tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post8862782766069339578..comments2023-10-22T11:57:34.718+01:00Comments on A Pint of Unionist Lite: "Declaration of interests"...in the interest of democracyO'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-59930324849371508872010-04-07T19:50:00.655+01:002010-04-07T19:50:00.655+01:00I reckon you'll be very disappointedI reckon you'll be very disappointedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-35824728034173213512010-04-07T18:08:53.762+01:002010-04-07T18:08:53.762+01:00Key point in that guidance:
"The production ...Key point in that guidance:<br /><br />"The production of a Declaration of Interests by election candidates is voluntary."<br /><br />Ah..."voluntary"". Will, for example, the DUP candidates be taking that "voluntary" action, if not why not?<br /><br />"Candidates who do choose to issue a Declaration of Interests will want to consider how best to make this O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-27418451252701949902010-04-07T16:17:47.489+01:002010-04-07T16:17:47.489+01:00Oh dear this isn't a CU initiative. It is the...Oh dear this isn't a CU initiative. It is the initiative of the Commission for Standards in Public Life which made the recommendation in its twelfth report. There is even official guidance for the Ministry of Justice guidance on what it should contain.<br />http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/docs/parl-election-candidates-guide.pdf<br />I note that there are a number of areas that Parsley&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com