has more power and influence than elected politicians

I will dismiss any futher comments durhamjen that you make , as they are not worth responding to, coming, as they do from a poster who eagerly tries to make a fuss about anything that I say.To anybody else, a quick trawl through this thread and any other social media site will show that there certainly is a lot of envy around.There is also a lot of derision directed at MP's in general, which the vast majority do not deserve.Nobody goes into politics for the money.

I like the headline from the Guardian, an Osborne quote,

"I may have run the country, but I've never run a paper".

It's part of a kakistocratic plot, not that I really believe in conspiracy theories - well, I didn't until now. Empirical evidence might suggest I've been naive.

"Downing Street was said to be 'very surprised' by the announcement yesterday morning, which overshadowed a speech by the prime minister at the Conservatives' spring conference."
Oh well, some good came of it.

"Osborne said he would not hold back from attacking the government on behalf of London."
Double conflict of interets there. He'll be going out drinking with Sadiq Khan next.

dd A nice sprinkling of buzzwords.

rosesared I think it is disgust rather than envy. At how they get their money, how they keep it, how they never have enough, how they use it for power and influence.
Being angry about these things is not being envious. There will be no challenge to the status quo without enough people being angry and loud about it.

That's okay, roses. You carry on dismissing my comments.
You still haven't named anyone who is entirely envious of wealth. Just because we want wealth shared, and you don't mind people being stinking rich at the expense of the poor, doesn't mean we are envious.
I am quite happy with my lot. I'd rather others were given the chance of homes and jobs, and children had shoes to go to school with these days, and didn't have to rely on food banks to eat.
At the same time you have someone who ran the country and increased the national debt by £595 billion pounds, and you think he's entitled to have six jobs, and we're just envious?
Shows what a different world you live in, roses.

Feel free to ignore.

Some years' ago a tabloid ran an article about firefighters being greedy as many had second jobs as drivers, handymen, etc. The second job was enabled by their 'very generous work rotas' (3 days on 4 days off or similar).

It struck me at the time that the article was grossly unfair as surely they wouldn't need to take second/third jobs if they had a decent salary in the first place.

Nothing wrong with more than one job - but they're usually as a result of financial necessity.

Jaycee although I know what you mean, what is the nature of a challenge to the status quo ( great band btw ) do you mean a Labour Government in power or something more radical? There has always been, and always will be people who make vast wealth, modest wealth, and what have you.Politicians are now more accountable to the general public than at any time in history.Top jobs in any profession
Are usually head hunted and chosen in a different way to people applying with their cv's.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/18/george-osborne-accused-of-breaching-rules-with-evening-standard-job

His constituents disagree with it, too.