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Iain Dale gets on his high horse

Excerpt: Iain has a point here, arguing that it is not the job of the Chairman of a Select Committee to take a party political line.
Submitted by Peter Welch on 14 July 2006 - 4:37pm | Categories:

Iain has a point here, arguing that it is not the job of the Chairman of a Select Committee to take a party political line.

This investigation is serious. We can all play party politics with it, but for the Chairman of a Select Committee to do so indicates one of two things. Either he's been 'got at' or he has lost his sense of understanding of the role of a Select Committee Chairman.

One can´t help feeling that it is the revelation that

the Police had interviewed more Conservatives than Labour people

that really upsets Iain. He would like this "fact" to stay hidden.

Technically Iain is right, but when you are in the exposure business, you can hardly complain when others get in o the act.

And can other Select Committee chairs assert that they are not pushing party views? Or using it as a platform for a future leadership challenge?


Comments

On 14 July 2006 - 6:21pm, Iain Dale (not verified) wrote:

I certainly did not say anywhere in that article I would like it to stay hidden. If the Police wish to name the people they have interviewed that is one thing, but it is not for Tony Wright to say this.

I have no idea who they have interviewed. I dare say there have been a few interviews with the odd Libdems too. So what.


On 14 July 2006 - 6:26pm, Peter Welch wrote:

OK, Iain. I didn't say you did. I think the fact was already in the public domain (at least I had already heard it).

But it is a bit rum for a blogger to complain about an MP acting like a...blogger

Peter