Howard, David, Dr Henny Well good afternoon everyone. Sad news that another member of our community has lost their life to Covid-19 My heart goes out to family and friends. Sincere condolences The unhappy fact is that Covid has taken so many lives around the world We have now tragically […]
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Skelly – Our Brand Remains Strong
Enterprise Minister Laurence Skelly has told Gef we have to keep our economy moving forward, particularly as we emerge from the pandemic. He said that every department has faced its challenges during the pandemic but that thanks to the island having a strong economy prior to the pandemic, we have […]
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IOM Gov Update – 11 March
Howard, David, Dr Al, Dr Henny Well good afternoon everyone Hope you’ve looked at the Exit framework, a clearer understanding of the road ahead A point on data – I know people are carefully following numbers I know there is a wish to see more, there is a dashboard coming […]
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Steam Packet ‘Debacle’ – a Constitutional Crisis?
A senior advocate has said that the ongoing row over the state owned Steam Packet and isolation rules for its crew raises issues around the separation of powers and possible breaches of the Government Code. Ian Kermode, who is the sole practitioner from his Court View Chambers, has also written […]
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Are you OK?
This week, the Government announced the ‘Are you Ok?’ campaign, a response to the damaging effects COVID-19 has had on many Manxies’ mental health. The scheme is encouraging us to chat and open up to one another, to reduce some of our anxieties. We caught up with the Chief Minister […]
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Douglas South – First 100 days, battle of the tweets
Studying, comparing and contrasting manifestos can be taxing! Often, when deciding who to vote for (27th of August everyone – don’t forget!), you just want to understand out what they can really do for YOU. So, in true short and snappy fashion, we asked all candidates to submit a twitter-styled […]