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Drive-thru Democracy by MHKs has Serious Implications
These views will be branded scaremongering.
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Island Parents Missing Out on Support
The Manx gov’s support for childcare falls well short of what is being offered in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Fresh produce without breaking your budget – #manxmarch2022
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Post Office Caught Out by Rent Payment Switch?
Tenants of social housing were told they would no longer be able to pay their rent at post offices before the Infrastructure Department confirmed the switch to postal chiefs. A new housing management system, Civica, has been introduced which means that from the start of April payments can’t be made […]
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Sex ed delivered by anti-abortion campaigners?
Michelle Haywood raises concern about religious group’s involvement Sex education is being delivered in schools by a group that includes anti-abortion campaigners, it has been claimed. But the organisation at the centre of the claims says there is no religious content in the lessons it gives. Rushen MHK Dr Michelle […]
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Treasury Minister defends latest benefit increases
Commenting on those increases, which were mostly 5%, Douglas East MHK Joney Faragher said: ‘Last month, the month that the Budget was released, inflation stood at 6.4%. How can we actually ensure that this situation does not arise again and that benefit support is linked with need, that state support is linked with need?’
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Comin: island can do more to help Ukraine
yesterday and ‘determined that the Isle of Man should play its part in providing humanitarian assistance to those escaping from the Russian invasion’.
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Suranne Jones’ new TV series is set in IoM but won’t be filmed here
Island likely to miss out on prime time drama because of tax credits
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How do we talk to our kids about war?
The pandemic is not even over and yet we find ourselves dealing with the implications of war in Europe. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and global tension is soaring. Imagine what the world looks like through the eyes of youngsters who can barely remember a time when the world was not […]
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Get ready for your electricity bills to go up next month
Serious electricity price increases look set to be introduced from the start of next month. In the House of Keys yesterday (Tuesday), Manx Utilities Authority chairman Rob Callister gave customers a shock when he said that, while a price increase had yet to be confirmed as talks continued with Comin, […]
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Public can help the police combat speeders
Not enough road safety officers to cover island, minister admits
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Eviction of Dan Richardson underway
Court ordered him to leave his hut in Nut Glen
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Electricity Price Shock
Warnings of huge electricity price increase But MUA chairman cannot confirm how much it will be Electricity prices could soar by up to 39%. That’s the stark warning from Manx Utilities Authority chairman Rob Callister, who has just told the House of Keys that a final decision on increases has […]
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Island won’t be a ‘weak link’ in pressure on Putin
Firms warned to comply with sanctions but Chief Min urged to do more for refugees
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Tynwald Approves Island Plan
Urging members to back the blueprint, Chief Minister Alfred Cannan pledged: ‘We can, we must, we will deliver.’
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Island Plan debate underway amid calls for gov to give more detail
Debate on the Island Plan is underway after Tynwald agreed this morning to let it go ahead. Chief Minister Alfred Cannan obtained the consent of Tynwald to allow a debate on the Island Plan ahead of normal schedules, despite backbenchers hitting out at the ‘rush’ and expressing concern at preventing […]
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Why the Island Plan Debate Fiasco Should Worry Us All
Paul Speller has a lot to say about the new gov’s moves to pass its Island Plan.
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Manx Gas Latest
Manx Gas and the gov are close to reaching a deal that would see customers receiving their long-awaited rebates. An optimistic note was sounded by Manx Utilities chairman Rob Callister this week, saying a change in management at Manx Gas had seen positive talks, following a breakdown in negotiations over […]
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Defence deal with UK is worth it, says Ashford
The Treasury Minister has said that the Channel Islands pay less, but Manx agreement is better.
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Ferry terminal costs ‘deeply concerning’
Tim Crookall says completion date has been put back too
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New code of conduct for government ministers
CoMin will be in charge of the redraft
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Liverpool terminal cost soars to £70 million
Time to get ferry cross over Mersey project?
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Keep Calm And Carry On
Don’t stop going on with life as normal, even with the extra measures brought in as a response to the threat from the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. That’s the message from Chief Minister Alfred Cannan, who faced questions from MHKs after giving his update statement in the Keys yesterday […]
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Chief Minister Sounds Warning At Keys
Chief Minister Alfred Cannan has warned stronger measures to be brought in to fight new Covid-19 if this week’s rule changes don’t work. Face coverings are now legally required on public transport and in health and care settings, while they are ‘expected’ in secondary schools, shops and other public ‘lifestyle’ […]
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Yes, Minister!
Justice Minister Jane Poole-Wilson has taken the unusual step of tabling written Tynwald questions for a cabinet colleague. JPW last week tabled three questions for Health and Social Care Minister Lawrie Hooper. One was even answered the same day it was tabled (Friday), which coincidentally – or perhaps not – […]
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Election Time In 2016
Election time 2016: missing ballot boxes and national anthem grumbles
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Election Time In 2011
On one level, the 2011 general election took place following a period of relative political stability. Tony Brown’s five-year tenure at the helm of the Council of Ministers saw a much steadier ship than the bumper boats ride of the Corkill/Gelling years before. Okay, it may have taken only a […]
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Election Time In 2001
Fears dentist trips would hurt the pocket and your MHK was on £24k – election time in 2001
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Election Time In 1996
A new hospital will cost you your seat, but trying to sell off Manx Radio won’t – election time in 1996
Paul Speller continues his series of articles looking back at previous general elections, in the run up to polling day on September 23. Today, he takes a look at 1996, which marked the end of an era in the government and signalled what ultimately proved to be a false dawn in party politics.
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Election Time in 1991
Gay rights, drawing lots and children in prison – election time in 1991
With the September general election just a few weeks away, we asked Paul Speller if he’d like to share some of his memories of each of the general elections he has helped to cover, starting with 1991.
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Reflections on Home Learning
As Lockdown 3 draws to a close and schools prepare to reopen on Monday, father-of-two and journalist Paul Speller reflects on a year of on/off home learning and warns that there is much more to do before we can say the kids are alright.