Re: UKNM: The Government Internet Tzar

[Stefan Magdalinski]

Marcus Austin wrote:

> 

> Been talking to the damn DTI press office all week and they're impossible

> to deal with. Made Yes minister sound positively helpful. The line is Tony

> Blair has said that "the announcement will be made in due course", and

> that's all they're willing to give away. The appointment was delayed

> because of the little war we just had. Before the war the line was "there

> are two prospective appointees and Tony will be deciding  asap" According

> to the DTI person I spoke to in March, the announcement has to be made in

> the house of commons first, and as they're due for summer recess quite soon

> it looks like it may not happen until after the summer.


well, since everybody I know who wouldn't have been a laughable

candidate has already been rejected, I don't really hold out much hope. 


and obviously, the post is simply there to deflect flak about the

governments idiotic crypto policy away from ministers and real civil

servants.


stefan

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