Bob Spink Resigns As CIB Chairman

Petrina · 14-05-2008, 09:54 AM

"Bob Spink MP resigned as Chairman of the CIB last night ,having completed his year in post .

During that time he has also chaired the Pro- Referendum Rally group, taken an active part in the E.U Constitutional debates in Parliament and tabled a large number of Parliamentary questions on the EU and related matters.
He has now decided to move on and to give his full attention to supporting UKIP. He is their only MP.

The CIB's committee is very sad to see Bob leave , it is extremely grateful to him for all of his hard work ,enthusiasm and leadership as its Chairman over the past year ."

Sad ,but there it is .Bob will certainly have his hands full with UKIP's business .I wish him well.

arden forester · 14-05-2008, 10:32 AM

I don't want to be pedantic, Petrina, but I would have thought he "stood down" rather than "resigned". I came to this thread in a mild sense of shock thinking he'd suddenly left something or other. I see that he hasn't. If he completed a term of office but was eligible for a further term, then it was a matter of standing down. If he was not eligible for a further period of office, then he did neither.

Petrina · 14-05-2008, 03:07 PM

I take your point ,Bob did however resign from post unexpectedly.Most of us presumed that he would be staying on .However as I have said we were sorry to see him go as he has been a good chairman .

14-05-2008, 09:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Petrina Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: sussex Posts: 933	Bob Spink Resigns As CIB Chairman "Bob Spink MP resigned as Chairman of the CIB last night ,having completed his year in post . During that time he has also chaired the Pro- Referendum Rally group, taken an active part in the E.U Constitutional debates in Parliament and tabled a large number of Parliamentary questions on the EU and related matters. He has now decided to move on and to give his full attention to supporting UKIP. He is their only MP. The CIB's committee is very sad to see Bob leave , it is extremely grateful to him for all of his hard work ,enthusiasm and leadership as its Chairman over the past year ." Sad ,but there it is .Bob will certainly have his hands full with UKIP's business .I wish him well.

14-05-2008, 10:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
arden forester Uber Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Solihull, in The Forest of Arden, Warwickshire! Posts: 2,639 Party: None	Bob Spink stands down to stand up for UKIP! I don't want to be pedantic, Petrina, but I would have thought he "stood down" rather than "resigned". I came to this thread in a mild sense of shock thinking he'd suddenly left something or other. I see that he hasn't. If he completed a term of office but was eligible for a further term, then it was a matter of standing down. If he was not eligible for a further period of office, then he did neither. __________________ www.westminster-whispers.blogspot.com

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14-05-2008, 03:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Petrina Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: sussex Posts: 933	I take your point ,Bob did however resign from post unexpectedly.Most of us presumed that he would be staying on .However as I have said we were sorry to see him go as he has been a good chairman .