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Its about fucking time

THE SQUARE IS NO LONGER A CAR PARK

@ManxRadio ALL of the harm is caused by the law

Would legalising the recreational use of cannabis on the Isle of Man reduce the amount of harm caused by the drug? An MHK asking for a citizen's jury to be set up to look at how a regulated environment for the sale of the drug could work in the future. manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m…

Tobacco and Vapes Bill: the stupidest law ever passed in Britain - my article for Spiked spiked-online.com/2026/04/22/tob…

@Gedpower Just inventing crime. Genuinely stupid, so it'll get loads of support from people who are themselves stupid.

Any MHKs or wannabes bold enough to talk about this?

Square is still a car park.

@IOMfolk @EnergyFMNews To be clear I don't think bus vannin handled the situation at all well and am not actually supportive of them doing the cruise runs. They've got a scheduled job to do. I do think people ought to be careful of what the alternatives might be, that's all

@AlibabaTeapot @EnergyFMNews BV is a taxpayer funded public service & often failed its duties to the public ie canx buses when servicing cruises. Gov has a canteen but it shouldn’t be allowed to flip burgers to the public in competition with job providing private business whether you like the owner or not.

Visit Isle of Man says it is gearing up for the 2026 cruise season following a record year in 2025, when the island welcomed 26,357 cruise passengers. #isleofman manx.news/island-prepare…

@IOMfolk @EnergyFMNews No, because people moaned, so now the money goes to a rich foreign drink driver instead Bus Vannin. A great result!

@EnergyFMNews Are they still sticking cruise passengers on public transport buses for Island Tours… Comfort & luxury offering 🫤

Calf of Man boat is running again, in case anyone is in need of some silence.

@LawrieHooper The wheels haven't moved in the first place.

In fairness we all knew when CT was appointed as Treasury Minister that the wheels would grind to a halt so this isn’t much of a surprise

Glad I'm not a Yank!

@ManxFreeState @tynwaldlive There was a perfectly good plan for that building, but dealing with MNH makes investors rip their own hair out, so it continues to sit, useless, unloved, unwanted.

Manx Notional Heritage in new effort to flog off island's finest built heritage to raise funds for Lord knows what reason - can't be a good one. Please ensure this does not happen @tynwaldlive 🙏 #isleofman manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m…

@mackin_john Wigan nearly close enough to the coast to have a real pier

To be fair they probably spent a few quid moving Liverpool to Southport, and Manchester to Chorley as well.

@OldMackIsBack Mermaid boards are relatively cheap and incredibly easy to install and replace in the future, loads of styles, most builders/plumbers merchants will supply

Trade/DIY Twitter… I need some bathroom panels to tart up a bathroom on a house I’ll be selling or renting out. Don’t want to pay fortunes. What are the best options that ideally look like tiles?

@PeterM84680 This is not quite within the brief, but it is a sad cover of a 90s song, so its half there. It's also completely brilliant youtube.com/watch?v=uv37IA…

Snowing

@Gedpower Because puritan idiots oppose the promotion of alcohol at all levels.

We have it all beer wise on the Isle of Man. How come we don’t celebrate it?

@PeterM84680 Oh I didnt really read Craig Murrays tweet properly. Now I seem as silly as him.