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@LawrieHooper Flexibility originally introduced as a social safety net for those in dire situation. Resident funded Social Services prudently delivered. Perhaps changing to a less ‘social difficulties need’ but to a Gov perceived economic reasoning not necessarily placing residents first.🤷🏻‍♂️

Bizarre to be consulting suggesting introducing something that has been law for 50 years Flexibility on the 10 year residency has always existed (Housing (Misc Provisions Act) 1976)

@3FMradio Local, low paid, young, families & elderly without income.

Views wanted on who gets public sector housing. The Housing Agency's launched a consultation on proposed changes to the allocation of government housing. three.fm/news/isle-of-m…

@IOMVote2026 The ‘discretion’ is to reward ‘key worker’ immigrants. Those who our lazy Gov is choosing to support over any sustainable plans to support our own. Lots of drain for little gain. Economic growth, well paid & variety in the jobs market is suffering, no wonder our youth is exiting.

So now we want to give 'discretion' to allow non Manx people who have been here less than 10 years local authority housing? Seriously? Do we intend to make anything better for Manx people before we fawn over low-income new residents?

@EnergyFMNews There’s a layer of healthcare services which needs activity-based costing and it’s not the frontline services.

Average costs for ambulance, A&E and crisis‑team services are unavailable because Manx Care does not use activity‑based costing. #isleofman manx.news/no-unit-costs-…

@3FMradio Embarrassingly incorrect perhaps, let’s make it look better… (or worse?🫤).

Manx Care says it provided incorrect answer to parliamentary question over staff. It's removed data suggesting headcount had risen by 45 per cent in five years from the Tynwald website. three.fm/news/isle-of-m…

@3FMradio So is there a breakdown in new frontline staff employed and administrative/managerial as waiting times are still awful, operations & appointments pulled constantly. Because if it’s weighted towards the latter they’re clearly doing very little to advance efficiency or cut delay 🤷🏻‍♂️

Manx Care staff numbers have risen. Figures show the number employed by the health service has gone up 45 percent in five years. three.fm/news/isle-of-m…

@BBCIsleofMan Concerns by the commissioners. They want it turned into a museum 🥱 Planning will undoubtedly protect its ‘heritage’ and a Gin bar would be much more exciting and potentially visited a lot more often ☺️

Concerns have been raised on the Isle of Man about plans to sell a former police station to a private owner. bbc.in/4cfIPVg

Dogs to stay on leads in field after complaints bbc.in/4cjFJzD

@3FMradio Do they do pool tiles too?

Plans submitted for NSC roof solar panels. Manx Utilities wants to install 1,200 panels at the facility. three.fm/news/isle-of-m…

@EnergyFMNews Indoctrination of our youth by lefty South African. Sound.

Although the longterm model anticipates up to £20,000 per year, members agreed that the first year should be capped at £10,000 while the scheme is tested. #isleofman manx.news/youth-council-…

@LawrieHooper Nobody seems to want it despite it being for sale, forever, DCC has not had any solid ideas for it. It may as well be a car park for visitors & locals needing to park to use the MEA, pub, horse tram & cafe at that end of the Promenade, what is their actual problem. Sour grapes🤷🏻‍♂️

Maybe the Council would like to buy the site and develop it?

@3FMradio That estimated calculation is about as good as it gets from IOMG 😂

Around £110k lost in untaxed vehicles. The government's estimated how much income is being lost from untaxed vehicles on the road. three.fm/news/isle-of-m…

@IOMVote2026 Too many Gov salaried staff providing something nobody needs. Any sensible & astute person, family or business will do their own research to make such a decision. Trust and reliance on a Government body to provide any street reality would be folly indeed.

Locate Isle of Man. A vast waste of money ..

@3FMradio Another one suddenly popping their head above the parapet becoming more vocal within 6 months of an election about things which actually affect the electorate. 😏

Politician's anger over Post Office profits and cutbacks. Rushen MHK Juan Watterson is publicly criticising the organisation. three.fm/news/isle-of-m…

@EnergyFMNews It speaks for itself. “for every 10 workers, roughly 8 dependants also arrive, placing pressure on schools, GP surgeries and the rental market.” “Replacement migration is never a good thing for local people.” Not prioritising retention of youth & local families is a huge mistake.

7,341 visas issued. Entire households arriving. Government redacting documents and claiming “no negotiating power”. If this isn’t a system out of control, what is? manx.news/the-migration-…

@EnergyFMNews Unfortunately this written question could be expanded to several hundred roads around the IOM. Employing DOI road inspectors is futile as they are restricted to how many ‘faults’ they can record in the dept keeping numbers to a ‘looking good’ management of defects fixed. 😏

An MHK has submitted two written questions to the Infrastructure Minister seeking clarity on when two Onchan road surfaces were last assessed and repaired. #isleofman manx.news/mhk-presses-fo…

@ManxRadio Yeah but it’s shabby & sadly we’re getting use to slow shabby maybe delivery.

NSC pool 'remains busy' despite ongoing tile issue says minister. #IOM #ManxRadio #News manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m…

@3FMradio They’d be better spending the money on redesign & enlarging the security area, it’s a bottleneck of frustration & unpleasantness when there’s plenty of open space to make better use of. Typical lazy Government just paint over the real issues, spend it tarting up the outside 🙄

Revamp of airport terminal planned, says DOI. The infrastructure minister was asked in the House of Keys this week about plans to update the front of the airport. three.fm/news/isle-of-m…

@3FMradio Do you want to throw your money down a hole of non return. On a downturn economy, no disposable income & rising costs of staff, utilities & supplies, not a chance.

Could you take over this former restaurant? The space in the Villa Marina Arcade is up for rent. three.fm/news/isle-of-m…

@3FMradio Does it bloody matter. The public will do what they need to do, all Alf needs to do is protect vital & emergency services. I imagine a Covid style restrictive lockdown would suit Mrs control freak.

Did chief minister's message spark fuel panic-buying? An MHK says the chief minister miscalculated the response after saying fuel supplies were stable but prices would rise sharply. three.fm/news/isle-of-m…