Opinion

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Following on from yesterday’s long read, our second part of the Let’s Talk About Sex series looks into the lack of sex education and V March’s first time.

In this week’s two-part long read, series, local woman ‘V March’ talks about sex and the lack of it and how mainstream media has a big part to play in how sex is portrayed.

Much like masculinity, altruism is regarded as a costly trait; acquiring it and still thriving highlights one’s genetic quality.

Our columnist, Mark Owen is back and this week he’s been inspired by signs from the past.

This third lockdown has really revealed how ugly I can be. My post-lockdown 2 hairdressing appointment was scheduled for March (still, far too late), and cancelled because of lockdown three. I can’t get an appointment until the end of May (to my boss: this is my formal request for the […]

It’s June 2012, England has just been knocked out of the Euros by Italy, anticipation is growing for the world’s best athletes to compete at London 2012 and a counter-terrorist police raid results in the death of an innocent man when raiding the wrong flat, DS Steve Arnott refuses to […]

Introducing crab diaries: like a love letter, for everything we don’t love. Don’t expect posi vibes, this is a column for all our pent up Karen feelz.

This week, we’re (ironically?) having a moan about anonymous crabs.

Former newspaper editor Paul Speller has been a journalist in the Isle of Man for more than 30 years. Now freelance, he has covered Tynwald and politics for longer than any of the current crop have been in parliament. There are two things no decent journalist expects when they start […]

I could actually fill a book with the lives of the inspiring, strange, brave, scary, and fascinating women from Manx history. (Note to self: add this to list of potential book ideas.) Nevertheless, a word count is still a word count, even on International Women’s Day, so here’s just four […]

Now it’s easy to see that we have some pretty incredible women on the Isle of Man (I mean, we all think our mum is our very own Wonder Woman, right?), however what if I told you that the real-life inspo for the actual Wonder Woman comic books was born […]

Members of the community mental health charity Quing have shared their experiences of the support it has given them and how it helped them to help themselves and others. All stories have been anonymised. I was diagnosed with bipolar in 2004. In 2008 I fell into such a deep depression […]

Members of the community mental health charity Quing have shared their experiences of the support it has given them and how it helped them to help themselves and others. All stories have been anonymised. My childhood was unhappy, unstable, abusive but I do have a few happy memories. I had […]

Members of the community mental health charity Quing have shared their experiences of the support it has given them and how it helped them to help themselves and others. All stories have been anonymised. When I left the Military I was in a mess, head spinning, explosive emotions, and self-isolating, […]

Members of the community mental health charity Quing have shared their experiences of the support it has given them and how it helped them to help themselves and others. All stories have been anonymised. I am a man with a huge history of drink and drug problems. I had tried […]

Members of the community mental health charity Quing have shared their experiences of the support it has given them and how it helped them to help themselves and others. All stories have been anonymised. My background is massively chaotic, with mental health problems, addiction, homelessness, isolation. I am sure that […]

Members of the community mental health charity Quing have shared their experiences of the support it has given them and how it helped them to help themselves and others. All stories have been anonymised. I first entered the care system when I was seven and had no stability, it felt […]

This piece features an interview with a survivor of sexual abuse and may be upsetting for some to read. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this interview, please see the Victim Support website here or call 679950.  Gef is working with Victim Support Isle […]

This piece features an interview with a survivor of sexual abuse and may be upsetting for some to read. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this interview, please see the Victim Support website here or call 679950.  Gef is working with Victim Support Isle […]