tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post6199504658666847078..comments2023-11-05T10:53:07.638+00:00Comments on Patently Rubbish: Meaningless arguments over meaningless jobspatentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-68593788291387228382008-09-15T16:28:00.000+01:002008-09-15T16:28:00.000+01:00Hi, BE.Well, he gets to go to the Congo and Brazil...Hi, BE.<BR/><BR/>Well, he gets to go to <A>the Congo</A> and <A HREF="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?&type=photo&photo_id=06MA22H2Hl9XK&pn=1&tid=0fxf5O11qParA" REL="nofollow">Brazil</A>. Warm enough? :o)<BR/><BR/>It kind of "feels" like an unpaid title. Reminds me of my days in the Cadets, when the most convenient insult for someone pompous was to label them the "temporary acting <I>unpaid</I> lance corporal". I suspect the attraction lies in the expense account rather than the salary, though. Mind you, imagine the loss of face for the UK in the international arena if we had no-one to send to the Brasilia G8+5 Legislator Forum to speak on forestry issues! Oh noes...<BR/><BR/>Sadly, his wide range of skills does not include updating <A HREF="http://www.barrygardiner.com/" REL="nofollow">his website</A>, which currently reads:<BR/><BR/><I>Hello and welcome to the website of Barry Gardiner, Member of Parliament for Brent North and the Prime Ministers Special Envoy for Forestry.</I><BR/><BR/>Nor do they include mastery of the apostrophe rule, evidently...patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-13611438473390943872008-09-15T14:46:00.000+01:002008-09-15T14:46:00.000+01:00I think you are right on the "sop" jobs front. No...I think you are right on the "sop" jobs front. Nobody ever went bust over-estimating the pomposity of Labour MPs.<BR/><BR/>I have a feeling, though, that these special envoys are unpaid. I hope I am right. That said I wouldn't mind being an envoy to a hot island somewhere! Couple of flights a year on a reputable airline :-))Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.com