{"id":783,"date":"2005-11-03T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-03T08:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nolligan.co.uk\/SU\/?p=783"},"modified":"2005-11-03T08:53:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-03T08:53:00","slug":"783","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/783\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/special-reports\/special-reports-storypage.jsp?id=1056<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nToday’s word is…<\/b><\/p>\n

“Schadenfreude”<\/i>
\nwhich means….Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.<\/b><\/p>\n

From the page: ”
\nThe main points behind David Blunkett’s second resignation from Cabinet.<\/p>\n

* What was David Blunkett’s job?<\/p>\n

He was appointed the work and pensions secretary following the May 2005 general election. In December 2004 he had resigned as Home Secretary over claims he fast-tracked a visa application for his married lover’s former nanny.
\n Click!<\/p>\n

* Why did he quit this time?<\/p>\n

Mr Blunkett resigned after he described his position had become “untenable” after breaching the ministerial code of conduct over his business dealings.<\/p>\n

* What did he do wrong?<\/p>\n

Following his resignation as home secretary in December 2004, he had taken paid work without seeking advice from the Independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.<\/p>\n

* What’s wrong with that?<\/p>\n

The ministerial code of conduct says that the committee should be consulted before ex-ministers take up any private sector role within two years of leaving office. ”<\/p>\n

Methinks it serves him right for introducing ID cards \ud83d\ude09<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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