The Isle of Man - "lost in the Irish Sea" There is a catchy folk song called the Ellan Vannin Tragedy about an Isle of Man Steam Packet boat which sank in 1909 killing all on board. This song written by Hughie Jones of the Spinners tells the story of the fateful tragedy, the last... Continue Reading →
Isle of Man – will it ever open again for business?
On a day when the awful damage from vaccines was shown to be much worse than figures released by government authorities a group of protesters assembled outside the parliamentary buildings of the Manx government to lobby members of the House of Keys (MHKs). They are seeking fairness and equality on border entry to the island.... Continue Reading →
The Manx lobby – tourism and the Tour-de-France
Tomorrow there will be a lobby of Members of the House of Keys (MHKs) outside of Tynwald, the Manx Parliament, on Bucks Road, Douglas. Those who can get there should assemble at 9.00 a.m. The purpose is to try and stop discrimination against those choosing not to get inoculated with concoctions of dubious origin wrongly... Continue Reading →