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Image by Tasa_M via Flickr I haven’t posted for absolutely ages. I am can’t put it down to one thing but think it’s more a combination of the following: 1. Living on the Isle of Man is brilliant in the summer, the last think I want to do is sit inside in front of my mac writing blog posts 2. I sit in front of a screen for 7 hours a day, 5 days a week. Our IT policy is really bad and I can’t access any social media/ blogging sites, so the odd post at work is out of the question 3. I... Read Full Story

As they say, in for a penny in for a pound! I’m in. This is lifted from the below site and is my way of showing support to highlight the Trafigura scandal. A book blog by Richard Wilson Late last week the BBC chose to delete from its website a damning Newsnight investigation into the Trafigura scandal, following legal threats from the company and its controversial lawyers, Carter-Ruck. Previously, other media outlets including the Times and the Independent, had withdrawn stories about... Read Full Story

Recent Manx Radio Interview of Tony Brown Chief Minister of the Isle of Man. This is the taken from the Opinion Programme 25th October 2009. A politician who doesn’t have an answer! Cheers to dtiom. Read Full Story

Recent Manx Radio Interview of Tony Brown Chief Minister of the Isle of Man. This is the taken from the Opinion Programme 25th October 2009. A politician who doesn’t have an answer! Cheers to dtiom. Read Full Story

Image by Billy V via Flickr For those of you that might have seen the teaser adverts in newspaper or on the isle of man today website, the cat is now out of the bag on what and who ed is? Ed or www.edonline is the new name for Wimanx broadband. I wasn’t sure who or what ed was, but I had a feeling that the campaign had been created by the team at Home Strategic – they like there big chunky graphics and words down there! I am not sure what I think about the name ‘ed’ for a... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia On Friday I noticed a new CCTV camera by Marks and Spencer facing over to Wilkins and KFC . Walking back to work today I spotted another one by the New/Old, Refurbished Courthouse (or what ever it’s called). They look like they are very much temporary structures on poles with a power box at the bottom. I reckon a few drunks or someone fairly nimble could easily move one or even climb up one – if they felt the need. It got me thinking, who it is or what is they... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia On the www.iomonline website today the Treasury Minister Allan Bell say that the ‘Isle of Man faces fresh challenges from a new world order created by the credit crunch.’ Yep fair enough I thought and then my eye catches a glimpse of another story that has had equal or more prominence on the Isle of Man news site for the past few days ‘Hospital cafe customers quick to criticise new operators.’ Oh my god, you want to see the right little hornets nest this one... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia There is a Mini gathering up at the TT Grandstand on Sunday so if you have any Manx registered Minis in your garage, shed or on the drive (the pre- BMW sort) why not head up there? Its been orgainsed as part of the marque’s 50th birthday and it all gets going at about 10.30 in the morning. For more information email John at jonetee@manx.net Sounds like a bit of a do! Related articles by Zemanta Two new Minis to be built in Britain (telegraph.co.uk... Read Full Story

Image by DavidDMuir via Flickr It was reported to day on www.iomonline.co.im that the boss of the Venda claimed that the Manx online shopping portal www.shopiom.com is ‘visionary’. As I don’t really agree with what Dan Wagner (The Venda Boss) has said or the decision taken by the DTI to use a UK based company and pay such considerable fees using the Manx tax payers cash ( Freedom to Flourish in action), I thought I would share with you a some song lyrics of that 1998 classic by the... Read Full Story

Image by Generalnoir via Flickr Well if it already isn’t then it sure wont be long! And it won’t just be the Manx High street. In one sense I find it really sad to see empty shops along the islands Strand Street , but in another I kind of of think they deserve it and many more shops deserve it too. The thing is most of the time that I physically go into a shop to buy something I am left feeling disappointed with the experience and the service. I often wish you could score the shop... Read Full Story