By Steve Ranger
Published: Friday 13 May 2005
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Name
Dick Vinegar
Location
Wimbledon
Occupation
Hack
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This lot are a throwback. Recently, there have in fact been some ministers with IT skills. Stephen Timms, Anne Campbell and Margaret Moran. Pat Hewitt was once a management consultant, and Charles Clarke has confessed to selling online services in the '70s.
What does worry me more is the loss of IT champions among MPs. Brian White and Anne Campbell lost their seats. Richard Allan and John McWilliam retired.
To make things worse, Tony has never appointed any IT-oriented Peers, since the great cull of hereditaries in 2000.
The only good news is Adam Afriyie, the first IT-skilled Tory MP since Ian Taylor.
So what happened to the rollout of Broadband servi...
Anonymous
Hmmm it may be my eyes but I didn't notice any wit...
Karen Challinor
This lot are a throwback. Recently, there have in...
Dick Vinegar
Same old same old.. nobody with the least bit of u...
Gary Thompson
No wonder there is no leadership or vision in IT t...
Alistair Thomas
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