Huh??

"Earlier this year Smith was drawn into the MPs' expenses scandal when it was revealed she had claimed for four beds for her taxpayer-funded one-bedroom Westminster flat"

And promptly and decisively got sac.... promoted?

Not wanting to sound sexist but...

Is this the influence of Harriet Harman at work?

My immediate thoughts are yes, Angela has been given the role so they can say "Look! more women at the top".

Besides, it's only something to do with IT, no one will care anything about that.

I'll put money on her having no knowledge or experience in the area what so ever.

*facepalm*

And what the fuck, exactly, does Ms Smith actually know about IT?

Knowing how to draw up a spreadsheet is not a motherfucking qualification.

transformational government

What the hell does "transformational government" mean? Bloody government bingo-speak as usual rather than any plain speaking. You tend to find that groups use acronyms and jargon to speed up communication between themselves. This is OK. But to use the same words when communicating with others is seen as being high handed and excluding any participation. Not something a government should be doing. You get the feeling that such clap trap (plain speaking!) is usually used to hide behind.

And anyway, have they listed Angela's credentials to be an IT minister. Just like the rest of the MPs who become ministers (all parties) don't have any managerial experience or training and have to handle departments of tens, hundreds, even thousands of civil servants.

Re-arranging the Deckchairs in the Titanic?

What effect is she going to have (Apart from screwing up yet more Gov IT Projects) before she gets the boot at the next election?

Answer = Nill, nada, zilch, zero.

Her credentials

Ah, but does she have a Twitter, MySpace or Faceache?

Angela Smith

She's got a BA in Public Admin from Leicester Polytechnic.

A third rate qualification from a third rate polytechnic in a non-related subject but I'm sure she'll make up for it in other areas.

Mr A Non MSc, BEngs(hons), MBCS, MIET, MIEE

Our IT Security is in safe hands

Seeing how she's a former English lecturer and all that....

Classic ultra-loyal New Labour Clone

This is her "They work for you" entry:

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/angela_smith/sheffield,_hillsborough

and this is what is on wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Smith_%28Hillsborough%29

She has almost zero knowledge of IT or security, but:

# Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament.

# Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards.

# Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws.

# Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war.

A truly inspirational choice!

I live in her constituency ...

and it will give me great pleasure to put my cross next to another candidate.

Digital Inclusion for Furthering Sublime Services.

"Earlier this year Smith was drawn into the MPs' expenses scandal when it was revealed she had claimed for four beds for her taxpayer-funded one-bedroom Westminster flat." ........ Well, a comfortable night with a knight is more than important, it is invigorating.

Transitional management

Does that mean the people and policies Labour can pull together now that they're on the way out?

Depressing, the range of negative and politically insensitive statements expressed. Did Labour serve the IT community that badly, or are all politicians out of their depth?

transformational government == transform into a police state.

The more I see of this "transformational government" strategy the more I'm convinced this is one of the central driving forces behind their rush into a Police State because they are relentless in their orgy of exploitation of all new information technology, to give them ever more powers to control us all.

Experience?

She took the job.

I think that tells us all we need to know about her experience...