George Osborne

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.

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.

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.

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

Why don't M.P.'s realise that it is precisely this sort of thing that makes us dislike and distrust them. How can any sincere member of parliament possibly have time to be a newspaper editor as well? And how can George Osborne justify pocketing over £600,000 pounds for 48 days work per year for Black Rock?
It stinks, it really does.

I agree with you Caro. For a start, he can't possibly do the job properly and, secondly, Osborne is a member of the Privy Council and has access to highly confidential information. Laura Kuenssberg (from the BBC) wondered on Twitter whether all journalists could now have access to the same information.

Yeah! My cousin went to St Pauls. He's done pretty well in life, but I doubt he could do six jobs!

I don't begrudge GO his wealth or background or education. But I think he should resign as an MP if he is to be editor of a newspaper.

St Pauls! Blimey, that is even harder to get into than Eton.

Having another job as an MP is one thing, having such influence over a daily London paper is entirely another. However Janey is right "All the indignation on Grannet isn't going to change ..."

However this campaign might
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/george-osborne-pick-a-job

We're just saying he is not capable of having six jobs, and anyone else who applied for the Evening Standard job didn't get it because they did not have his connections. He didn't get it because of his expertise in journalism.
If you look at the links I provided, but I'm not holding my breath, you will see that he wanted to be a journalist, but was rubbish at it, so he went into politics.
Does that make me envious? Not in the least; just grateful that I've never had to meet the smarmy ....
Since he became chancellor, the national debt has risen by £595 billion. You think that's clever?
He got his job as editor because of his connections, and that's it.
I feel sorry for anyone else who applied for the job who had decent credentials. Don't you, roses?

You do stick up for some of the strangest people. I am sure George will be very grateful.

Wealth is certainly something I can never get exercised about, but what I do get exercised about is those with wealth appear to be able to use it to by-pass the democratic system. Anyone who believes in democracy should be concerned. That is the reason for Trump and Brexit. The voter had the right sentiments but used the wrong tool to try to tackle it. Brexit and Trump will never solve their perceived problems.

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Osborne didn't go to Eton. He went to St Pauls, then to Oxford, where he achieved a 2,1 in Modern History. Even my DD jokes that she's better academically qualified than Osborne - she is.

PS. You don't have to be exceptionally clever to get into Eton.

Speaking for myself, it's not politics of envy to question how he can be an editor of a major paper, which it is in terms of London and readership, along with everything else he does and not have conflicts of interest.

BTW, he didn't go to Eton.

Where on earth did you read that rose you are in danger of spreading fake news on here. Besides the phrase "politics of envy" is sooooo last century.

I take my hat off to you ladies who have such in depth information which saves me a lot of time in research. Thanks for sharing same. Gransnet to the rescue yet again. When we're friendly and chatty; we're terrific.

Reading these comments.....I never realised that there was so much envy around ( about everything) until social media came into existence.
There have always been some very wealthy people, due to what parents manage to leave you in their wills ( de nada/zilch in my case, before you ask) and what occupation you have, not everybody has a Father who owns a stately home or is Richard Branson, Dyson etc.There have always been some very poor people around too, for all sorts of reasons.Most people are inbetween these two extremes.
Being wealthy is no reason to have verbal mud lobbed at your head anymore than lobbing it at the poor.
Osborne had a great start in life ( if you always call boarding schools a great start) but he must have been clever to get into Eton ( they don't take anyone and have a stiff entrance exam) and ditto for Oxford.
He is not a nice but dim individual, was Chancellor, and it's not a surprise that he is being offered top jobs.
He may be a nasty sort for all I know, and I don't think he should stay on as an MP, but
All this politics of envy stuff is ridiculous.

It's still partially-owned by the Daily Mail, and they share offices.

Interesting indeed about Sands - all revolving doors stuff.

The Evening Standard has made most of its money from advertising for decades.

PS. I hope its pension fund is safe, because it pays my pocket money.

"How will the paper, under his stewardship, report efforts to correct the impact of damaging housing policies that have seen the disappearance of genuinely affordable housing in the capital? Those are policies which he not only backed but, in some cases, initiated.

Khan was quick to tweet his congratulations, despite his treatment by the paper in the past. It doesn’t do for the Mayor of London to step out of line. He knows he is totally at the mercy of the London news ecosystem – which the Evening Standard dominates – for any reporting of his work at County Hall.

The UK already has a Conservative-dominated news media so it could be said that Osborne’s appointment will make little difference. But it goes hand in hand with two other changes.

The first is the slightly more subtle politicisation of the BBC. The post that Osborne takes up, only became free because Sands, who is widely seen as supporting the Conservatives, has been recruited to run the BBC’s flagship radio show, the Today Programme. The BBC’s head of news, James Harding, is an ex-editor of the Conservative-supporting newspaper the Times (which is part of the Murdoch empire). He is also a close personal friend of George Osborne. "

This bit about the BBC and the Today Programme is interesting.

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durhamjen If the paper is free where are they getting the money from to pay these wages I wonder. Obviously 'Jobs for the boys' from the description.

Shame that.

He and a lot of his(pals) are just greedy he is just another one who doesn't think about others I must admit i have never liked him he always came across as very smug . I don't think he can care about his constituents he is like most rich rich people can't possibly know what life is like for people with nothing and doesn't really care .

theconversation.com/george-osborne-the-evening-standard-and-the-conservative-media-establishment-74796