Manx As The Hills

@Gedpower @Elaineh26823408 I was thinking that myself. There certainly seems to be a massive surge in the number of enquiries about moving to the Island.

What’s the chance of every spare house on the IOM is going to be snapped up in the next few months? Time for some keen MHKs to initiate legislation (like the 1 day gas act) to protect our local young people.

@LawrieHooper @Elaineh26823408 Did you receive it Lawrie?

@LawrieHooper @Elaineh26823408 In your email Lawrie would appreciate your feedback.

Manx people: “there’s not enough affordable housing on the Island” Manx Government: “ok, maybe we should require developers to build fewer affordable houses” 🤦‍♂️

@Elaineh26823408 @LawrieHooper You got that in one Elaine.

@as_manx @LawrieHooper Great but as it’s not their idea !!!!

@LawrieHooper @Elaineh26823408 I sent a proposal to IOMG which provides another alternative and solution to increase the number of affordable housing units and deals with issue of making it attractive to Developers.

@Elaineh26823408 It goes into a fund that govt is supposed to use to build housing or public improvements

@LawrieHooper So is the action against the DOI Professional Team/Consultants running the contract. I did find it strange that he said the final account was closed out but they were seeking to recover money paid to the Contractor.

Bizarre then that the DOI Minister told Tynwald that there was a dispute and that was the reason they couldn’t tell Tynwald the cost figures Did he mislead Tynwald? And as there’s no dispute surely this means the figures can be released?

‘Isle of AI’ @elonmusk

@LawrieHooper As somebody that went through it all in Clatterbridge I used to go to Maggies all the time which is a very similar concept and it was a game changer for me so a big big congratulations to all involved.

I’m really glad I could play a small part in getting this project off the ground, the charity have done a great job and I really hope this centre provides relief and comfort for those undergoing treatment

@ManxRadio If they need any help docs.google.com/document/d/15s…

It's been blamed for the delays to the Balthane roundabout and bypass scheme. manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m…

@christhomasiom @ManxFreeState Be back to square one if any greenfield land is proposed.

@as_manx @ManxFreeState PS RLAS18 amendment in November was also excellent!

North and west Isle of Man development plan rejected bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@christhomasiom @ManxFreeState It’s only that I completed an online consultation in October which appeared very early days.

@as_manx @ManxFreeState I think you might be wrong. The amendment in October north west area plan debate was excellent, and strategic & area planning 2021-2041 is a priority straight after the election.

@ManxFreeState @christhomasiom The all island strategic plan is a long way off and is at its very early stages my guess would be at least 4/5 years.

@christhomasiom Did you say there is an all island plan soon to be brought to Tynwald?

So the APNW again failed but looking at the voting it was again down to LEGCO members. So what is the point of voting in the election next year when publicly elected politicians can have their majority decision overturned by LEGCO. Might as well just let LEGO run the island.

@ManxFreeState When is a defeat a draw. Only on the IOM.

What a parliamentary debacle that was #isleofman

Government suffers fresh defeat over North and West Area Plan #isleofman manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m…

@christhomasiom @ManxRadio Understand. Sorry I work in a world outside Politics where one more vote than the opposition counts as a majority. You do it where you divide the total number of votes by 2 and if it was 31 would be 15.5 so you can’t have that so go to 16 which means the other side have to get 17

@as_manx @ManxRadio Not sure why you believe it only covers constitutional matters then. It was constitutional law that diminished the role of LegCo in Tynwald regarding combined votes and other matters.

Government suffers fresh defeat over North and West Area Plan. The result means the Cabinet Office will now have to return to the drawing board, and it's unclear whether a revised plan will return to Tynwald before the next general election. manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m…

@christhomasiom @ManxRadio I know I read it

@as_manx @ManxRadio Here is the law

@christhomasiom @ManxRadio I think you will find that this was to establish that the President didn’t have a casting vote.

@as_manx @ManxRadio The 1961 Act applies. Clerks conferred with presiding officers and then President announced the vote.

@christhomasiom @ManxRadio Not according to what I have researched and read.

Short term memories!! KT was on the Island in 2016 having broken into the Celtic Team. No local media were interested in talking to him and an open mic night was attended by so few. Overnight he’s now a Manx National Hero. KT is a wonderful human being.

@Elaineh26823408 @LawrieHooper I think we might be joining them after this latest fiasco in which I have wasted 2/3 years of my life going through an extremely democratic process that was in effect destroyed by a series of individuals who on the whole hadn’t even read the documentation.

@as_manx @LawrieHooper My future generation have emigrated to Australia 🇦🇺

Tynwald has just voted to reject the North and West Area Plan In doing so they have handed the keys to the countryside to developers Remember which MHKs voted for this because it’s a complete disgrace and an abject failure to protect the Island from overdevelopment